Motocross Theme Cake

Decorating By havenleigh Updated 9 Dec 2005 , 12:09am by havenleigh

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havenleigh Posted 26 Nov 2005 , 5:10am
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I have an order for a birthday cake with a motocross theme. I will be doing a sheet cake and I want to do a racetrack on it. My question is what should I use to make the jumps and the course itself. Here is my brainstorming ideas....I thought of making the jumps out of fondant. I actually made one but perfectionist me, doesn't seem happy with it. I also thought of making them out of mini ball pans. I thought the course itself could be made using brown sugar....would that destroy the taste of the cake???? I am stuck!!!!!!!!!! Please help me brainstorm. TIA

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traci Posted 26 Nov 2005 , 5:14am
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It sounds like you have lots of good ideas. I think brown sugar would be fine to use. Some other alternatives would be graham cracker crumbs, crushed vanilla wafers, or crushed oreos. I think the mini balls would be great as the jumps. I can't wait to see pics. icon_smile.gif

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Lisa Posted 26 Nov 2005 , 5:21am
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I really like the taste of brown sugar on cakes. Too much of it though might be overpowering so if you're going to use a lot, I'd go with the cookie crumbs.

If you don't mind using cake toppers, the dollar stores usually carry some really cute dirtbike/racing sets. They usually have flags and cones and jumps in them along with a few bikes.

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Keliames Posted 26 Nov 2005 , 5:58am
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I did a race track cake not long ago, I used BC, so I just put marshmallows (the big ones) down and iced over them. The customer wanted it yellow, so I airbrushed the cake yellow, and the track brown. If you don't have an airbrush you can use the wilton spray colors in the cans. Check my photos if you want to see it. Good luck. Keli

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havenleigh Posted 26 Nov 2005 , 6:16am
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Thank you all for your responses.
Lisa...I love the dollar store....I forgot about checking there, thank you.
I also like the cookie idea vs. the brown sugar, just because of the quantity I would need. I will definately post pictures. Again thank you all. If it wasn't for this site and people like you I think I would have given up. Sometimes I still think I should, I need to stop looking at all these wonderful pictures of the artwork all of you have. LOL.

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khiggins Posted 29 Nov 2005 , 6:11pm
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I did a 4-wheeler cake not long ago and used the miniball pan for the jumps and brown sugar for the track. I received great feedback from the customer so I guess the brown sugar did not alter the taste. You can view the picture in my gallery if you would like. Hope this helps. happy Baking!

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mousey Posted 29 Nov 2005 , 6:26pm
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Your ideas are great! I cannot wait to see your cake!

Whenever I have needed sand, I use part brown sugar and part vanilla wafers to cut in on the sugar. The brown sugar is so simple, but with the cookies, you have to break them up. Using both helps to save time.

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havenleigh Posted 1 Dec 2005 , 9:06pm
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I couldn't find any dirt bike theme items for toppers at the dollar store. I did however find that Wal-Mart has the mini bikes (1:32 scale) in stock. They are $1.97 each and some have the factory names on the right places. The colors are off sometimes, like the yamaha was red when it is supposed to be blue and the honda was white and it should be red. What I did is buy model paint for cars in the toy section and I will be painting them with the correct color. I am having so much fun with this cake, I hope all turns out well. I thank all of you for your ideas!!!!

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momsandraven Posted 2 Dec 2005 , 2:44am
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Just wanted to add that you could also use a mini-wonder mold for the jumps. The 1993 Wilton yearbook has a really cute roller coaster on the front cover using the mini-wonder molds. (If you're interested in seeing it pm me and I can send you a picture.)

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havenleigh Posted 8 Dec 2005 , 8:04pm
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Okay....The party is in two weeks approx. I have made the finish line jump out of fondant, the other jump (a double) will be made using the mini wonder molds. I have made the finish line banner out of fondant as well. Now I have a question....I want to make the plastic flag banners that are used to separate parts of the track with. Should I do royal icing for that...and what would be the best way to do that. The other ? is mom wants the yamaha logo on the sides of the cake... I plan on writing the word yamaha in the middle of all sides and then putting the yamaha logo on either side....what should I make the logo out of. This is what the logo looks like, and my first guess is use royal icing but if I do this how will i get the white color on top of the blue. My next guess is use BCT, but how hard will it be since the logos need to be approx this size??? Oh and to edit my previous post....the dirt bikes found at walmart, that are the scale size (1:32) will not work as toppers. Theses are on a stand, meant to be for display/collection. The bikes that are a bit bigger and come in a black box are die cast, are made by kid connection and are the colors the real bikes are....no need to buy model paint to paint them. They are $1.97.
As always THANK YOU for all your suggestions! Can't wait to finish this one....I am very excited!!!!!!!!!
LL

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momsandraven Posted 8 Dec 2005 , 10:14pm
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I would almost be tempted to frost the Yamaha logo onto a flat cookie that is approximately the right size, let it dry, and attach just before you give it to them. Otherwise, you could do a color-flow logo, fill in the white and then flood with the blue. You'd need to let it dry for a few days, and again, attach as late as possible, since the colorflow will soften when it touches the buttercream. Good luck! I can't wait to see a pic of the finished product! It sounds really cool!

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havenleigh Posted 9 Dec 2005 , 12:09am
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Thank you momsandraven! I didn't even think about the cookie idea!...The colorflow I think would be a problem, since I will be out of town beginning tomorrow and will not return until Thursday of next week and the party is Saturday....I guess I was wrong the party is in one week. Hehehehe

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