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Coolest Tow Mater 3rd Birthday Cake

I made this Homemade Tow Mater 3rd Birthday Cake for my son’s 3rd birthday. Tow Mater was made from two 9 x 13 pound cake loaves. Pound cake is denser and easier to carve and use for shaped 3D cakes. I froze both loaves. I then cut one loaf to use for the cab and stacked it on the other loaf and shaped. I crumb coated the truck, then cut rectangular shapes from white fondant and placed where the windshield and side windows are. I put Tootsie Rolls on the hood where the raised parts are. I then covered the whole cake with another piece of white fondant. I then cut out the windshield and side windows.

I painted the body with brown gel (and a very little bit of water) and dabbed with a paper towel as I went to get a rusty look. I also painted the sides blue and the doors green. I used round candies for the top lights, a gum drop for the large light and the one head light. I used Hershey’s bars for the side mirrors, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup for the engine, Dentyne for the teeth, button candies for the eyes (with a small bit of black piped on for the pupils), Kit Kats for the tow gear, black licorice rope for the cable, and I made the hook out of black fondant. I used mini chocolate donuts for the wheels. I also made a 12” x 18” sheet cake, frosted with buttercream frosting, and sprinkled ground up graham cracker over it to make it look like dirt. I then rolled out black fondant over the top to make it look like a road, and piped yellow lines on the road. I placed Tow Mater on a raised platform so the wheels could go slightly under it.

My son loved it!

Homemade Tow Mater 3rd Birthday Cake

Homemade Tow Mater 3rd Birthday Cake

Homemade Tow Mater 3rd Birthday Cake


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