Fire Truck Cake

Our little man, Quin, turned 3! As part of our family tradition, I baked a cake based on the request of the birthday celebrant. He wanted a fire truck! I remember a few years ago my brother and I also made a fire truck cake for Ian. 

Ian volunteered to be in-charged. He looked for the design (of the truck itself) that he liked and drew his plans on how to decorate the cake. 

For the cake I used my usual Chocolate Cake recipe that is moist and not too sweet.

For the truck design, we followed this video from YouTube.

For the butter icing, I used 1 cup butter (room temperature) and about 1 1/4 cup icing sugar (sifted). Mix them together using an electric mixer then slowly add drops of red food coloring, until you reach your desired color.

For the decorations, we used Oreo cookies (wheels), M&M's, chocolate sticks, assorted candies, candles, and writing icing.

I had a great time with the boys in making this cake. Ian was the designer and I was the kitchen assistant.   

Definitely, this experience is a treasured memory.