Fire Truck Themed Birthday Party

My littlest boy turned three!  He decided some time ago that he wanted a fire truck cake.  I had a couple of designs in some cake books but I googled and found one I liked here.  I then had to figure out dimensions and cake pans and recipes etc.  It was a big task but it turned out really well and I don't think it was as hard to make as it probably looks!

Fire Truck Cake

My biggest drama was that I had no cake board when it came time to put the cake together - it's something I keep forgetting to organise *before* I start on the cake!  I had to trim the cabin cake a little to fit the board that I could find and that meant the run out icing windows etc were a little too big for the finished cake size.....but it's all good :)

Yes I did cake pops too......

Fire Hats

Flames

And I even went further and added some sugar cookies.....

Fire Vehicle Sugar Cookies

The party boy had a fantastic day and the look on his face made all my efforts completely worth it!

Pirates and Owls

I did a "pre birthday" cake for my littlest boy and my Mum.  I had to use cake pops, of course, so I decided on Pirates and Owls.

Pirate Cake Pops

These were pretty easy.  I debated about using fondant for their bandana ties but went with a mini m&m instead.

Owl Cake Pops

I needed to take just a little more time with the eyes for these.  Next time I will slow down and try to make them a bit more smooth.  I need to say that I pinched the idea for the white spots on the belly from someone.....but I can't find who it was at the moment!  Once I find the image, I will link to it!

Here are the pops on a simple round buttercream cake - they look quite effective, I think.