Tracy Island cake

[Sookie]

I need a Tracy Island cake for my boys 5th birthday. He had one for his 3rd birthday and really wants one again. I have rung round all the usual stores and it seems no one is selling it. Can anyone help, I need this cake before 13/03/03?

Try www.jane-asher.co.uk, don't know what the delivery times are, but worth a try good luck!

This probably sounds daft but could you make one. After years of slaving over jane asher creations that take days to make, have discovered kids happy with anything that vaguely resembles theme. Tracey island- brown and green ready roll icing and some thunderbird matchbox type toys? If you hate cooking could always stick a few bought sponges together and cover in icing.

There are people who make cakes like this as a business - don't know if they advertise though or if it's just word of mouth. When my DS was 4 we had a fantastic Thunderbirds cake made by the sister of someone who worked with DH. (Can't remember what it cost though. More than a supermarket probably.)

Try asking around, Sookie, or check out Yellow Pages?

tesco used to do one - have you spoken to their Customer Services as I remember I had to order it in at about a weeks notice, but this was 2yrs ago so they may have stopped it.

Otherwise you could follow Pingu2 's advice. You could trace the outlines of TBs(from comic or book) onto greaseproof paper and cut out of coloured fondant icing or marzipan. Then stick on top of an already covered cake with warmed apricot jam.

Good luck with this. We've now progressed on to pirates so I'm looking to use Playmobil figures on an island cake this time!!

LizS

Get a picture, and Asda's will copy it onto a plain cake.

Some high street bakers will make cakes for you - Coughlans is one that springs to mind.

Thanks to all who gave suggestions for Tracy Island cake. In the end I went with Pingu2's advice and did it myself. It was more Craggy Island than Tracy Island but the kids did love it! As I'm new to this site, can anyone tell me what DS & DH mean? I'm quite a thickie in the jargon department.

Well done, Sookie - now you'll never have to buy another cake!

Everybody wonders about DH etc when they first join, in fact it would be useful if mumsnet had a list of the abbreviations somewhere.

The D is dear/darling - H is husband, D is daughter (or sometimes dad), S is son (or sometimes sister). P is usually partner. MIL, FIL, SIL, BIL are the in-laws. BF can be boyfriend, bestfriend or even breastfeeding. SS/SD are stepson, stepdaughter. I think that's it for the rellies.

Do you know the general ones, like IMHO, IIRC, HTH, FWIW?

Sookie, well done at giving it a go! Not something I would even contemplate; totally useless in the baking dept and just bought a Thomas the Tank cake for ds's 3rd b/day next week.

LOL at Craggy Island!