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
The kids (and adults) loved this cake! I baked one 11×15 double batch chocolate chip cake for the truck: 1) The cake was first cut in half lengthwise. 2) Two inches were cut from the end of each piece from step 1. 3) The two larger pieces from step 2 were stacked to create the … Read more