PHOODIE’S CONSTRUCTION SITE BIRTHDAY CAKE! 18
January 16, 2015
If you are looking for a SUPER SIMPLE, EASY-PEASY, IMPRESSIVE and DELICIOUS birthday cake idea for the Construction loving little boy or girl in your life, LOOK NO FURTHER!
I present you with yet another BASIC but STRIKING birthday cake idea!
Gosh, that introduction sounded like a Demtel advertisement / Infomercial…… I have no idea what came over me whilst writing that… but whatever it was, I truly beg for your forgiveness….
ALL I was truing to say was, if you want a cool birthday cake idea that will take you one minute to bang together and will have your guests (and the birthday kid) blown away, check out the snaps below!
AND…. If construction ain’t your kid’s thang, make sure to check out my RAINBOW SMARTIES CAKE, my SANDCASTLE CAKE, my HERB GARDEN CAKE, my MAD HATTER CAKE and my SPAGHETTTI AND MEATBALLS cake!
PHOODIE’S CONSTRUCTION SITE CAKE
I won’t give you a list of ingredients or a method for this one…. I will just talk you through how to do it and if you have any questions, as always, feel free to leave a comment below or get in touch via Social Media!
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Ok, so basically, make two of the biggest sponge cakes that your oven / cake tins will allow. Cool them and then slap a good amount of chocolate buttercream on top of one of the cakes and sandwich the other cake above this. You want to make two cakes because it gives you the extra height! Evenly spread chocolate buttercream all over the outside. CLICK HERE FOR a good, basic Chocolate cake recipe and CLICK HERE FOR A a good basic Chocolate Buttercream Recipe (make sure to sift the icing sugar first though so you don’t get lumps!)
To decorate; blitz a few packets of chocolate biscuits/cookies into a fine crumb. This will be “dirt.” Also, purchase an array of chocolates / candy that look “construction-y”… I wanted “logs” and “rocks” and “boulders” etc etc In Australia, Flake bites, Kit Kat pieces, Ferrero Rocher Balls and Malteasers are all available and work well. But really, you can use WHATEVER you think looks like it belongs on a building site!
Also, round up all of your child’s Construction style toys and then select items that are in scale with one another. By this I mean don’t select a toy digger that is the same size as a toy stop sign because in real life a digger is way larger than a stop sign! Sorry if I am spelling out the obvious to you but some people like all the info they can get so I am just blurting everything out! I think it is important to get items that are proportionately scaled with one another in terms of giving the overall cake a “realistic” image.
Once you have the cakes (sandwiched and iced) the chocolate/lollies/candy/biscuit crumbs all good to go and your toys all lined up, you are ready to assemble! Place the cake on the largest serving board you can get your hands on. I borrowed a large wooden cheeseboard from my Mum. Using your hands, carefully tear away at the side of the cake. Don’t tear off too much as you want space on top of the cake to decorate, but you do need to “dig out” enough to look as though something is going on! Add your toys and chocolates strategically around the place, clumping groups of the same chocolate together. Scatter lots of “dirt” biscuit crumb around the base of the cake and in piles on the top of the cake. Whilst construction sites are always a little chaotic you don’t want the cake to look like a hot mess!
And you’re done! It’s THAT easy!
If you do make this cake, please share your snaps with me! I always love seeing what you guys create :) Phoodie
18 comments
omg awesome!!!
Thanks Suze! XX
My brother has requested this for his 40th next weekend – will post a pic of the finished product
My brother has requested this for his 40th next weekend !! Will post a pic of the finished product.
Awesome – please post a pic – Facebook / Insta or Twitter! :)
Any idea on what i can use for the bottom. My sons bday is in april and he would love this..
Any type of wooden board… cutting board… cheeseboard works well! You can buy large wooden boards from some of the bigger coles / woolies stores or even target and kmart! Phoodie
Hi there! Could you please tell me where you got the signs, witches hats etc? I can’t find them anywhere! Thank you!
Hi! i got them from Kmart! Good luck!
Thank you!
Can the buttercream icing stay overnight, am worried it might harden
Depends on weather conditions, if cake is covered etc – are you using the recipe linked or your own recipe?
Hello! Phoodie can you please tell me, do you need to make double the amount of buttercream, seeing as it is two cakes? Making this for my little digger-loving Mr who turns 2 tomorrow! Thank you! :-)
Yes, I always make a double batch as it freezes well if not all used. Happy Birthday to your little guy!
Hellp Phoodie, I’m making this cake for my 3yo boys birthday and just wondering if you could please lmk what the ‘squarish’ choc bits are? Thanks heaps.
I think those were Kit Kat squares but any chocolate covered square will do. You can get chocolate covered honeycomb if you like! Good luck!
Hello Phoodie, can you please share the cake and icing recipes used. The cake looks like it’s vanilla based not chocolate. Looks delicious… Please help!
OMG, I cant remember what I used!! But honestly, any standard chocolate cake recipe will work!!! I would use a Nigella or Donna Hay recipe if I were to make it again! Good luck!
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