By making this Fireman helmet cake I bought a two pound tub of red fondant and used almost a full pound. I used boxed cake mix from the store for each layer but added an extra egg and spoon size scoop of sour cream to give it more body. You can bake the cake itself … Read more
My son insisted on a fire truck cake for his 3rd birthday. I found some ideas here, then figured out how to do it myself. I used one box of chocolate cake mix (with one extra egg and a teaspoon of vanilla to make it taste more homemade) to bake two loaf cakes. I cut … Read more
This Fire Truck Cake took FOREVER!!! For the truck… I made my own marshmallow fondant frosting and used the fondant for the white cab, the black windows, and all the black and gray accents you see – even the hose. The red is a butter cream frosting, I used an entire jar of Wilton’s no-taste … Read more
My 2 year old son is obsessed with fire trucks! He requested a fire truck cake for his birthday and mom came through with a great Fire Truck birthday cake. Before starting the cake, I constructed a platform to raise it up off the cake board. I did this to give it the illusion that … Read more
Coolest Fire Truck Kids Cakes and Preparation Tips 3
I made this cake mostly because my son is CRAZY for fire trucks. I searched around through lots of kids cakes and finally came up with this idea. I made a yummy 9×13 chocolate cake base to serve guests in case my son decided he didnt want to eat his truck. The truck was made … Read more
I made this fire truck cake for my nieces 3rd birthday. She wanted an orange fire truck cake. Her wish is my command so I set out to do just that! I looked on this website for ideas. I used a 9×13 sheet cake as well as one baked in a loaf pan. I cut … Read more
I made this fire fighter cake for the cake walk at school. The little boys just loved it. I used the Wilton cake pan, then I outlined the entire cake with a small writing tip and gray icing. I then made 2 batches of icing, separating the icing into different bowls so I could color … Read more
This is my first fire truck cake. I used the 12×18 sheet pan – I made 2 cakes (4 cake mixes). I cut each cake in half and filled it with buttercream. The bottom layer has dowels for supports and a cake cardboard is in the middle for extra support. Most of the decorations I … Read more
I have been making cakes for about a year or so, just now and again for birthdays and such, but this was my first 3d cake. I made this 3D Fire Truck Cake for my son’s 1st birthday. I made it from one 12X18 cake cut into strips of 3X12. Each layer rested on cardboard … Read more
This Fire Truck Birthday Cake is my second cake I ever made, this I made for my son’s 3rd Birthday, as he loves fire truck’s and all other trucks. After I made my daisy cake I got inspired and thought I should make a cake similar to the daisy one for my son, also so … Read more
At first I had to look online to get some tips for a Fire Engine Birthday Cake, I found the Betty Crocker website to be very helpful in terms of how to spread icing on easily and without too much mess (especially when working with red icing!). I made 3 rectangular sized tins of vanilla … Read more