My nephew was turning four and had decided that he wanted a tractor themed party. I thought it was a strange choice because it was so specific. I later learned that John Deere themed party goods actually exist. I began to brainstorm some cake ideas for his party. Wilton and Nordicware both make a tractor shaped pan. However, I thought a three dimensional tractor would be so much cooler.
After much Google image searching, I began to lay out a plan. It was easy enough. I would make an eight inch round cake covered with brown fondant, pour Oreo cookie crumbs on it to resemble dirt and then sculpt a three dimensional tractor cake that would sit on top. I sketched out the tractor and decided that the best approach would be to make two rectangular cake stacks- one for the engine and the other for the cab. The wheels would have to be made from rice krispie treats since cake would be to soft to lie on its side.
The cake itself was made a day ahead. It’s vanilla cake with milk chocolate ganache filling and crumb coated with vanilla buttercream. The base, cab and engine were all put together and sculpted separately. The fondant and royal icing details were all completed on the second day. To save some time, we ordered the cupcakes from a local bakery with detailed instructions to match the cake. I made a cupcake and cake stand from two sturdy boxes covered with brown craft paper and ribbon. If you are interested in making a tractor cake, I suggest looking at the John Deere website. They give you 360 degree views of their tractor models
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