Backhoe Cake

When is a backhoe not really a backhoe?  When it's a cake made by Diane Mora, of course!

This entirely edible backhoe was delivered to the annual holiday party of Kissick Construction Friday morning.  I'm proud to say that there are only 8 toothpick supports in the actual construction, which means everything else is entirely edible.

Here are a few pics of the work in progress for those of you who are curious about looking under the hood!  This cake took about 46 hours including research and planning, modeling, coloring, baking, and finally sculpting and construction.

Figure 1 RK's become tires with hubs.  Details like treads are important.

Figure 2 Cab and tractor base are cake.  Hood is made of RK's.

Figure 3 Body coat is fondant.

Figure 4 Little details...hydraulics, exhaust, windows, and "branding"

In the end, I traveled 30 minutes and drove over three sets of railroad tracks to the delivery site, which was nerve wracking.  I finished putting the delicate arms in place on-site with 30 minutes to spare before party time.

Figure 5 A moment of silence, please. An entire box of Teddy Grahams gave their life to create "dirt" for the final display.  That's cocoa powder "dust" on tires, and chocolate fondant earth on a two-layer cake.  The Kissick Construction sign is edible as well.  Ta-da!!!

Check next week's blog for cookie and cupcake photos from several of my holiday events.

Be well!