{"id":1505,"date":"2011-04-17T15:27:14","date_gmt":"2011-04-17T15:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2011-04-17T15:27:14","modified_gmt":"2011-04-17T15:27:14","slug":"3d-truck-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=1505","title":{"rendered":"3D Truck Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

You’re not going to believe this cake.<\/p>\n

I barely do, and I watched it being built! \u00a0I said in my last Fortunate Friday<\/a> that I am very thankful for Paul’s new found decorating skills with fondant tools . . . and you will understand what I am talking about when you see this cake.<\/p>\n

Give credit where credit is due . . . PAUL<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

He did this decorating<\/strong>, and carving<\/strong>, and shaping<\/strong>, and building<\/strong>! \u00a0All I did was bake the cake and make the icing. It was him from then on. I can’t say that I handed over the reins very easily. If you know me, you know that I am a control FREAK, and to have someone else in my kitchen, using my tools, decorating my cake, was very difficult for me. But, after relinquishing my bossy, controlling ways I have come to appreciate how letting someone else help can open a whole new door!
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The truck is two 9″x13″<\/strong> slab cakes, and all of the shaping and conturing is done with rice krispies<\/strong>. \u00a0 Paul was diligent in copying the exact shaping of the real truck. \u00a0He had the webpage up on the computer and kept referring back to it whenever he started a new section.<\/p>\n

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As I did end up with a couple of jobs for this one after all! \u00a0I had to bake it, a slightly important step, and I was in charge of the windows. \u00a0Such responsibilities, hahaha! \u00a0To make the windows a little bit more realistic, I covered them in luster dust, to give them a lovely shine (that you can’t really see).<\/p>\n

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Inside, the cake was a vanilla with vanilla buttercream<\/strong>. \u00a0The vanilla cake that I make is a heavy dense one, and this made carving and shaping easier. \u00a0I definitely recommend having a solid cake to carve when you’re attempting a 3D replica. \u00a0It’s helpful to have a solid base when you’re building. \u00a0The ground under the truck is graham cracker and oreo crumbs, scattered with chocolate rocks.<\/p>\n

This cake is stunning . . . if I do say so myself.<\/p>\n

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