{"id":2476,"date":"2012-02-13T21:29:08","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T21:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=2476"},"modified":"2012-02-20T16:12:58","modified_gmt":"2012-02-20T16:12:58","slug":"construction-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=2476","title":{"rendered":"Construction Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

There comes a time in Canada when the roads are impassible!<\/p>\n

In the winter it’s often due to the weather . . . snow, ice, sleet, you name it. \u00a0Usually it’s pretty nasty to be driving long distances during . . . October to . . . uhhh,\u00a0about May!\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the summer, impassibility is often due to the dreaded road construction! \u00a0When I used to live in Victoria (on Vancouver Island), and drive back in the summer for holidays, it would be pure torture to be in my non-air conditioned, 1986 Honda Accord, in 30 C weather, on black asphalt , trapped along with the 100 other campers, trailers and semi’s along Highway 3 . . . at a dead standstill while the crews laid more asphalt, or dug out new roads. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Doing this cake for a special little 5 year old (who will be in my Kindergarten class next year) reminded me of these days spent in the heat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thankfully, this one had no heat or stinky asphalt to contend with! \u00a0<\/p>\n

It was all sugar and sweetness!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Construction Cake<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This cake was a fun one to make. \u00a0The cake itself was chocolate with a chocolate buttercream coating it. \u00a0We used cake scraps\/crumbs from the hole in the side of the cake to act as the dirt that the trucks are moving about and digging with. \u00a0We also put a little bit of Oreo cookie crumbs and graham cracker crumbs to make it look more realistic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The orange pylon<\/strong> cones are fondant constructed and the ones on the board are hand cut out. \u00a0The rocks are the chocolate coated ones that you can find at pretty much any candy store. \u00a0I shaped the 3D cones that are on the top of the cake by cutting out small circles for the bases and rolling a small ball of fondant until it was cylindrical in shape. \u00a0I used gum glue adhesive<\/a> to glue the two pieces together. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The road<\/strong> is black fondant, and I used white buttercream to hand pipe the lines on the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The digger<\/strong> and dumper<\/strong> were provided by the client and I think she got them at W** M*** for $5! \u00a0They actually turned out perfect for this cake, as they are pretty light. \u00a0I don’t think they would stand up to the abuse that a 5 year old boy would put them under though! \u00a0Our client donated the toys back to us, so we can use them again. \u00a0**Remember if you are putting toys onto your cakes to make sure to wash them<\/strong> before they go on! \u00a0<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading about this cake! \u00a0Let me know you were here by leaving me an “I love it” or “I hate it!” comments.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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