To prepare this fire truck cake I made four yellow cakes in regular size loaf pans. However, only two Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe (butter recipe) cake mixes were needed. I only put 1/2 of each mix in each loaf pan. After the cakes were baked and cooled I stacked two of them on top of … Read more
This Firefighter Cake was made for my husband’s boss’ father-in-law, who was in an explosion in Ghent. He was one of the surviving volunteer fire fighters. I made the hat out of 3 9inch and an 8in pan and the bill is fondant and the flames are fondant mixed colors. Red didn’t turn out, I … Read more
I made this fire engine cake for my son’s 3rd birthday with the help of my sisters for decorating and it was a real hit! I used a basic chocolate butter cake recipe to bake 2 loaf tin cakes. I then followed the family fun video (http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50131)to cut out the shape of the cake and … Read more
This Firetruck Retirement Cake was actually made for a Captain who was retiring from the work force. His lovely wife asked for a carrot cake because that was his favorite cake! The base was made and iced with cream cheese frosting. Once is set up the fondant was added and refrigerated. The truck was constructed … Read more
I used two packets of Duncan Hines Red velvet cake mix and baked the kids cakes in a 10×14 cake tin. After freezing the cake cut in half lengthwise then cut one of the halves into three pieces. Slice about half an inch off one of the five inch pieces (back of truck). Cover a … 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
I bought three coconut (already iced) Pepperidge Farm cakes. (They are in the frozen desserts section of the grocery store around $3.79 each perfectly square shaped). I placed two of the frozen cakes side by side on a cardboard cake plate from Party City. I put the other cake directly on top of the first … Read more
I was approached by a bride and groom who were firefighters; they wanted a wedding cake that would reflect their dedication to their jobs and the community (a homemade fire hydrant wedding cake!). So I made two large round layers for the base, then 9 round layer cakes for the hydrant. I used a doll … Read more
For my son’s second birthday, I set out to make a fire truck cake. Not being as ambitious as some of the other moms on this site, I decided to stick to a 2-D version, but still wanted it to be shaped like a fire truck. I used two cake mixes in a 9″x13″ pan, … Read more
I made this Firetruck Birthday Cake for a 3 year old little boy that loves firetrucks. When doing my research to make this cake and the first 3D cake ever, I looked at a bunch of pictures and took my favorite ideas from several. I started with two 11 x 15 cakes (one white, one … Read more
I made this Fire Engine Birthday Cake for my grandson on his 5th birthday. He wanted a fire engine; His party was at a Fire Station in Burtonsville, Md. The fire engines at Burtonsville fire department are white so that’s why I made the cake white. I used box cake mix. I made two cakes … Read more
These are the type of kids cakes that are fairly simple to make. I took a 9×13 cake and cut it in half (long ways). One half served as the base of the cake and the second half is cut to make the cab of the fire truck. Black licorice for the ladders, chocolate cookies … Read more