Grave Digger!!

Grave digger??? What is that?? I asked myself when I was asked to make this cake for a special little guy! Hello google... well HELLO GRAVE DIGGER! I had no clue what I was in for with this cake.. before this cake the only thing I knew about monster trucks was that they are Huge ~ the tires alone are taller than me! And LOUD! So obviously google doesn't do this truck justice.... whats next?? YouTube of course :) So I asked my Hubby to crank up the surround sound and look him up!! I've seen a lot of YouTube clips.. from crazy cat videos to some Ah HA moments learning about cakes but I can say... I'm pretty sure YouTube doesn't do this truck justice.. One of these days I HAVE to see this truck in person! So Cool!

So Aiden is a super cute little guy. He's had a rough 16 weeks though... You see, he has a single mom and let me tell you, she is Ahhhhmazing! Not only is she a friend of ours, she just accomplished her lifetime goal of completing a 16 week training course at the Police Academe and she graduated on Aiden's 4th Birthday! Pretty darn good Birthday gift right!?!

So the Cake~ The body of the truck is all hand carved cake, I did not have a template for this one.. so I just eyeballed it. It is lifted off of the board so you can see under the truck. The tires are RKT (rice krispy treats). All of the detail was hand painted, from the green fading to purple flames to the skulls! The dirt was a crumb cake mixed with gram crackers for a dusty look.

Happy Birthday Aiden!! & Congatulations Officer Zimmer! Stay safe

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