The Wiggles Big Red Car Cake - Construction

[santalucia17]

Awesome!!! UR great!!!



[926PrincessChrissy]

Ohh wow I miss the Wiggles haha but....how long did it take u to do this??

[13524mariam]

:O is that doh? and if its not i wonder what is the taste of the black cream :P

[petitegoule]

are you a professional baker ? this is the most amazing cake I've ever seen

[AuthorShannonLeigh]

How do you make your letters? Do you have cutouts or do us cut each one by hand? They are fondant, right?

[MegaPrincess1998]

Jeft sleeping again!

[MishelleAngeleyez]

wow u r simply AMAZINGGGGG... BLESSED WITH TALENT :)))))

[omgbaby1]

wow this is amazing!

[3tayson]

Really beautiful cake you made! what is the yellow you put out over the cake to keep it together before fordanten come on?

[mackandnorm]

@3tayson Just buttercream ; )

[becckii]

its amazing how many songs you can make up about a car

[grid1887]

I've recently had a look for Some more of AndreaSwwtCakes designs and i cant find any more on Flickr

[mackandnorm]

@grid1887 I think she's back now on flickr ; )

[emmer84]

Amazing!!! I wish I could do this, I have had a few attempts at fondant but just can't get a handle on it :) My son would love this ! Well done amazing

[mackandnorm]

@emmer84 Thank you!

[JCCessy07]

Beautiful cake!!! I just have 3 questions how did you get the rainbow arches to stick with out falling?.....and how did you make all dose intricate shapes and letters?.....and what is the nail polish for did you use it on the cake?...I really want to make a cake like this for my little girls birthday and I have never used fondant.

[mackandnorm]

@JCCessy07 Each rainbow colour arch of fondant had wire going thru it to hold it's shape and stuck together with edible glue (which is the clear liquid in the bottle that looks like a nail polish bottle. The wire bits that stuck out of the rainbow were stuck into the cake to hold the rainbow up in a standing position once it was dry. The letters & shapes were done by using cutters. Hope that helps - it is quite a difficult cake to attempt if you haven't used fondant before.

[mackandnorm]

@JCCessy07 There are great videos that show how to use fondant etc on youtube. Try checking out Mayen's channel (user name 09165067633) or Lorraine's Channel (user name aine2) : )

[mvelaz100]

AMAZING!!!!!!!

[Mytictactoe]

is fantastic, congratulations!!!! you did a hard work!

[lparanal]

This is FANTASTIC! I can't believe this was for a 3-year old though but God bless your heart. Would you share your fondant recipe? Most of the comments I hear about it is it doesn't taste good and just gets left on the plate. If kids eat your fondant then it probably tastes great!

[mackandnorm]

I buy my fondant already made. It's called Bakels Pettinence Icing ; )

[lparanal]

I'll check if that's available in our local shops. Thanks, mackandnorm! :)

[rtoetu1979]

Hi Andrea, such an admirer of your workmanship..fantastic! How long did it take to make your creation from start to finish? :)

[mackandnorm]

Thank you! This was a first attempt at this cake so it took me a while to do this cake - just over 2 days I think from memory - one of my hardest ones to do ; )

[rtoetu1979]

wow..so does the thick fondant allow the cake to stay fresh? (im assuming the kids wouldnt eat the fondant anyway) You're truly talented, thank you for sharing :)

[mackandnorm]

Actually a lot of kids like eating the fondant & the fondant doesn't go off for a very long time! Cakes go stale quicker when exposed to air so once the cake is covered it will stay fresh for a while ; )

[wayneoss]

Such a great cake! What did you use to make the lettering??

[mackandnorm]

Hi Lisa, thanks for the comments on my profile too! I've answered your question there ; )

[19mizzle]

wow! what an awesome cake!

im making one for my sons 2nd and you have inspired me. thank you!

[mackandnorm]

thank you! Good luck with the cake - i'm sure your son will love it!

[RylanTy]

Hold on, this was a cake 2 months ago? How can I miss this beautiful cake.

[mackandnorm]

Hahaha! Youtube has been doing some funny things lately - sometimes some of the stuff I type in just doesn't turn up when I post it : )

[RylanTy]

(continuation)

is the rainbow. It added some extra dimension and flow to the cake.

Andrea, you are one professional caker!

[mackandnorm]

Rylan you are making me blush again!!! I'm glad you like this cake - it was one of my hardest cake to make. It's actually going to be printed in the official Wiggles magazine in Australia next month so I am really excited to see it in print!

[RylanTy]

Congratulations! I wish I could have a copy and so I can tell everyone I know who made this hehe.

[mackandnorm]

Yes I cant wait to get my hands on a copy too!

[RylanTy]

You are one tough lady, this cake is absolutely astonishing! I am very impressed! Your work is as professional as Pink Cake Box, skilled to make high end cakes.

Your cake is absolutely flawless as always. The fondant work is so refine, the board that you covered in fondant is so smooth and tremendously clean, I just can't believe it. The vehicle is also whimsically done, I love it! The passengers are soooooooo adorable! Love those as well. One thing I'm glad you added is the

[nivia91]

Andrea that is perfection wow! You fondant gets so smooth and it looks just perfect!

I have a question for you, how can you get such a smooth finish when you roll out your fondant so thinly? I tried to do that but the marks of the cake was all over it :( please tell me your secret:

[mackandnorm]

Thanks sweetie! I get marks all over from the cake too- I just smooth it out by rubbing my hands over the layer of fondant & also smoothing with a small ball of fondant in a circular motion - like buffing it ; )

[nivia91]

I really need to try that method :o) wish me luck!

[mackandnorm]

Good luck! It works really well for me ; )

[momof3fabdivas]

fantastic! i hope you send a photo to the wiggles! they'd love it!

[mackandnorm]

Actually someone saw this cake & wanted to put it in the official Wiggles magazine that is printed monthly here in Australia. So a photo of my cake & the birthday boy will be printed in the October issue this year!!!! I'm sooo excited to see it in print!

[jenchoo37]

OMG.. beautiful..and your work is so neat..i meant the finished masterpiece! :D

[mackandnorm]

Thank you!

[mimzywhimzy]

AWESOME!!!!! LOVE the rainbow.  omg fabulous idea.

[mackandnorm]

I love the rainbow too Mimzy!

[PurthePoohBear]

Oh! WOW! its an amazing cake. Love the vibrant colors . I bet there was a lot of thought process behind this cake but you make it look so easy. Lovely tutorial sp for newbies like us. Thank you.

[mackandnorm]

Thanks! Glad you liked the construction bit ; )

[caledoniancake]

This is soooo cool!

Amazingly realistic, u are brilliant at making cakes!

Cat :)

[mackandnorm]

Thanks - I've still got a lot to learn - this was all experimental!

[Triathe]

My jaw hit the floor when I saw it! You are amazing!

[mackandnorm]

Oh! You're too sweet!

[laurapoopie]

I LOVE this cake Andrea! You are SO creative! Good job girl! :) Your figurines looked awesome and the big red car is AMAZING!!! :)

[mackandnorm]

Thanks again Laura - These are my second attempt at figurines - so I think I will be doing more from now on ; )