I made this race track birthday cake for my sons fifth birthday. The themes has always been trains except for a Lightning McQueen cake and this year it was racing car theme again. So when I saw a really cool cake design on flickr, I just knew that I had to try it out.
The racing cars is made out of fondant with tylo powder so they were really firm. To cut out the stripes for the side of the cake, I used the Multi-Ribbon Tool from FMM.
My birthday boy was very very happy when we served the cake 
Now I only need to make Ninja Turtle cupcakes for his kinder garden so I better start coloring some green fondant.
Happy Caking
Louise
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alina says:
May 10, 2013
i was wondering how you made your 5, your cake is such a big size, i need a big one too. what size pan did you use to bake it? ill be trying to bake it next week, please let me know asap. thank you so much
Louise says:
May 12, 2013
I cannot remember… sorry! I think that I just made the “5″ from a paper template that was in the right size for me. The best way would be to bake a round and a sheet cake and then cut the layers of cake into the desired shape/size. So cakedecorating supply shops do have a special number cake pan. Which is much more easy to use. Hope you find a way to make your cake.
Chantelleq says:
Jun 7, 2012
Im looking forward to trying this for my son’s 5th birthday next month – Any tips for a 1st time user of fondant? Many Thanks
Louise says:
Jun 10, 2012
Do not use too much cornstarch when rolling out. Also remember not to let the rolled out fondant laying uncovered for too long as it gets dry in the surface and can causing cracks.
melody says:
May 14, 2012
Woops!!! Sorry I meant to say BLOG lol
Melody says:
May 14, 2012
Hi,what steps did u use when icing this cake? did you first cover the cake in a single layer of white fondant before adding the other layers of grey top and black strips ONTO the white. I tried this cake for my son and although he loved it, it was not as good as yours, I wondered if it was because I did not do the above, so I want to try it again for my nephew. Please help, I think your bog is great
Louise says:
May 14, 2012
I only added a thin layer of white fondant on the side of the cake. Then I covered the top with grey. I then made both black and white strips and added those to the white fondant on the side. Finish with trimmings to hide the “seam”.
Nazek says:
May 6, 2012
Hi I love ur blog and was wondering if you could give me some tips on how to make a number 4 cake? I have a rectangle shaped cake pan how do I go from there? And what cake recipe do you recommend? Thnx in advance
Louise says:
May 8, 2012
First you should start drawing/cutting out the shape you want for your no. 4 cake. This helps a lot to give you an idea on how to cut out your cake. I made templates out of cardboard which helped a lot when I started carving out the cake. Try and search on Google for: How to make a number 4 cake
You can use any kind of cake recipe you like.
Paula says:
Apr 30, 2012
Your cake looks amazing! Any tips on how you did the stripes on the side?
Louise says:
Apr 30, 2012
I glued the stripes on to a thin piece of fondant (same height as cake) and applied that to the side of the cake.