Off-the-Road-Car Cake

  I made these cakes for Max's Birthday, he loved them a lot. So I thought I would share them.

I got the Idea off  the Betty Crocker web site. So I'm not trying to plagiarize. You might want to go there to get more info because I can't put all the pictures on the blog on how to cut the cake and such. The cake is called off-the-road car cake under cakes ideas.

1 package Pound cake

3/4 cup water or milk

2 eggs

1 1/2 tubs frosting

food color

tray or cardboard 13x9 1/2 inches, covered

4 creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies

1 tube black or brown decorating gel

Black and Yellow licorice beans

1 white gum ball 

2 red gum balls

silver nonpareils

Heat oven 350 degrees Grease and flour 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches. make cake mix as directed on package using water, milk and eggs. Pour into pans

Bake 33 to 40 minutes till clean toothpick. cool 10 min. remove and cool for 1 hour.

cut and remove 3 inches from end of 1 loaf position pieces as shown in diagram for desired automobile. Freeze pieces uncovered about 1 hour for easier frosting if desired.

(This is where you need to go to the web site and see pictures. It shows you how to cut the cake so that you can make a truck, van, car, hatchback car. )

Reserve 1/2 cup frosting. Tint remaining frosting with food color. Place loaf on tray. Frost top with 1/3 cup tinted frosting. Top with cut layer. positioning for desired car. Trim corners for more rounded look if desired. attach cookies for wheels using small  amount of frosting Draw outline of windows with sharp knife. Frost windows and hubcaps with reserved white frosting. Frost sides and top of car with remaining frosting building up around wheels for fenders.

Outline windows, hood, doors and bumpers w/ decorating gel. Use licorice beans for grill, door handles and signal lights. cut gum ball in half for headlights and taillights. Make spoke markings on wheel w/ knife. Press 1 silver nonpareil in center of each wheel. Use silver nonpareil for hood ornament if desired. Silver nonpareil are not edible; remove them before eating cake.

For Max's cake I used good and plenty's for the grill and head lights. And I used just cookies that we had. So just use your imagination. You could even do some pink ones for girls. And I also thought in the back of the truck you could put a four wheeler or motorcycle.