Hi y'all
I have to make a replica 1965 Chevrolet Truck Cake. I have an idea in my head as to how I want to make it but was wondering if maybe y'all had some easy steps to do it. I want it to look like it is raised off the cake and sitting on it's tires. I'm planning on using support columns at each point where a tire can cover them up. However, how should I make the tires? I mean, like, what should I make them out of? I know the outside will be fondant so I can put treads on them but is there someting I should use that is round to cover with the fondant or do you think I should just use fondant only? Any and all suggestions will be grately appreciated

Thanks,
Lazy_Susan

I made a truck cake not to long ago that is in my pics and I used donuts for the tires.

I've made tires out of RK treats and also cake mush (cake mixed with tiny bit of icing) then covered with fondant.

Those are pretty cool ideas I'll have to keep them in mind.

Thanks

I made a truck cake a few years ago. the picture is in my gallery (I am slowly adding pics). I sorta cheated. I found an old toy that my son used to play with and ripped off the car. The tired were connectd together with a thick wire so i just glued that to the botton of a cake board. I put icing on the top of the board and then set the cake on it.
The truck rested in a pile of cupcakes made to look like sand so i knew that it would not roll.

Not sure if that helps at all but I figured you guys have helped me a bunch so I will offer my 2 cents when I can.
thanks!

Hi Lazy-susan!
Back in the fall I did a dump-truck cake for a young boy's b-day. I was so pleased with how it came out since it was probably the most difficult cake I had done to that point. I used the instructions for the base that is detailed in Wilton's Celebrate with Fondant book. It is simply styro blocks cut to act as supports under a cardboard platform, all covered in foil, and all hidden by the truck and tires once assembled. I soooo wish I had my digital camera at the time so I could post it on here for you, but I had to take pictures with a regular camera, but if I can find the negatives, I am going to put it on a disk so I can get it on here asap. Of course I don't know how much time you have, so that timing may not be at all helpful for you.....
Maybe you have this book? If not, maybe I could try to help with more detailed instructions or something, or someone else may be able to do better. I hope this helps some, I'll be glad to help further if I can.

Robin