Construction Theme Birthday Cake

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    The very first farm cake I did was for this little boy's 1st birthday. This year his parents went with a construction theme. I had such fun making this cake!

    It's a 6" & 9" cake with buttercream frosting. Decorations are fondant and gumpaste. Construction equipment and safety cone were formed from krispy cereal and then covered in fondant. Some of the rocks are fondant and some are chocolate candy rocks.

    I looked at lots of construction cakes for inspiration, but the main one I really used was from Deb's Custom Cakes. See her original design here:
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    JJNW101, carr.nancy20, and 23 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    1. PartyFlours 27 months ago | reply

      Very, very cool! The trucks are adorable and the rocks are perfect!

      Just curious...why a 2 at the top?

    2. cjmjcrlm (Rebecca) 27 months ago | reply

      Thanks Mimi!
      There's a two cause it's his 2nd birthday. :-)

    3. PartyFlours 27 months ago | reply

      Duh...I thought I read THIS was his first b'day cake. Jesus, what a dope, LOL!!

    4. Stephanie (Cake Fixation) 27 months ago | reply

      Your buttercream looks like fondant its so smooth. Great cake!!!

    5. Kat's Cakes 27 months ago | reply

      I love this, such a great design for a little boy.

    6. cjmjcrlm (Rebecca) 27 months ago | reply

      Lol! It's ok.... ;-D
      Thank you both for the lovely comments!

    7. Christina's Dessertery 27 months ago | reply

      Great design! Love how you did the brown on the board. =)

    8. cjmjcrlm (Rebecca) 27 months ago | reply

      Thanks Christina! I liked how that part turned out too.

    9. Rebecca's Tastebuds 27 months ago | reply

      What a fun cake Rebecca - I just love all your details and those wonderful colours..:-)))

    10. cjmjcrlm (Rebecca) 27 months ago | reply

      Thanks Rebecca!

    11. Ode to Inspiration 27 months ago | reply

      Very fun design!! Great job!!

    12. cjmjcrlm (Rebecca) 27 months ago | reply

      Thanks so much for the comment!

    13. Irresistible Cakes 27 months ago | reply

      Great design. Well done.

    14. cjmjcrlm (Rebecca) 27 months ago | reply

      Thank you!

    15. Karen's kakes 27 months ago | reply

      Awesome cake...very clean work,

    16. cjmjcrlm (Rebecca) 27 months ago | reply

      Thank you!

    17. LizzieQ Creations 24 months ago | reply

      wow, I love this cake. What fun :0)

    18. cjmjcrlm (Rebecca) 24 months ago | reply

      Thank you! :-)

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