Fire Engine Cake

[PseudoBadger]

DS would like a fireman sam cake for his 3rd birthday. He only likes chocolate cake. Has anyone got a good recipe for a chocolate cake that is like Madeira? As I believe that's the best for 'building'? Also any construction/decoration tips would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Can anyone help?

Take a look at Debbie Brown's website - she has a Fireman Sam cake in one of her books (I think it is Character Cakes). You should be able to order it from the library, I believe it is now out of print.

Forgot to say that there is a recipe in her book for each cake. Just replace done if the plain flour with an equal quantity of cocoa.

Fantastic I'll look it up, thanks

Fireman sam cake is great and straight forward to do.

I agree about doing a standard sponge with cocoa in it.

I have a pic on my profile of one that I did a few years ago. if you want any tips let me know

There are some things that I would change to it that would make it look better.

Wow great cakes! I have no idea where to start with regards to decoration, but I do make a nice rustic looking cake

OK if you make a traybake cut it in thirds stack it with buttecream and buttercream it all over then cover it with bright red sugarpaste that is your best start

You have to use a good quality food colouring for red. Like a gel.

Bake in a loaf tin, i did a blue camper van for dn one year like that

I would def second the idea of getting the ready coloured icing. Red and black are the Bain on my life!!

Right bake day is tomorrow. I'll do a flat rectangle cake rather than the ambitious recreation of Jupiter that I had imagined (what was I thinking!!) and have bought ready coloured icing for red and black. Bought jelly babies for the blue lights. That's about the extent of my creativeness...