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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Fire Truck Cake - January 2014

I made this fire truck cake for my nephew Gavin's 3rd birthday.  The headlights and two lights on top the fire truck really lit up and flashed.  :)

3D Fire Truck Cake 1

3D Fire Truck Cake - Close Up - Lights On

3D Fire Truck Cake - Side View

3D Fire Truck Cake - Front Angle View

3D Fire Truck Cake - Back Angle View

3D Fire Truck Cake 2

More pictures and details coming soon... :)

[Right now I'm just trying to get everything on the blog, then I'll go back and fill in details; you can read a little longer explanation here if you want. BUT if you have any questions in the meantime, in general or about this cake, please feel free to email me by clicking on the 'Contact Me' tab at the top of the page and using the email address found there, and I will try to get back with you as soon as possible. Or you can always ask questions or leave a comment about this cake by clicking the comments link at the end of this post. :)]
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(I created my animated name at this site.)

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Music Note Cake Balls - January 2014

My son's band was having a cake ball sale; so I made these music themed cake balls to donate to it.

Music Note Cake Balls - Close Up 1

Music Note Cake Balls 1

Music Note Cake Balls - Single Close Up

Music Note Cake Balls 2

Music Note Cake Balls - Close Up 2

I used black candy melts to pipe the music notes out on to parchment paper.  I let them harden and they were ready when I needed them to decorate the cake balls.

To make the basic cake balls I followed Bakerella's instructions.  You can find them here.

Right after dipping the cake balls I sprinkled some yellow sanding sugar sprinkles on top, and then placed a music note on top standing straight up.  You have to be ready and work quickly so the chocolate doesn't harden before you get everything on it.  I had to hold the music note in place until the chocolate hardened enough to hold it upright on its own (a couple ended up a little crooked :/).  I had to be careful when handling the music notes as the stems were a bit fragile.  I had a couple snap, but thankfully I was able to repair them or replace them with extras I had made.

I thought the cake balls turned out very nicely, and the bake sale was a success!  Yay!  :)
Andrea - Animated Name









(I created my animated name at this site.)