For the topping I dyed several pounds of sugar paste icing in a variety of shades of olives greens and grays. I then cut the turret from half of the remaining cake. I cooled the cake overnight in the freezer and while still cold I cut the cake in half to make the base. I used a Pyrex style because the edges were nicely rounded. The cake was a standard chocolate Victoria-style sponge made in a 13×9 cake dish. I figured a tank cake would be the most exciting birthday cake he’d ever had. My husband is a history fanatic and he’s always watching war documentaries. For activities we did a tug-of-war, a water bomb balloon fight, a tank pinata and a small obstacle course. I also got big pieces of card board and made life size army men, spray painted them all shades of green and placed them around the back yard. I took some of my son’s army guys and put one on top and around the tank cake and used a half of a cookie for the top door. I also ordered gummy army men and put those all around the cake. I frosted the board so they would stick better. For the dirt I crushed up vanilla and chocolate cookies and sprinkled them all around the cake. I used black and green.įor the tires I bought Oreo cookies and placed them on the side (I used a little frosting as “glue” so they would stick better) and for the treads I used black Twizzlers and cut them into 1″ strips. It works really well and it’s easy to use. Then frosted it white and used the cake spray paint. I cut the loaf in half so it wasn’t as tall and put it on top of the 9×13. I made this tank cake for my son’s third birthday. Wasn’t sure what to use for the gun so used a small piece of the licorice. The opening of the tank is the top of an Oreo. Put the army man in crumbled Oreos around for the dirt (as well as leftover cut cake) and put a flag in an Oreo. I took the semi-frozen loaf and cut one side at an angle. I used Oreos and black licorice for the wheels. I placed the two 9X13 cakes on top of each other and iced them. After they cooled I put the loaf in the freezer. I used two 9X13 pans and a large loaf pan (some mix left over). I used three boxes of chocolate cake mix. I got the idea for a tank cake from this website.
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