This week mum asked me to make a rather special birthday cake... No, the tractor cake is not for a 5 year old, even a 10 year old but her 41 year old (as of tomorrow) boyfriend, Richard. His hobby is to collect old, diused 'vintage' tractors and refurbish them (I think... that's the gist I got anyway! He's more normal than he sounds, honest!)
So this weekend I got a Wilton Tractor Shape pan (found on amazon.co.uk - not found that easily in the UK) and set to work.
I particulary chosen Wilton as they
a) actually had a tractor shape available making my job a lot easier and
b) are reknowned for making good quality pans that are easy to use even in the most ridiculous of shapes!
I decided on a marble cake base and as they are actually going camping for his birthday (*shudder*) I had to make it on a tray so it was easy to transport to the campsite in the car.
Safe to say that over 4 hours later, I was very happy with the results:
I couldn't quite get the detailing right on the yellow bits (the grate, etc) so decided it was safest to just leave them plain. I used icing tip 1C for the green tractor (in hindsight, poss should have used 3B) and a flat nozzle for the wheels which I then wiggled for the effect.
I was disappointed the colours weren't more vibrant but the buttercream was turning to paint if I added any more colouring - pastel colours that taste nice seemed a better option!
So this weekend I got a Wilton Tractor Shape pan (found on amazon.co.uk - not found that easily in the UK) and set to work.
I particulary chosen Wilton as they
a) actually had a tractor shape available making my job a lot easier and
b) are reknowned for making good quality pans that are easy to use even in the most ridiculous of shapes!
I decided on a marble cake base and as they are actually going camping for his birthday (*shudder*) I had to make it on a tray so it was easy to transport to the campsite in the car.
Safe to say that over 4 hours later, I was very happy with the results:
I couldn't quite get the detailing right on the yellow bits (the grate, etc) so decided it was safest to just leave them plain. I used icing tip 1C for the green tractor (in hindsight, poss should have used 3B) and a flat nozzle for the wheels which I then wiggled for the effect.
I was disappointed the colours weren't more vibrant but the buttercream was turning to paint if I added any more colouring - pastel colours that taste nice seemed a better option!
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