Tuesday, March 23, 2010

2nd Birthday: Yellow Tractor Cake

This past weekend was my nephew Maseo's 2nd birthday.  Last year I made him a fun Heffalump Cake and this year it was a tractor cake.  He actually calls dump trucks, excavator and any yellow truck a tractor.
Everything is completely edible on the cake.  It was lemon butter cake with vanilla swiss meringue buttercream.
He loved the cake and really wanted to play with the tractor.  I think it was confusing for him whether it was a toy or a cake.  We let him remove the sugarpaste wheels before we cut it up...  he then pointed at it and said "Broken".
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15 comments:

  1. giovannaMarch 23, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    such a great job! it looks great!
    I especially love the wheels! I am not good at all with wheels. I should improve my technique. I have a BMW this saturday for my friend's 3 year old son. I am going to try and make them better.

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  2. UnknownMarch 23, 2010 at 9:01 AM

    This cake is adorable! I love the rocks too. So creative!!!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 23, 2010 at 9:16 AM

    trator trator!
    tank u auntie way-ta-ta.

    i ove u.
    maseo

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  4. Maria_the_OilerMarch 23, 2010 at 9:19 AM

    Super cute! Love it!

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  5. DeevaMarch 23, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    Very cute! The rocks really make it.

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  6. SLMarch 23, 2010 at 10:16 AM

    That is awesome!
    I love the detail you added on the base, with the tire makes, brilliant!

    SL

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  7. Mar VarelaMarch 23, 2010 at 10:23 AM

    Great job! You are artist
    A kiss from Spain

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  8. Brandy LMarch 23, 2010 at 12:05 PM

    WOW! Great job on this cake. I'm sure the B-Day boy was very excited to see this amazing work of art!

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  9. ErinMarch 23, 2010 at 3:56 PM

    Great job! I love it when there is a story behind a cake. You really do make excellent wheels.

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  10. SweetThingsTOMarch 23, 2010 at 10:51 PM

    Hi Everyone - Thank you for stopping by and leaving comments.

    giovanna - I usually make my wheels 1 week in advance so they harden up and I can make marks with them in the fondant on the cake board if I want.

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  11. faithyMarch 24, 2010 at 3:42 AM

    So cool & so very cute! Love how you did the wheel/tyre marks on the board too! And your Heffalump Cake was totally awesome!

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  12. Lot-O-ChocMarch 24, 2010 at 5:44 PM

    ah wow this is such a good cake!! you have such a talent :D

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  13. blanket chestsMarch 27, 2010 at 4:31 AM

    This is so beautiful! It does not look like a cake, it was more of a toy. I better stare at it than eat it!

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  14. JennifferMarch 27, 2010 at 1:01 PM

    OMG! He said it was "broken". That is SO sweet! The cake turned out SO good. Keep up the excellent work!

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  15. Coco Cake LandMarch 27, 2010 at 6:35 PM

    yay!! lucky nephew!! so cute, juanita! :)

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