Not all cakes have to be over the top to be special. Take this cake for instance. This cake is for a little boy named, Oscar, and his Godmother had ask me to make a yellow cake with chocolate whipped cream. And of course, the theme was all about semi-trucks. Little boys just become interested in the most random things. The question was how to incorporate a semi-truck... should I use a transfer, edible image, etc. I love working with gumpaste, but I was worried about the truck just becoming a soft mush on the whipped cream, or the colors bleeding into it. Then I thought about chocolate, but the rising heat worried me. After about an hour of talking to myself in the kitchen, I finally figured it out... good ol' candy melts!
I baked two 8 inch rounds and torted them after cooling for several hours. I made some chocolate whipped cream and filled in between each layer. I placed the cake back in the cooler for few minutes to settle and covered the entire cake with a Wilton icing tip. I smoothed out the top with a large spatula, and ran a bench scraper along the sides for a super smooth finish. I piped on the border using a star tip and added rosettes to the side of the cake. Now for the fun part! I melted candy melts in the microwave and used a squeeze bottle to fill the cavities of a silicone mold. I filled in the tires first and then the rest to prevent the colors from bleeding into each other. The mold was then placed in the cooler for 15 minutes to set. Now, I have to admit, this is the nerve wrecking part... getting the candy out of the mold. The wheels are so small and delicate that one wrong move and my wheels will break off. I slowly pulled away at all the edges until I had loosen up the truck and then popped it out of the mold in one piece. This colorful ( and yummy ) element was then placed on the cake. I finished off the cake with a message and piped Oscar's name on the semi-truck's trailer.
Remember, simple doesn't have to boring. Candy making tools are a great way to turn any cake into awesome! Enjoy!
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