With Ian's new employment as a school bus driver, how could I resist making a bus cake for his birthday. It had to be a quick and easy one because I was really pushed for time. Luckily I got Kelly to help me out with the accessories.
The cake was made from a vanilla packet mix (Green's brand). I borrowed a loaf tin from my neighbour as standard log tins aren't big enough and I didn't want to make a huge square cake and cut it in half...this was quick remember!
I carved the cake and it didn't really look like a bus. I made a slight change from the slanted windscreen to 90 degrees and it looked a little better. Once carved I covered it in buttercream using shortening (Sno creme from Caroline's Sugar Art).
I coloured white fondant to a great yellow colour and pressed into the shape. I then attached all the accessories.
The side mirrors were held on with florist wire. The tyres were held on with toothpicks. Everything else was attached with a small amount of buttercream.
I placed the cake onto a small platter so that it was raised and the tyres could be placed into the cake. I completed this look by piping green grass all around the cake to cover the platter.
I used an edible marker to add some black detail.
The rest of the accessories speak for themselves - all edible!!!
Ian was quite surprised and loved the cake.
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