After making several BD cakes for my grand-daughters, my son complained that I had never made him one when he was little, so, since he is a firefighter, I surprised him with a Homemade Firefighter Helmet Birthday Cake. This was the first time that I had used fondant and I thought that it came out … Read more
I made this Homemade Firetruck Cake for an FDNY Retirement Party. I tried to make the firehouse and fire engine as close to the real deal as possible. It served as the cake topper for a cupcake tree.
My husband and I found the design on the internet as my son wanted a firetruck for his 4th birthday. We used chocolate cake – 8 to be exact. There was a little wastage after we cut the shape out… we then spread with Nutella to hold the icing on. I kneaded a little white … Read more
I am not great at making cakes but like to make Birthday cakes myself using shop bought cakes and making them into whatever my little boy has asked for! For his fourth birthday, he wanted a Fire Engine Birthday Cake. I bought 4 small Madeira cakes and sandwiched them together with jam. I used the … Read more
I made this 2nd firetruck birthday cake for my grandson’s 2nd birthday because his grandpa and mother are volunteer firefighters and he loves to ride on the fire trucks. I started by making several sheet cakes then cutting and stacking them to the desired shape. I placed small dowels in the middle of the cab … Read more
I purchased a Kit from EBay to help me with the dimensions and design. The cake itself was made from a 12×18 slab cake cut into sections to form the truck. For these kinds of kids cakes it is good to take a few weeks in advance during which I made Royal icing decorations and … Read more
For my sons second birthday I made a fire truck cake from two 9×12 cakes. I used one cake as the bottom and then cut the other cake in half and then in quarters and stacked them.This fire truck cake was a tremendous amount of work but so worth it.s second birthday I made a … Read more
This Volunteer Firefighter Birthday Cake was a cake I made for my boyfriend who was captain of his local fire department. Was my first time making a cake with fondant. Made my own marshmallow fondant that I found online.
My son Jared loves big trucks of all kinds, for his 4th birthday he was absolutely sure that he wanted a firetruck birthday cake. I look forward to making my children a custom-ordered cake for their birthdays, so I was excited about this challenge. To construct the cake I baked a half-sheet of cherry chip … Read more
I made this homemade fire truck and burning house cake for my son’s third birthday. I used a roasting pan for the ground. I sliced off the right corner and stacked it on the left corner then I frosted the whole thing green. I made a graham cracker house and made flames from cinnamon and … Read more
My son Rhys was turning 3, so I drew inspiration from his current hero, Fireman Sam for his birthday party. His invitations were a photo of him dressed in his Fireman Sam dress up (that I made) and his birthday cake just had to be a fire engine. I made a ‘family chocolate cake’ and … Read more
My little boy is Fireman Sam obsessed so I wanted to make him a fire engine birthday cake. Saw one in a Woman’s Weekly (Australian Publication) cake book and then went on line and did some searching (that’s how I found this site) and had a look at others. Found the Betty Crocker how to … Read more