How Do You Make A Cake Look Like A VW Bus?

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For Father's Day I would like to make me dad a vw bus cake. He has always been close to VW's ever since he was born. And, thought it would be very special. ThanksHow Do You Make A Cake Look Like A VW Bus?Make a large three layer cake and cut it to resemble a VW bus. To decorate the cake, you can use either frosting or fondant. Fondant can be tricky, but here's an easy recipe with a good tutorial: http://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/Fond鈥?/a>

For the major portions that you need to color, you can use colored fondant. For the details mix dry, powdered food color with a flavored extract or grain alcohol (such as gin or vodka) and use a clean paintbrush to paint them on. You can also roll out the fondant, and press it on, though this can be tricky for small details. Fondant is excelent if you are going for an elegant look, but many people don't enjoy the taste. If you want to use frosting, find a good buttercream recipe and frost the cake. You can use a piping bag with various tips to decorate it.How Do You Make A Cake Look Like A VW Bus?you'll need to make it like 3 + layers with icing in between, and then carve it with a serrated knife to make it look like a VW bus, you can either make the wheels out of the cake scrap that you cut off, or you can go to hobby lobby and buy model car wheels.



Good luck! big project to take onHow Do You Make A Cake Look Like A VW Bus?I would start with a 13x9" pan. Cut it though the middle horizontally and then through the middle vertically to make four equal rectangle squares. Stack them w/frosting between the layers. Work with a picture and round it off with a sharp knife (bread knife or carving knife) to form the basic shape. Frost the whole thing carefully then use icing to make the details. You can use cookies as wheels.How Do You Make A Cake Look Like A VW Bus?
tin foil and those metal tin pans or heatproof molds

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