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Modeling chocolate, also known as candy clay or chocolate clay, is so easy to make and can be used to sculpt shapes, cover cakes, or decorate treats. Although the modeling chocolate recipe is simple, there are some tips and tricks you need to know in order to make smooth and creamy modeling chocolate every time.

What is modeling chocolate?

Modeling chocolate, also known as chocolate clay, is a pliable mixture of chocolate and corn syrup.

It is very similar to fondant but it tastes like chocolate.

Modeling chocolate can be used like fondant to decorate and cover cakes or it can be used as a sculpting material to create forms and shapes.

It dries harder than fondant, so sculpted pieces made of modeling chocolate will hold their shape really well.

It will harden when left at room temperature to dry but will soften once in your mouth.

You can use pure chocolate, compound chocolate (also known as confectionery coating, Candy Melts, melting wafers, or almond bar), or even chocolate chips to make it at home.
When modeling chocolate is made using compound chocolate (made using a vegetable fat like palm kernel oil instead of cocoa butter) it is called Candy Clay.

You can purchase pre-made modeling chocolate but it is very simple to make at home.

Types of chocolate to use:

When making modeling chocolate I use pure milk and dark chocolate (made with cocoa butter), but I prefer to use white confectionery coating instead of pure white chocolate.

The pure milk and dark chocolate have a richer flavor than the coatings but I actually prefer the taste of the white confectionery coating in this application and it is much less expensive than pure white chocolate.

Read my Chocolate Making Tips page for more information about the various types of chocolates and how to melt them.

Use your judgment when selecting chocolate for this recipe. You will definitely taste the chocolate, so choose what you like to eat.

I personally use Peter's Burgundy (semi-sweet) and Ultra (milk chocolate,) but they are primarily sold in large quantities for the candy-making industry.

You can find the Burgundy in 10-pound blocks from Amazon, along with these other chocolates that I would recommend. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use the links below.

Like I mentioned above, I typically use confectionery coating (candy melts) for my white and colored candy clay. There are several types of candy coating wafers that you can choose from. Here are the most popular brands...

Just choose your favorite type of chocolate or confectionery coating to use in the recipe below.

Recipe

Ingredients:

White Modeling Chocolate
16 ounces white chocolate
1/3 cup light corn syrup add more if needed*

Dark Modeling Chocolate
16 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup light corn syrup add more if needed*

Milk Modeling Chocolate
16 ounces milk chocolate
1/3 cup light corn syrup add more if needed*

*Every chocolate has different amounts of fat, so you will need to adjust the amount of corn syrup based on the fat content.

Start with the amount listed above, then knead in more corn syrup as needed.

Instructions:

Melt chocolate or confectionery coating. Check out my chocolate making tips for instructions on melting chocolate.

Allow the chocolate to cool to about 91 degrees Fahrenheit, stirring often.

If you add the corn syrup when the chocolate is too hot, the cocoa butter or oil will rise to the surface and you will have a greasy mess. (See links to the troubleshooting tips below.)

If you don't have a thermometer, test the temperature of the melted chocolate by putting a drop on your lip. It should feel cool. If it's hot, let it cool longer.

Pour in the corn syrup.

Stir slowly until well incorporated, scraping the bowl as you go.

The mixture will become thick very quickly, so scrape the bottom of the bowl to incorporate all of the melted chocolate.

If there are any hardened bits of chocolate on your bowl or spatula, do not incorporate them into the modeling chocolate.

Cooling

You can place the modeling chocolate in a zip-top bag and allow it to cool for several hours or you can cool it on a marble or granite countertop. This will cut the cooling time dramatically.

Pour the mixture out onto a countertop, preferably marble or granite.

Knead until glossy and smooth. If your hands are warm use a plastic dough scraper to knead the modeling chocolate.

Add more corn syrup, if needed, until the candy clay is nice and pliable.

Wrap the modeling chocolate in plastic wrap and place it in a zip-top bag or airtight container.

Allow it to dry for at least 30 minutes before using.

Types of Fat in Chocolate

It's important to note that every chocolate has different ratios of fats and sugars so this modeling chocolate recipe is just a guide.

Some chocolates will require more corn syrup than others.

Start with the quantities listed in the ingredients then make adjustments as needed. Once you determine the exact ratio for the type of chocolate you use most often keep notes of your measurements.

Also, the moisture in your room can also affect the moisture in your modeling chocolate.

See the troubleshooting section below for instructions to solve problems with your modeling chocolate.

Candy Clay Creations

In November of 2016, I published Candy Clay Creations, a 102-page book available in a printed or e-book version, which is the ultimate guide to working with candy clay (modeling chocolate).

The book features beautifully colorful images to guide you through the process of making the perfect candy clay so that you can use it to decorate cookies, cupcakes, Rice Krispies treats, pretzels. and even caramel apples.

Be sure to get your copy today.

Here are some of the tools you might want to make your modeling chocolate...

Troubleshooting Tips

Even though this modeling chocolate recipe is really simple, things can go wrong.

You can overheat the chocolate clay making it greasy, you can add too little corn syrup and have dry candy clay, or you can let the modeling chocolate sit out for too long and end up with hard candy clay.

To solve these problems, check out these troubleshooting tutorials.

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Modeling chocolate, also known as candy clay or chocolate clay, is so easy to make and can be used to sculpt shapes, cover cakes, or decorate treats. Although the modeling chocolate recipe is simple, there are some tips and tricks you need to know in order to make smooth and creamy modeling chocolate every time.

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This fun dessert is a healthy, kid-friendly spin on a classic.

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Have your cake and cupcakes, too: One recipe yields chocolatey pumpkin spice cupcakes or a triple-layer cake.

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1. Prepare cake pans: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter three 8-inch cake pans and fit each bottom with an 8-inch circle of parchment paper. Lightly butter the parchment paper. Set aside.

2. Make the batter: Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl and set aside. Combine the buttermilk, pumpkin, and vanilla in a medium bowl and set aside. Beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl, with an electric mixer set on medium speed, until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, until the mixture is smooth and light. Alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk mixture, blending well after each addition.

3. Bake the cake: Divide the batter among the pans and bake until a wooden skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean -- about 35 minutes. Cool the cakes in the pan for 20 minutes. Remove cakes and cool. (For cupcakes: Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Place cupcake liners in standard cupcake tins and fill each with 1/4 cup of batter. Bake for 22 minutes.)

4. Assemble the cake: Trim each of the layers. Place one layer on a cake plate and top with one third of the frosting. Repeat with the second and third layers. (To ensure that the cake layers do not shift, cut three skewers to 1/4 inch shorter than the full height of the cake and insert them before icing the top layer.) Refrigerate until ready to serve.

5. Make our Orange Cream-Cheese Frosting.

Tips & Techniques

Start with chilled frosting and ice the layers to 1/2 inch from the edge to prevent too much dripping.

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Have your cake and cupcakes, too: One recipe yields chocolatey pumpkin spice cupcakes or a triple-layer cake. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Prepare cake pans: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter three 8-inch cake pans and fit each bottom with an 8-inch circle of parchment paper.

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With the end of summer pretty much here, the boredom of summer has definitely been making us all a little nutty.

I decided to make these fun acorn donut holes to celebrate the beginning of fall!

They are a quick, simple, and fun way to celebrate the end of summer!

Acorn Donut Holes Recipe

Dump fall sprinkles in a small bowl (I mixed two types of sprinkles together). Lay down wax paper in preparation for assembly of the acorns.

Melted Nutella or chocolate frosting in the microwave in a deep, small bowl about 15-20 seconds or until just melted. Dip each donut hole halfway into Nutella/frosting, then dip in sprinkles. Place a stick pretzel, broken in half, into the top of the "acorn" and let cool on wax paper.

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With the end of summer pretty much here, the boredom of summer has definitely been making us all a little nutty. I decided to make these fun acorn donut holes to celebrate the beginning of fall! They are a quick, simple, and fun way to celebrate the end of summer!

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You are going to absolutely love these Awesome Cake Idea s that we have gathered up to share with you today. Everything from kids birthday cakes to wedding cakes, baby shower cakes, incredible decorated cakes, & more! I am always amazed at the talent with cake decorators and these cakes are the best ideas we could find!

Wonder Woman Cake from Bella Cakes ...

Ice Cream and Candy Cake from Cake Central ...

Pig in the Mud Cake from Cakes Decor ...

Raggedy Ann Cake from Michelle Pack, owner of Cakestrings

3D Owl Cake from Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons ...

Lumberjack Cake from Jenny's Cookies ...

Tim Burton Cake from Sara Giustizieri ...

Baby in a Gift Box Cake from Cakes Decor ...

Mason Jar Having a Ball Cake with Cupcake Flowers from Sammy Sues ...

Pigs in the Mud Cake from Taartjes

Easy Camping Cake from Country Living ...

Tractor Pull Cake from Red Power ...

Lego Wedding Cake from Cupcakes by SJ ...

Mirror Cakes from Olganoskovaa...

Stacked Oreo Cake from Loverly ...

Dumbo Cake from Hubpages ...

Beach Pail Cake from It's All About the Cake ....

Paint Cake from Vicky Angel Cake...

Wedding Cake with Carved Tree Stump Cake Stand from Blossom Basket...

Cowboy Western Boot Cake from Bronze Budget Bride ...

Cathedral Church Wedding Cake (unknown source)....

Farm Animal Cake from Antojitos...

Spring Purple Flower Cake from Faz Bakery ...

English Tea Cake from Janeth Tucker of Celebrity Cakes ...

Dress Birthday Cake from Alina Cakes ...

Disney Cake from Audrey Maingot Charpentier...

Unicorn Cake from 100 Layer Cakelet ...

Construction Cake via Pinterest...

Beauty and the Beast Cake from Lindsay Berry ...

Disney Princess Cake from Melodi Roux...

Gothic Cake from Cake Wrecks ...

Sofia the First Cake (unknown source)...

Library Cake from Amanda On Writing ...

3D Teddy Bear Cake from Bake-a-Boo....

Santa Cake via Pinterest...

Snake Cake from North Star Cakes ...

Stacked Pillow Cake from Liz Sheridan ...

Ladybug Cake from The World of Cakes...

Sewing Machine Cake (unknown source)...

Beauty and the Beast Cake from Lorraine Hume ...

Potted Plant Cake from It's All About the Cake ...

Crayon Cake from The Read Cakes...

Starbucks Cake (unknown source)...

'Til Death Us Do Part Halloween Wedding Cake from Decozilla ...

Baby Shower Rubber Duck Cake (unknown source)...

Cinderella Cake from Dolcidea Creazioni ...

Bulldozer Cake from School of Natalie ...

Owl Cake from Chrisie Celebration Cakes...

Christmas Gifts Wedding Cake from Cake Central ...

Dog Cake from Weebly ...

High Tea Cake from The Fairy Cake Mother ...

Money Cake via Pinterest...

Beach Wedding Cake from Mod Wedding ...

Teenager Messy Bed Cake via Pinterest...

Bubble Cake from High Five Cakes ...

Schnauzer Cake (unknown source)...

Whale Cake from Whipped Bake Shop ...

Sunflower Cake from Arty Cakes ...

Unicorn Cake from Cake Central ....

Hershey Cookies & Cream Cake from Beautiful Bites ...

Cherry Blossom Cake from Ivenoven ...

Paw Patrol Cake via Pinterest...

Wedding Castle Cake via Pinterest...

Dr. Who Cake from Cake Diane...

Formal in the Front Superhero in the Back Wedding Cake from Tier By Tier...

Bumble Bee Cake (unknown source)...

Fantasy Book Cake from Bake my Cake! ...

Cowgirl Cake from Cake Central ...

Baby Shower Elephant Cake (unknown source)...

Singer Sewing Machine Cake via For Heaven's Cake ...

Older Than Dirt Cake from Pinterest...

No-Bake Mint Chocolate Cheesecake from Phoodie...

Sleeping Santa Cake (unknown source)...

Haunted House Cake from Cake...

Wiping Away Another Year Cake via Pinterest...

Stacked Sandwich Cake and other awesome cake ideas!from Studio Cake...

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You are going to absolutely love these Awesome Cake Idea s that we have gathered up to share with you today. Everything from kids birthday cakes to wedding cakes, baby shower cakes, incredible decorated cakes, & more! I am always amazed at the talent with cake decorators and these cakes are the best ideas we could find!

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Have you ever made a cut-up cake? This was something we used to do all the time when I was little. The idea is simple - you start with normally shaped cakes (usually squares or circles), and then cut them up, reassemble them, and create fun designs.

This cat is made from two 9-inch circle cakes, and is this year's Halloween cake. I used the star method to decorate, but you could easily use candy or coconut or just straight frost this guy. If you want to follow along with the star method, I included a decorating template along with the cutting template for those like me who can't freehand to save their life.

So without further ado, here's your cat cake breakdown:

Cat Cut-Up Cake, Step-by-Step

Start by baking two 9-inch round cakes. I use one cake mix and split it in two in order to get both cakes. I also use a doctored cake mix recipe (below) because I'm a tiny bit of a cake snob, but any standard cake recipe will work as long as you can get two rounds out of it. Do avoid angel food or really light cakes though, as they tend to break when you cut them.

I also made a double recipe of buttercream, reserving some of the buttercream before I add the cocoa in order to do the features.

Homan at Home https://homanathome.com/

Once the cakes are completely cooled, use this template to cut one of the cakes leaving the other intact.

Now you have your cake cut, assemble it on a cake board (mine's part of a diaper box covered in foil). The arrangement looks like this:

Now if you're going your own decorating way, this is where we'll part. If you're planning to follow along with my method, here goes!

I included a face on the cutting template to use for tracing. I couldn't decide on eyes, so there are two kinds there. For this cake, I used the round ones.

I cut out the eyes, nose, and cheeks, then placed them on the cake and used icing to trace around them and a toothpick to lift them off after I finished.

Once I had the shapes, I filled them in with a Wilton 18 star tip.

The last step is to fill in the rest of the cake with the star tip and the chocolate frosting. I will not lie, this takes a while and requires some good hand strength. I actually find it soothing...

You'll notice I moved the tail out of the way to do the body. I actually did the inside edge of the tail while it was away, then moved the tail into position and finished the top and outside edge.

Here's the finished product:

And that's it! Enjoy your lovely cat cake!

Looking for more cut-up cakes? Check these out!

Don't forget to pin!

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My sweet little girl turned one recently. I feel like I have whiplash from how fast this year went by! When I was pregnant with her, I decided to decorate her room with butterflies, so of course, it made perfect sense for her first cake to be a butterfly!

I used gum drops which I flattened with a glass cup, and Spree candy for the decorations. This was such an easy cake to put together! It only took one 9 inch cake, and one can of frosting.

I'll be linking up to Making Your Home Sing Sunday, Mama Moments Monday, Mom's Library, Clever Chicks Blog Hop, The Mommy Club,
Inspiration found here and here.

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My sweet little girl turned one recently. I feel like I have whiplash from how fast this year went by! When I was pregnant with her, I decided to decorate her room with butterflies, so of course, it made perfect sense for her first cake to be a butterfly!

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If you read here often, I'm sure by now you know - as much as I LOVE the cute, sweet treats - I have zero patience for them. Which is why when you read here, I can assure you, if I can do it, you can do it. Like today's cake! This little owl cake takes no special pans, and is 100% beginner-friendly. If you can wield a frosting spatula (this is me, showing off my ignorance in baking-terminology) you can totally do this. And WHOOOO doesn't love owls??

This little cake was a just-because treat for my family. We had nothing planned for the weekend, so I asked Kevin if he was in the mood for cake (silly question, of course he was). I even let him pick - chocolate. My daughter has been on an owl kick, I swear she can spot them from like 50 feet away, and starts hooting, so I thought it would be fun to make up an owl cake.

I've made a bunny-shaped Easter cake using the same philosophy, where you bake up 2 9″ rounds, use one as the body, and carve the other one up for the "extra parts". So I was sure an owl would be equally easy (and it is!)

All you need is a pair of 9″ round pans, a regular box cake mix - any kind is fine, or of course you can use a family recipe - icing or sprinkles for the face (I'd really recommend icing to keep it easy, but I had sprinkles, so that is what I used) and of course - frosting. I used Cool Whip Frosting (and it is AMAZING!)

I picked up the frosting from the freezer section on my last trip to Walmart. There are 3 flavors - vanilla, cream cheese, and chocolate.

It was a whole-family trip to Walmart Saturday morning. Which I always think is fun, because my family is pretty funny. (In fact, you can see a recap of our shopping trip on the Happy Hour Projects g+ page!)

(Before anyone gets upset about the Coke, I did take it away from her. It was just too cute not to get a photo first. Kevin should have known not to leave it where she can reach it, haha.) ;)

Once we got home, I got to baking. Just follow the instructions for the cake - nothing special!

Now, reserve one round for the base of the body. The other round will be cut up to make the ears, wings, and feet. The feet were an afterthought for me, so they're not pictured here, but I decided it needed feet when I saw it. It's easiest if you use a bread knife or other serrated knife.

You may have to do some finer trimming to match up the pieces to the body, but don't worry if it's not exact. The frosting will help you cover any little gaps.

I'd say you will have leftover pieces on the round you cut up... but... ummm... I didn't? LOL! (Hey, don't judge - the frosting is so fluffy and yummy it would have been a crime not to sample it.) ;)

If you go the sprinkles-route, it's a bit of a painstaking process, I'll admit. I used a piece of wax paper to block off the parts I wanted to sprinkle. This is also really difficult to photograph. If you're a total newbie, let me suggest using colored icing to keep it easy. But, use what you have! I'm sure it will turn out great.

I just winged it on the design. (No pun intended.) I originally had just the face, and my husband suggested it needed more. So I added some chocolate sprinkles on the body to make him look more feathery.

When Raya got up from her nap, I got to surprise her with a little owl cake!

She loved it!! And the Cool Whip frosting was a definite winner - she kept touching it and licking her fingers - which is saying a LOT for a kid who refuses to get messy. (No cake smash for this young lady.)

My husband and I loved it too... we're just not as cute when we eat, LOL.

If you haven't tried Cool Whip frosting yet, let me give you a little extra incentive to see for yourself how yummy it is! Here is a coupon you can use for your next cake (or cupcake) creation! You can also keep up with what's new by checking out the Cool Whip Facebook page!

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If you read here often, I'm sure by now you know - as much as I LOVE the cute, sweet treats - I have zero patience for them. Which is why when you read here, I can assure you, if I can do it, you can do it. Like today's cake!

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Gerade zu Kindergeburtstagen bietet es sich an, von der herkömmlichen runden Tortenform abzukommen und unseren Kleinen ihre Lieblingsspielzeugform zu backen. Anhand des Traktors möchte ich euch zeigen, wie auch ihr das ganz einfach hinbekommt.

Orangenbiskuit mit „Mousse au chocolat" Füllung

Für 1 Boden / Backblech 34 x 23 cm

(für den Traktor Kuchen bitte alles verdoppeln, da ihr 2 Böden benötigt)

200 g weiche Butter
160 g Zucker
4 Eier
200 g Mehl
4,5 TL Backpulver
1/2 Pck. Orangeback / o. Schale halben Orange
2 EL Mineralwasser mit Kohlensäure

Alle Zutaten am besten rechtzeitig aus dem Kühlschrank holen und bei Zimmertemperatur weiterverarbeiten. So verbindet sich alles schön und der Teig wird gleichmäßiger.Den Ofen auf 160 Grad Umluft vorheizen. Das Backblech an ein paar Punkten fetten und mit Backpapier auslegen. (So bleibt dieses perfekt in der Form und verrutscht nicht) Die zimmerwarme Butter mit dem Zucker und Orangeback schaumig schlagen, dann nach und nach die Eier dazu geben und gut verrühren. Das Mehl mit dem Backpulver sieben und unterrühren. Sollte der Teig noch zu fest sein, 1-2 EL Mineralwasser dazu geben. Den Teig in die vorbereitete Form geben und auf unterster Schiene ca. 20 Minuten backen, dann den Gartest mit einem Holzspieß machen. Klebt noch Teig daran, 2-3 Minuten weiter backen. Wenn der Boden fertig ist, heraus nehmen sofort auf ein Kuchengitter stürzen und vorsichtig das Backpapier abziehen. Ganz auskühlen lassen.

„Mousse au chocolat" Füllung mit Schokoraspeln

4 Blatt Gelatine
2 Packungen Dr. Oetker „Mousse au chocolat"
400 ml Milch
100 ml Schlagsahne
50 g Schokoraspeln
2 - 3 EL Aprikosenmarmelade

Die Gelatine in kaltem Wasser einweichen. Inzwischen nach Packungsanleitung die Creme aus den Zutaten bereiten. Die Gelatine abgießen, leicht ausdrücken und in der Mikrowelle bei mittlerer Temperatur 1 Minute erhitzen. In die flüssige Gelatine nach und nach mehrere Esslöffel Creme geben, dann die Gelatine-Crememasse unter die restliche Creme rühren. Die Schokoraspeln unterheben. Für ca. 40 Minuten in den Kühlschrank zum Gelieren stellen, dann die Torte schichten.

1. Zuerst sucht ihr euch das Lieblingsmotiv als Bild (im Internet) aus und kopiert euch das Bild auf die später gewünschte Tortengröße. Dann schneidet ihr es am äußersten Rand entlang aus.

2. Jetzt muss der Kuchen gebacken werden. Sind die Böden komplett ausgekühlt, das Bild auflegen und immer am Rand entlang ausschneiden.

3. Hier habe ich 2 Böden plus 2 Räder ausgeschnitten.

4. Dann die Torte befüllen. Dafür den unteren Boden auf eine Kuchenplatte legen, mit 2-3 EL leicht erwärmter Aprikosenmarmelade bestreichen, die Füllung darauf verteilen (einen kleinen Rest für die Räder übrig lassen), den 2. Boden auflegen und an die Stelle, wo die Räder sind, die restliche Creme darauf verteilen, dann die 2 ausgeschnittenen Räderböden auflegen. Die Torte zum Festwerden in den Kühlschrank stellen.

Anschliessend „fondantauglich" machen. Alles Wissenswerte dazu findet ihr noch einmal hier. (klick hier)

Jetzt kann´s an´s Dekorieren gehen:

1. Dafür zunächst den grünen Teil eindecken.

2. Dann werden die Räder mit schwarz eingedeckt.

3. Dann kam das, was am längsten dauert, das gelb im Rad zu modellieren Die Radmuttern haben unterschiedliche Größen, schaut euch am besten ein Foto von einem echten Traktor im Netz an.

4. Als nächstes habe ich die Fahrerkabine hellblau ausgeschnitten und aufgeklebt.

5. Dann war es Zeit für all die Details wie Auspuff, Lampe, Lenkrad, Sitz etc.

6. Dann habe ich an verschiedenen Punkten noch „Verdickungen" angebracht, um den Traktor realistischer darzustellen, das heißt, einfache eine 2. Etage grün darüber geklebt, zu sehen z. B. über der Fahrerkabine.

7. Mit einem Tool oder Zahnstocher feine Linien einzeichnen, das geht gut mit Hilfe eines Lineals, oder aber freihändig. (siehe Motorhaube)

8. Zum Schluss habe ich das Profil Muster auf die Räder aufgeklebt. Schwarze gleichmäßige Streifen ausschneiden, die sich an einem Ende verdünnen und in sich übergreifen im Uhrzeigersinn auf die schwarzen Räder kleben.

Verwendete Farben: WILTON Gelfarben: Kelly Green, Black, Sky Blue, Golden Yellow

... ganz viel Spaß beim Nachbacken und Dekorieren,

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Kids' Birthday Cakes

Do you like birthday cakes? Because here at SAHM, we absolutely adore them. They are not only delicious but also lovely to look at, so what's not to like? But there is something that we like even more than ordinary birthday cakes, and these are kids' birthday cakes. They are a lot more fun and a lot more exciting to eat! You can go wild and crazy with kids' birthday cakes, and nobody would mind because, after all, they're for the children!

Of course, while we want to go crazy with cakes, we still want them to be as beautiful and adorable as possible. And we can do that - special thanks to this gallery of lovely kids' birthday cakes that we've come up with just for you! I promise you that not one boring cake made it to the list. Not that we harbour any ill feelings toward plain birthday cakes - we just want to go crazy!

The possibilities for kids' birthday cakes are endless, and I'm afraid you would end up even more confused (the good kind of confused!) when you see our gallery.

You know, seeing those kids' birthday cakes makes me want to hold another children's party - for my kids, for myself, who knows? Haha! I will celebrate anything just to have an excuse to have those cakes. My son, in particular, is going crazy over the car-themed ones.

What about you? Which is your favourite?

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Today I'm going to show you how to make a fun & simple pull-apart fish cupcake cake design! This cute and colorful cake is the PERFECT centerpiece for summertime or beach themed parties. All that you need are cupcakes and one small round cake layer!

Let me show you how to make this sweet fish cake:

First, I started with one fat 6″ layer (about 2″ thick) and 12 cupcakes. My 6″ cake layer is on it's own cardboard cake circle, and I split it into two parts (with one side being a little larger than the other).

I nestled each row of cupcakes into the row next to it, so that the spaces in between the cupcakes could be kept to a minimum.

Here's the rough idea of Miss Fish. The part of the 6″ cake that will become the tail is a little larger than the other half (which will be the face).

Both parts of my 6″ cake are on a cake circle cut down to size. This makes moving them around easier (especially later after they've been frosted).

Using a serrated knife, I cut a little notch from the "tail end" of the cake to give it a better shape. Doing this exposed a little bit of my cardboard cake circle, which I then snipped away with scissors.

Time to frost our fish head and tail! First, the tail. I frosted it with a crusting buttercream (tinted Lemon Yellow) and then used my small tapered spatula to make ridges.

After frosting, I moved the small cake to the refrigerator to chill and firm up (so that moving it to the final board won't be as difficult later.)

*You can use any vanilla buttercream that you'd like. We used our Classic Vanilla Buttercream recipe but our Fluffy Vanilla Buttercream recipe would be a great choice also!

Next, I frosted the fishy head with the same yellow vanilla buttercream. I waited a few minutes for the frosting to crust, and then smoothed over it with a Viva brand paper towel.
(This is known as the Viva Paper Towel method of smoothing. Simply let your frosting crust, and then smooth over using a Viva brand paper towel or any brand of paper towel or napkin that has minimal impressions or quilting.)

After chilling the head of the fish, I moved it to my final cake board and began filling in with the colorful cupcake body. My cupcakes are swirled with buttercream (tinted Americolor Electric Green and Deep Pink) using a 2D large closed star tip.
Of course, this is an optional step-you can frost and smooth however you'd like! The hot knife method is another great option which involves chilling the frosted cake until firm and then using a hot spatula to iron out any imperfections.
For these basic swirls, simply do a basic outline the cupcake and then end in the center, pulling the piping tip up and to the side.

To secure the head to the cake board, I spread the bottom of the cake cardboard that the head is resting on with a little buttercream. For the cupcakes, I added a small dot of buttercream to the bottom of the cupcakes that make up the outer edge of the fish, to secure them to the board.

Another option is to frost the entire "fish cupcake body" all as one large cake. This is the typical approach to a cupcake cake. I think that piping the cupcakes individually makes for a really fun and unique look though!

Next, I removed the fishy tail from the fridge, spread a bit of buttercream on the bottom of the cake cardboard that the tail is sitting on, and "glued" it to my board right next to the cupcake body.

In the photo, you can see that I'm gently pushing the cake tail close to the cupcake body-I'm using my paper towel to prevent fingerprints!

Now it's time to bring our fish to life! First, I made some funny fish lips from fondant (I kneaded in a little tylose to firm it up more quickly).

I wanted to keep these funny fish lips lightweight, but thick enough in the middle for me to insert a lollipop stick anchor. It dried for about an hour and was ready to go...but to be on the safe side, go ahead and make it a day or two in advance.

If you want to skip the fondant, just pipe on some buttercream lips with a Wilton tip 12 or other medium to large size piping tip.

My fish cake is going to be a bit glamorous with nice, long eyelashes! I made more than I needed just in case there were any breakage issues.

You can see below that I cut a strip of black fondant (with a little tylose powder kneaded into it for a faster dry time) and fringed it with a knife to create the eyelashes. I dried them over a bubble tea straw, but any number of rounded forms would work.

After about an hour, the eyelashes held their shape nicely...(but again, dry times can vary depending on the humidity in your kitchen, etc. It's always best to allow 1-2 days or at least several hours for gum paste pieces to dry!) -

Next, I gave our fish a big blue eye using a circle of white fondant and a blue food coloring pen. I also gave it a little sparkle with some white disco dust ;0)

Now, we're ready to put everything together! I pushed in the anchor for the lips (and gave them a little sparkle of white disco dust). Then, I placed on her eye and pushed in the curled eyelashes!

I added a few final touches to tie everything together. Using a 2D tip, I added waves of blue buttercream, and I also added fish fins on top and bottom as well as a little fondant fin.

The air bubbles are piped in buttercream with a Wilton tip 12 (medium round tip). The birthday sign is made from white cardstock and simply wrapped around a lollipop (cookie) stick.

Ta da! So much cuteness! This sweet fish cupcake cake is swimming to a party near you!

Thanks for stopping by the blog today! If you'd like to see some more fun and beachy ideas for cupcakes, visit our blog post on how to make a school of lollipop fish cupcake toppers or our crabby cupcakes! You can find them HERE. See you next time!

**Our full collection of our favorite cake and frosting recipes can be round in our Recipes Section! Also, there are so many more fun free tutorials in our Free Tutorials Section! Make sure to hop over and check them out! Thanks for stopping by!

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Today I'm going to show you how to make a fun & simple pull-apart fish cupcake cake design! This cute and colorful cake is the PERFECT centerpiece for summertime or beach themed parties. All that you need are cupcakes and one small round cake layer!

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Prep 40 min

Total 3 hr 20 min

Servings 12

Making an adorable cutout cake is easier than ever with this simple recipe! MORE+LESS-

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Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Place cake in freezer 30 minutes before cutting to reduce crumbs.

In large bowl, mix frosting with 7 drops pink food color and 3 drops purple food color. Reserve 1/4 cup of the frosting in small bowl.

Place cake top side up on tray or cardboard. Place crown diagram on cake (template can be found under the Tips below); using serrated knife, cut crown shape from cake using diagram as a guide.

Frost with thin layer of frosting to seal in crumbs. Freeze about 30 minutes to set frosting. Frost entire cake with remaining frosting.

Place pink ball-shaped candies in horizontal row 1 inch from base of crown. Sprinkle some of the rock candy in the inch between ball-shaped candies and base of crown. Place remaining rock candy on points of crown. Sprinkle cake with pink decorator sugar crystals.

Add 4 or 5 more drops purple food color to reserved 1/4 cup frosting. Place frosting in resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut off small corner of bag. Pipe frosting to make desired number on cake. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

Expert Tips

Feel free to mix up the color of the crown using different amounts of purple and pink neon liquid food color. Or go with a completely different color altogether!

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories

420

Calories from Fat

160

% Daily Value

Total Fat

17g

27%

Saturated Fat

4g

20%

Trans Fat

2g

Cholesterol

45mg

16%

Sodium

350mg

15%

Potassium

50mg

1%

Total Carbohydrate

62g

21%

Dietary Fiber

0g

0%

Sugars

23g

Protein

2g

Vitamin A

0%

0%

Vitamin C

0%

0%

Calcium

8%

8%

Iron

4%

4%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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If you want to surprise your lover with a sweet moment together, this is a perfect idea and a simple recipe that will help you express your feelings. You will be surprised how easy it is to make a heart shaped cake with no shaped pan, just by using two base pans you already have in your kitchen (round and square pan).

You will need:
- 1 cup of cold milk;
- 1 package cake mix of any flavor;
- 1 package Vanilla flavor Instant Pudding and Pie Filling;
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar;
- 1 tube of whipped topping, thawed;
- 1/4 teaspoon of red food coloring;
- multicolored sprinkles or small candies.

Directions: Prepare your favorite flavor cake mix and pour it into two greased and floured 8 inch round and square pans, then put into the pre-heated oven and bake as directed. When done, take out the pans from the oven, leave them to cool for at least 10 minutes, then remove from the pans and put on wire racks for complete cooling. Now separately, pour the milk into a bowl, add the pudding mix and the sugar, beat for two minutes, then stir in the food coloring and whipped topping. Take the round cake and cut it in half. Take each half and assemble it to the sides of the square cake and use some pudding to hold them together. Frost the cake with the remaining pudding and at the end, decorate with the multicolored sprinkles. You can even write a nice message on it if you feel you need help with expressing your feelings.

Photo courtesy: betterrecipes.

Keep being AllDayChic!

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VIEW IN GALLERY How cute are these Bunny Tail Cake Balls ! You kids will love them and enjoy helping , they are very easy to make . These bunny tail cake balls would be a fantastic touch to your table this Easter. Tutorial by Rose Bakes.
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Here are more 20 + Easter ideas and tutorials , hope you get inspire to give a try .

For making this quick bunny cake, you will need :

2 baked 9-inch round white cake layers, cooled
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
1 pkg. (7 oz.) BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut
Suggested decorations: licorice, gumdrops, jelly beans . photo credit Thefrugalfemale.

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Lego Rice Krispie Treats are easy to make for your Lego lover. Great for a Lego birthday party, Lego themed allergy friendly treat for school, or just plain fun for Lego lovers!

This fun recipe came about because my son wanted to have a Lego themed birthday party. I am not the craftiest person. In fact, I often refer to myself as the anti-craft. I just don't have the patience for it! I knew I needed something super easy, and there's not much easier than making rice krispie treats!

These easy to make Lego loving treats are just traditional rice krispie treats cut into rectangles, frosted with icing, and topped with M&Ms. It's quite simple, but you may need a few tips to get you through it. Clearly I'm not the craftiest person so I always need some tips to make things cute!

The key to making this recipe work is to use icing. Icing is not frosting! It starts out as a thick liquid and hardens when exposed to air. This works great for this particular application as the icing melts into the rough surface of the Rice Krispie treat and creates a smooth and shiny surface, much like an actual Lego. Bonus, because the icing hardens they can be easily packaged without smearing!

You should be able to find cookie icing all made up and dyed in the baking section of your supermarket. If you want to make your own homemade icing, you can find a recipe HERE, but that does complicate things so if you are shooting for an easy food craft, stick with store bought. You can use whatever colors you'd like, just make sure you have coordinating colors of M&Ms.

TIPS:

Cool your rice krispies completely before cutting.

Make sure the tops of your rice krispies are as even and flat as possible

Use one color of icing at a time because the icing will harden quickly.

Spread the icing gently with a knife, but don't add too much icing as it may spill over the edges.

Place the M&Ms "m" side down so that the "m" doesn't show

Lego Rice Krispie Treats are easy to make for your Lego lover. Great for a Lego birthday party, Lego themed allergy friendly treat for school, or just plain fun for Lego lovers!

5 cups Rice Krispie cereal

1/4 cup butter

4 cups mini marshmallows

1 large bag M&M candies

multiple colors red, blue, green, yellow cookie decorator icing

Pour Rice Krispie cereal into a large mixing bowl. Set aside.

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Once butter is melted, pour in mini marshmallows and stir constantly until marshmallows are completely melted and smooth.

Pour marshmallows over Rice Krispies and stir together until completely mixed together.

Scoop Rice Krispies into a lightly grease 9×13 pan. Press down using a piece of wax or parchment paper until flattened. Let cool completely before proceeding. You can pop them in the fridge for 5 minutes to speed up the cooling.

While the Rice Krispies are cooling, separate out the M&Ms into colors that match the icing you are using. You will need 6 of the same color per Lego Krispie.

Cut Rice Krispies into 18 rectangles. Squeeze some of the icing into a bowl. Dip the top of the Rice Krispie treat into the icing and use a butter knife to smooth it out. Place M&Ms on top in parallel rows of 3 while icing is still wet. Repeat with remaining Rice Krispie treats in varying colors of icing.

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Last Updated on March 1, 2021
These Camp fire Cupcakes are a fun summer treat. What an adorable dessert to take along for a camping trip or camping themed party!
Why Camp Fire Cupcakes?

My family absolutely loves camping and it's an activity I grew up with. We would often spend a few weeks in the summer camping in Ontario Provincial Parks as a kid. Sometimes my grandparents and my aunt and uncle join us and make it an extended family affair.

My favourite part of camping was, and still is, the campfire. Sure. Hiking in the woods down long trails or swimming in a cool fresh water lake is great. Nothing beats sitting by the fire in the dark though and so, for me, the campfire truly speaks summer more than anything else. Which makes these Camp Fire Cupcakes basically the most perfect summer party treat.

Love Whimsical Cupcake Ideas?

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Spaghetti & Meatballs Cupcakes Ice Cream Cone Look A-Like Cupcakes Pineapple Cupcakes Watermelon Cupcakes BBQ Cupcakes with Grilled Hot Dogs
Camp Fire Cupcakes

Makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 box of French Vanilla cake mix
1 C whole milk
3 large eggs
1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter
1 C graham cracker crumbs
1/4 C coco powder
Pretzel rods
Mini marshmallows
Tooth picks
Frosting ingredients:
1 C unsalted sweet cream butter
2 C powder sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3-5 TBSP Heavy whipping cream
yellow and orange gel food coloring
1 large piping bag fitted with a medium star tip
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners

In a standing mixer, combine cake mix, butter, milk and eggs and mix on medium speed until combined

Scoop batter 3/4 of the way into the cupcake liners and bake for 21 minutes

Once done, pull out and set aside to cool

Using a standing mixer, combine the butter, powder sugar vanilla and heavy whipping cream.

Mix until stiff peaks form

Scoop some frosting into 2 bowls, 1 for the yellow and 1 for the orange frosting, leaving some frosting in the main bowl to frost the base of the cupcakes
Directions for decorating:
In a small bowl, combine the graham cracker crust and coco powder, mix until combined

Add 2 mini marshmallows to each tooth pick (about 12) and set aside

Using a butter knife, frost the top of the cupcake using frosting left from the main bowl

Once frosted, dip the cupcake into the coco and graham cracker mixture

Using a spoon, scoop some yellow frosting into 1 side of the piping bag and scoop the orange frosting into the other side

In the middle of the cupcake pipe frosting to create your flame

Cut the mini pretzel sticks in half and place around the "fire" about 4-5 sticks

Add your marshmallow sticks to the top and enjoy!

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How to Make an Easy Turtle Shaped Cake

My son just loves the sea turtle and so I wanted to make his birthday extra special by making him this cute turtle shaped birthday cake. Isn't it just so darn cute?! These cakes are so cute and perfect for anyone, they're a great addition to any party! The great thing about this cake is that you can use the same idea and make a lot of other different shaped animal cakes too. It's cute, simple to make and it'll be a hit at your event.

A cake is a great way to show someone you care, it's so sweet to get a cake that is homemade, there's something about the time and effort you know that went into that cake just for you. I love it! I've always loved making cakes and I used to make cakes all the time, they're so much fun, I love seeing them come together. Let me teach you how to make an easy turtle cake.

Easy DIY Turtle Shaped Cake

The easiest way I found to make this cake was using Pyrex Bowls which are safe in the oven. Their nice round shape is perfect for the turtle's body. ( any animal's body really)

Next, you bake some muffins so that we can use those for the arms and tail. We're going to cut these in half to use for the legs and we will shape out a cupcake for the tail too. I give you step by step instructions below. This tortoise cake is really easy to make.

How to Make an Easy Turtle Cake

Change it up to Make Any Animal Cake you Want!

You can always shape the cake into any animal you want and use the same decorating instructions to make any animal cake. I've made a dog before using almost the same instructions, just use your imagination and give your kiddo their favourite animal cake! Custom cakes can be pretty expensive to buy so if you have the time and want to try these animal cake instructions I'm sure you'll be happy you did and your homemade birthday cake will look great. If you do make an animal cake I'd love to see it!

Turtle Cake Instructions

For this Turtle Cake you will Need:

An oven safe bowl ( this will be your turtle's shell)

Muffin/cupcake tray.

Muffin liners

A box of cake mix and the ingredients to make the cake

Green and Black icing food color (I use Wilton)

Googly eyes made of icing ( found at Walmart)

Buttercream Icing ( I will share my recipe in the future )

Cake Tray (you can buy one at Bulk Barn for pretty cheap

I've been building up my baking tools for quite some time but when I started out I would always look around for some great deals on decorating tips. You don't have to spend a lot to get some really great quality decorating tools and colours. One thing that I didn't know when I started out was that you can't use regular food colouring to colour the icing on a cake, you need to use specific cake icing colours so the colours really pop!

Baking Your Cake

First, butter your oven safe bowl really well! Then line your muffin trays with your cupcake liners.

You're going to want to mix your batter as per the instructions on the box, then fill your oven safe bowl 3/4 of the way with batter to bake. Then, fill your muffin tray the same way and bake. My cup cakes were done in about 15 minutes and the cake in the bowl took about 25 minutes. I started checking the cake in the bowl after about 15 minutes, poke it with a toothpick. If it comes out clean your cake is baked. 🙂 Remember to check your cupcakes earlier, they might be done sooner.

Once your cupcakes and cake is baked let it cool. Once they are at room temperature you can take the cake out of the bowl and flip it upside down. This is your turtle's body!

Next take two cupcakes out of your tray. Cut the top of the cupcake off and then cut that top in half. These are your turtles legs and arms!

Take another cupcake and take the top of the cupcake off. This is your turtle's head.

Place all your pieces together. They should be o.k to rest right beside your turtle's body.

Decorate Your Turtle Shaped Cake

Now you're going to get your icing together and mix in a little coloring. I used Wilton's Icing Color named Kelly Green for the turtle's body. To get the slightly darker green food color for the shapes on the turtle's shell I added a little black to it once I was done with the light green. You will use the light green for the turtle cake's face, legs, shell. ( just leave the circle parts you want darker for now ) You only need a little bit of black, if this is your first time using these colours start with just a little tiny bit on a toothpick and add more as you go.

You'll need enough of this darker green for the spots on the top of your turtle's shell. I left this part for the end.

Once your icing is ready you will need a start tip to ice this cake. I used Wilton's #17 tip.

What you're going to do is star tip this entire cake. Yes, every inch of this cake. Just squeeze your icing bag and dab it all around.

Remember to leave the spots at the top of your turtles shell for your dark green coloring. I saved this for last. Once all the green everywhere else was done I added my dark green to the bag and filled in the patches on the turtle's shell.

Add your googly eyes and you're done!!!

I can't wait to see all your turtle cakes, if you have a turtle's birthday coming up this is such a fun idea for that too!

This quick and easy cake is such a treat and will be a hit at any party. Don't forget you can make this into any animal shape you want, just use your imagination and you'll be on your way.

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My son just loves the sea turtle and so I wanted to make his birthday extra special by making him this cute turtle shaped birthday cake. Isn't it just so darn cute?! These cakes are so cute and perfect for anyone, they're a great addition to any party!

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What better way to kick off the summer movie season than with a dessert inspired by everyone's favorite animated spinoff? Minions have been making us chuckle since the days of Despicable Me, but now they're finally getting a turn in the spotlight with their very own feature film. So it's time to celebrate the yellow masters of disaster with Minions Cookies!

When my friend Nick mentioned the idea of creating a minions-inspired treat, I immediately jumped at the challenge because the only thing cuter than animated minions, are edible minions. These confectionery creatures are made by decorating one of my favorite store-bought cookies, so there's no mixing, rolling or baking involved. Add a few candy eyes to the equation and Minions Cookies suddenly come to life. Best of all, this tribe of treats does double duty as cookies or cupcake toppers.

Sit back and snack with my I shared on Facebook, then ditch the popcorn and celebrate the Minions movie in style!

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No-Bake Minions Cookies

Pepperidge Farm Milano Cookies (any flavor)

Yellow candy melts

Blue candy melts

Black candy melts

Small candy eyes

Large candy eyes

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper.

Melt the yellow candy melts according to the package instructions. Dip one flat side of each cookie into the candy melts then place it on the baking sheet. Refrigerate the cookies for 5 minutes until the candy melt has fully hardened.

Melt the blue candy melts according to the package instructions. Dip the lower one-third of each cookie into the candy melts then return it to the baking sheet. Transfer a portion of the melted candy melts into a piping bag, snip off the tip and pipe the straps of the overalls. Refrigerate the cookies for 5 minutes until the candy melt has fully hardened.

Melt the black candy melts according to the package instructions. Transfer the candy melts to a piping bag, snip off the tip and pipe a variation of mouths (smiling, frowning, scowling, etc.) onto the cookies above the overalls. Next, pipe a variation of hairstyles at the tops of the cookies, then pipe a line (below the hair) across each cookie and immediately place two small eyes or one large eye on each cookie. Refrigerate the cookies for 5 minutes until the candy melts have fully hardened then serve or use as a cupcake topper.

Kelly's Notes:

Candy melts and candy eyes can be purchased online (see links in Recipe Ingredients) or at craft stores such as Michael's Craft Supply.

The cookies can be made a day in advance and stored at room temperature in an airtight container.

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We call them diggers, some people call them excavators, Richard Scarry called them power shovels. Whatever you call them, if you want to make a cake like the one below then you're at the right place.

You will need:

Flat serving platter - mine measured 33 cm x 33 cm (13 inch x 13 inch)
2 x 20cm square cakes
Yellow Icing - I made a double quantity of Butter Icing from Edmonds cookbook, but had a lot left over
White Icing - only need a little, I set aside about 1/4 cup of the butter icing before colouring it
Licorice straps
Disposable wooden chopsticks (optional)
2 x Crunchie bars (or other lightweight chocolate bar - or see Notes at the bottom of this tutorial for other suggestions)
Toothpicks
Brownie for rubble

Cake cutting guide:

The instructions below refer to this cake cutting guide:

What to do:

1. Paint disposable chopsticks black, set aside to dry. These will be the hydraulic struts for the boom arm.
2. Cut wheels/tracks piece from cake 1, place it in position on your serving platter.

3. Cut Motor piece from cake 2, place it on top of wheels/tracks piece.

4. Cut Cab piece from cake 2, place on top of motor piece.

5. Cut Bucket piece from cake 2, cut out centre so it forms a bucket (as per photo below), check the crunchie bar fits in and remove one wall of the bucket.

6. Cut one end of one crunchie bar into spear shape, cut into side of motor piece at front of digger to create a hole for the spear end of crunchie bar to slot into.

7. I used a piece of crunchie bar to balance the bucket on so it is titled. Check length of crunchie bars, you may need to cut the end of one of them so that they are an appropriate length. Hammer toothpick through end of one crunchie bar into the other so that they are joined at the end at right angles - the toothpick acts as a nail. The bar that is joined to the bucket has to sit on top of the crunchie bar with the spear end, which is balancing in the hole you created in the motor piece in step 6 above. When it came to icing these, I iced them on 3 sides and then put them into position and iced the remaining side.

8. Ice bucket and cake - I iced the cab white first, then the rest of the digger in yellow. Ice boom arm.

9. Cut licorice straps to size and add to cake as the tracks, the cab window panes and exhaust.

10. Arrange crumbled brownie around bucket to look like rubble.

11. Cut chopsticks to appropriate length and attach on under side of boom. Mine just sat there, they don't provide any support and are decorative only.

Notes:

When I coloured the icing, I added a drop of red colouring for each 5 or so drops of yellow colouring.

I had a couple of spare crunchie bars handy - they're pretty delicate when it comes to nailing toothpicks in.

Instead of crunchie bars, I considered using marshmallows threaded onto kebab sticks and covered in icing for the boom arms (see photo below as example). My husband thought the shape provided by the Crunchie bars was more authentic.

I'd love to know if anyone makes one!

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Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and butter in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually beat in sugar. Spoon 1/2 cup frosting into small bowl; stir in green food coloring. Spread half the green frosting onto outside of ice cream cone; set aside. Reserve remaining frosting for later use.

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A busy week. For the first time since I returned to work, I have done a four day week (instead of three days); I have filled in for colleagues, adding a few extra layers to the workload; and then there was the birthday party - the busy-but-fun bit.

All of this explains the lateness of this post. Although I also thought that as my meal planning cycle is Sunday to Saturday, it might be good to switch future posts to Sunday as well.

The busyness of this meant I once again handed over catering responsibilities to my mum for most of the weeknight dinners. So most of the recipes here are for the dishes for the birthday party weekend. There were sausage rolls from Yorkshire, my mum made a quiche and some little galettes with the cream cheese pastry I had in the freezer.

The weekend was mostly catered via Nigella recipes - my go-to whenever I'm catering for a crowd. Feast is a good starting point, but there are good menus in most of her books, and a guides to children's party food in How to Eat, Feast and Domestic Goddess that I expect I will be turning to for many birthdays to come.

The Birthday Party menu

Lunch:

Cheese scones, sausage rolls

Butternut squash and caramelised onion quiche

Spring vegetable salad (see below)

Parma ham, bresaola, salami

Dinner:

Oven-roasted chicken with lemon and garlic - Nigella's Forever Summer

(more) sausage rolls and leftover quiche)

Jersey boiled potatoes

Green veg

Other recipes:

Malteser cake cupcakes from Nigella's Feast (for the cake 'mane')

Buttermilk birthday cake (from Domestic Goddess) and Meringue Buttercream (from Dan Lepard's Short and Sweet) to make the lion cake.

Soft white rolls - from Feast (to have with pulled pork)

Smitten Kitchen green slaw (ditto)

Without a recipe:

A spring vegetable salad: baby carrots, sugar snap peas, asparagus, purple sprouting broccoli, and radishes - all blanched and dressed with olive oil and lemon juice.

Oven fish and chips

Slow cooker pulled pork

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A few weeks ago, my daughter came home with a newsletter regarding their school BBQ. It was going to be filled with activities, such as a petting zoo, carnival games, a giant bouncer aaaand a 'spin to win cake walk'. I had no clue what the cake walk was all about, but when the form came home asking parents if they would be willing to donate a cake, guess who signed up?

I had a few weeks to think about what I was going to do, but of course, I left it till the night before to actually come up with an idea. At first I thought about doing a hot dog -- since it was a bbq after all.

But then I remembered how it has been a mission of mine to make a HAMBURGER CAKE, and this was finally my opportunity to do it!

And before I get into how I made it, I'm going mention that I did NOT make cake batter from scratch for this project (boxed caked mix). Nor did I make buttercream icing from scratch (thank you Bulk Barn!). This cake was being DONATED...not SOLD. And so I wasn't necessarily concerned about taste, or quality for that matter... for me, this was all about being creative.

1 box of white cake (plus eggs and oil)

1 box of chocolate cake (plus eggs and oil)

1 large container of white buttercream frosting (from Bulk Barn)

1 medium container of chocolate buttercream frosting (from Bulk Barn)

40-50 mini white chocolate chips

rolled fondant (approximately 1/4 cup)

food colour gels: green, red, yellow, orange, brown

various piping tips / bag

misc: cardboard cake base and box if transporting

I'll start with the cheese, as this is what I got the most questions about...

I used fondant. I had received a 'skin tone' variety pack of fondant as a gift. I rummaged through to find the most neutral color -- 'pink flesh tone' I think it was called. I added bits of sunshine yellow and orange colour gel to the fondant until I reached the hue closest to a Kraft cheese slice:

I then rolled out the fondant onto wax paper, as large as I could go with the amount of fondant I had:

I cut it into four triangles, and set it aside

I prepared the cake mix and split the mixture into two 8" round pans. While they baked, I started tinting the buttercream for my BUNS:

I started with a skin-toned colour and continued to add brown, orange and yellow colouring gels until I reached my desired bun colour.

When the cakes were done baking, I cooled them completely (put them in the fridge to speed up the process). When cool, I used a serrated knife to cut the bulgy top off of ONE of the 8" cakes:

This was going to be my bottom bun

I frosted the bottom bun and placed it on the cardboard cake base and put it in the fridge

I did the same thing to the top bun

I placed mini white chocolate chips on the top bun, to mimic sesame seeds and placed it in the fridge as well

I mixed the chocolate cake mix and baked two 8" rounds. Apparently I buttered the pan too much, which made the edges come out all wonky. It's alright though because I used a knife to trim the edges anyway, to round each 'patty' out to look more like...well...a PATTY!

Then the fun began! It was time to layer everything together - starting with the bun base, and then one chocolate patty. I slathered on some chocolate buttercream:

...and how about those fondant cheese slices:

Next patty and another layer of chocolate buttercream:

And finally, the top bun!...whoa, that's BIG! (approximately 10" high)

Using the left over buttercream, I tinted batches of green, red and yellow.

Using varying piping tips, I randomly added lettuce, ketchup and mustard to the burger cake:

Too tall for the box!...Oh well. We managed.

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I love this cake! Cookie Monster was one of my favorite characters on Sesame Street! "C is for cookie..." This would be a great cake for a Sesame Street themed party. Dayla Rubin from It's Raining flour shows you how to create this cake via video and written form. Dayla also has a gluten free version.

Click here on It's Raining Flour for the recipe, directions, and video tutorial.

Check out these other fun Cookie Monster ideas below.

Cookie Monster Party food and snacks or purchase these Cookie monster cookie-cutters. You could make your own cookies using the original published 1970's Cookie monster cookie recipe.
Cookie monster Dolls you can crochet.
Cookie monster floor rug you can make at home or make these Cookie monster baseball caps.

Looking for more Cookie monster items? Check these Cookie monster items out on Etsy.

Do you have more cookie monster ideas we need to hear about? make sure you comment below and share all your Cookie Monster ideas with us.

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Do you like to feature the age as your cake ? It's easy ! All you need to do are cut the cake in the correct shapes and decorate it with all your favorite candy ,chocolate or anything else you like . Be creative and Enjoy !
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Giant Donut Cake! Learn how to make this adorable, sprinkle-coated, giant donut cake with a simple step-by-step tutorial by our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls.
So, I think it's pretty safe to say that everyone loves a good donut. They're not just sweet little wheels of deliciousness, but covered in colorful glaze and sprinkles, they just scream fun. And well, the only thing better than a donut, is a giant donut cake. Since we've seen the all-occasion sheet cake time and time again, this is the perfect upgrade to whip up for a best friend's birthday, a tween sleepover or the monthly office birthday get together.

The best part is that it's not only easy to make but it's really easy to customize as well. Change the frosting to chocolate and add white glaze, switch the sprinkles to neon, add drizzle, glitter or gum balls and you'll end up with a different cake each time. You can use your favorite from scratch cake recipe for the inside, but you'll need a good classic American buttercream recipe for the outside in order to get a fairly smooth finish. Once you add your fondant on top, you'll want to paint it with our easy-to-make edible lacquer to get that "glazy" shine before showering your donut with sprinkles and nonpareils. Don't worry, we'll show you how in the tutorial below.

DONUT CAKE
a tutorial by Cakegirls

Bake your desired cake recipe in the donut shaped cake pan. Be sure to thoroughly grease and flour the pan before adding your batter so that the cake pops out easily. Once cooled, wrap in plastic wrap and place it in the freezer so that it will firm up for the icing layer. Leave the cake in the freezer until it's very firm...about 2 hours or so.

Make your buttercream frosting while the cake is chilling. Tint 1/4 of your batch of buttercream hot pink, tint the remaining buttercream a tan color (we used brown + yellow gel paste).

Slice your cake in half. Use a spoon to dig out a trench in the middle of the cake about 1″ wide. We didn't "scrape" the trench out, we used a spoon to "scoop" the trench out, which made it a bit easier.

Pipe pink icing into the trench. Then, use the back of the spoon to press the icing down inside the trench to make sure it's really stuck and smeared in there. (Trust us, we didn't do this right the first time and the filling fell out when the cake was flipped...oops!)

Place your cakes in the freezer for 15 minutes or so, until the icing in the trench is firm. Then flip the top half onto the bottom half (We just winged this, and used our hands to flip it)

Ice the donut in a thin crumbcoat layer to seal in any crumbs. Then generously coat the donut in tan icing.

Place the cake in the fridge until the icing gets firm (15 minutes or so), Dip your spatula in hot water, shake off the excess and smooth out the cake as best possible. This does not need to be perfect, in fact it looks more like a fried donut if it's left a little rustic.

Place your cake in the fridge while you work on the next step. Use a pencil to trace your pan shape onto wax or parchment paper, this will give you a guide as to how big you should make your fondant "glaze". Cut out the template.

Roll out your fondant bigger than the template and instead of cutting directly around the ring, cut waves around the edge of the template, which will look like drips when the fondant is put on top. If you have rough edges like we did, use your finger to smooth and soften them.

Remove your cake from the fridge and lift and place the fondant on top.

In order for the fondant to really look like glaze, we painted a layer of edible lacquer. Mix together one tablespoon of corn syrup with one tablespoon of vodka (or very high proof alcohol). Use a paintbrush to apply the glaze. Immediately add the sprinkles on top so that they stick and let the cake dry until the laquer is dry to the touch.

Voila! You now have a giant donut cake. Enjoy!
MORE DONUT RECIPES TO TRY:

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Giant Donut Cake! Learn how to make this adorable, sprinkle-coated, giant donut cake with a simple step-by-step tutorial by our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. So, I think it's pretty safe to say that everyone loves a good donut.