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john deere tractor cake

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Recipe by
CONNIE BOLDA
Wallace, NC

This is more of a procedure than a recipe. I posted in the group Looking For... that I needed a realistic picture of a John Deere Tractor for a birthday cake order. Lots of our great Ladies here helped me in my search and finally I found one I could use. Thanks to all of you. This is the finished cake & I hope little Bladen likes it. I listed this as taking 8 hrs to prepare - I can be a little slow...LOL

(1 rating)
yield 18 serving(s)
prep time 8 Hr
cook time 35 Min

Ingredients For john deere tractor cake

  • 1
    9 x 13 baked yellow cake
  • 2 1/2 c
    a good buttercream frosting
  • 1
    batch of marshmallow fondant
  • 1 can
    wilton chocolate fudge frosting
  • 1
    batch of wilton's decorators icing
  • 1/2 c
    chocolate cookie crumbs
  • food coloring (gel)

How To Make john deere tractor cake

  • 1
    After allowing the cake to cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes, I removed it from the pan. When it was cooled completely. I frosted it with the buttercream.
  • 2
    Add enough black food coloring to the Wilton's Chocolate Fudge Icing to achieve a black color for the tires.
  • 3
    Divide the fondant in half. Save 1/2 for another use wrapped tightly & store in the fridge. Divide the Wilton's Decorator Icing in half. Color half yellow & the remaining green. Add enough water or milk to make it a medium consistency.
  • 4
    Take just a very small amount (1/4 cup) and color it red - for the lights and gas cap.
  • 5
    Take 1/2 to color brown for the cab,top stacks and side panels.
  • 6
    Use the rest to color kelly green for the body of the tractor.
  • 7
    Have on hand 2 copies of the tractor. Use one of the pictures to cut apart the tires, cab and top stacks. Use the other copy as your reference guide.
  • 8
    I rolled out the green fondant first and used the pattern I had cut from one of the copies of the tractor. Then press the fondant into the frosting.
  • 9
    Follow the same procedure with the cab & top stacks with the brown fondant.
  • 10
    Apply the red fondant cut-outs with just a drop of water to the green fondant of the tractor.
  • 11
    Cut out the center of the tire that is yellow & place on the frosting. Use a toothpick to trace around for your guide to pipe in the yellow frosting. Then pipe the yellow frosting inside the circle you drew. I just used tip # 18.
  • 12
    Put the larger part of the tire back on the frosting using your picture as a guide & mark the edge with a toothpick. Pipe the black frosting to cover inside the circle you drew and outside from the yellow rim. Place a small dot of black on the hub of the axle.
  • 13
    Write whatever you want on the cake, I used tip #3 for my Birthday wishes.
  • 14
    Pipe a bottom border using the green frosting, I used tip #86.
  • 15
    Pipe the top border using the yellow frosting, I used tip #67.
  • 16
    Enjoy !! It is very tedious and does take a steady hand - I hope you give it a try.

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