Fire Engine Cake Decorating Set
Nee naw! A big red fire truck cake, sorted in an afternoon. Two rectangle cakes, a red ice and a sheet of edible details, and your little firefighter has the centrepiece of their dreams.
The Fire Engine Cake Decorating Set is one sheet of edible paper designs that turns a plain cake into a fire engine. There are two driver options, so pick your favourite when you add to cart.
Please note: cake mix, icing, food colouring and lollies are not included.
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- Easy step-by-step guidance Fire Engine Cake instructions with your purchase
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What's in the Fire Engine Cake Decorating Set?
- One sheet of edible paper designs with the fire engine details and your chosen driver.
- Step-by-step Fire Engine Cake guide.
Two driver options
Choose your driver from the dropdown before adding to cart.
What do I need to make the Fire Engine Cake?
Shape Tins
- 2 x Rectangle bakes
One Rectangle tin works, just bake twice.
Ingredients
- 3 packets of cake mix (about 36 serves, based on 12 serves per packet mix and how generous your slices are)
- Icing, coloured red
- Wagon Wheels, jubes, TV Snacks and Cadbury Fingers
Fire Engine Cake recipe and guide
Bake
Two rectangle cakes from three packet mixes.
Build
The two rectangles stack into your fire truck, and the guide shows you how.
Decorate
Ice red, add the edible details, then the Wagon Wheel wheels and a ladder along the top.
Decorating your Fire Engine Cake
The ladder
Cadbury Fingers and TV Snacks make a brilliant ladder along the top.
Lights and sirens
Jubes on the roof look like flashing lights.
Timing
Bake the day before. Add biscuits and wheels close to the party so they stay crisp.
Here's the colour this one calls for. Add it while you're here.
Or add another colour
Want the full step-by-step guide?
Buy this set and unlock the full Fire Engine guide, with every step to bake, build and decorate your cake.
- How to bake
- How to build
- How to decorate
Your unlock code is emailed as soon as you order, and it comes in your delivery too.
See the Fire Engine Cake Come to Life
From freshly baked shapes to a birthday centrepiece.
Heads up: this is our Bus Cake video. The Fire Engine is built exactly the same way, so follow along and just swap in the red icing and fire engine details!
An Easy Fire Engine Cake You Can Make at Home
Simple cake shapes, finishing details and a little imagination.
You don't need a fire engine-shaped tin or hours of sculpting a cake from scratch. Shape Tins uses simple cake shapes that come together to create the Fire Engine Cake, and the Decorating Set adds the details that give it character.
Tins this cake uses
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Cylinder
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Cube
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Dome
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Rectangle (used in this cake)
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Round + Ring
- 1
Bake
Bake your cake in the Rectangle Shape Tin, ready to build your fire engine.
- 2
Build
Follow the step-by-step guide to bring your cake shapes together.
- 3
Decorate
Add your icing, then bring your fire engine to life with your Decorating Set.
- 4
Celebrate
Bring out your finished Fire Engine Cake, take plenty of photos and enjoy sharing it at the party.
Fire Truck Cake Options Compared
| Option | Approx. cost (AUD) | What to expect |
|---|---|---|
| Bake and carve from scratch | $60 to $100* | Doable, but getting a truck shape takes time. |
| Specialty cake shop | $150 to $600+ | Great result at a premium price. |
| Shape Tins | About $42 to $52 per cake* | A 3D fire truck from simple shapes, reusable tins. |
*Shape Tins figure is the $26.95 set plus $15 to $25 ingredients, using tins you own.
One Set of Shape Tins. So Many Cakes to Make.
Your Fire Engine Cake might be the first cake you make with Shape Tins, but it doesn't have to be the last!
Instead of buying a different novelty cake tin for every birthday, Shape Tins offers reusable baking shapes you can combine in different ways to create many cake designs. With the Complete Set, you'll have all five Shape Tins to explore everything from 3D animal and character cakes to number cakes and other birthday creations.
Buy the tins once. Keep creating with them again and again.
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Fire Engine Cake FAQs
Do I need two Rectangle tins?
No. Bake one cake, cool it 10 to 15 minutes, turn it out, wash and grease the tin, and bake again.
What's best for the ladder?
Cadbury Fingers or TV Snacks laid side by side.
How many does it serve?
About 36 serves from three packet mixes (based on 12 serves per packet mix, depending on how generous your slices are).
Can I make it for an older child?
Yes. Fire trucks are popular well past five, especially with a hose made from liquorice.
What other cakes use the Rectangle tin?
Bus, Ambulance, Rubbish Truck and more, so your tins keep working.
