How to Make Tires for Car Cakes
In this post I’ll show you how to make tires for car cakes using easy techniques.
Creating realistic-looking tires for car cakes is a fun and essential part of designing any car-themed cake. Whether you’re making a race car or a classic car, tires add a great finishing touch. In this post, I’ll show you how to make tires and rims for car cakes using modeling chocolate or fondant, plus a few tools and techniques that will ensure your tire designs look professional and detailed.
These tires are perfect for my Red Race Car Cake, but you can scale down the technique depending on the size of your cake. I’ll walk you through step-by-step instructions on how to create realistic-looking tires with a focus on easy, accessible techniques, as well as tips for creating fancier rims with a soccer ball silicone mold.
Read MoreChocolate Ganache with Sour Cherries Filling
Ingredients: 300 g semi-sweet chocolate 300 ml whipping cream 250 g red sour pitted cherries in syrup, drained The standard ratio for chocolate ganache is 1:1 (1 part semi-sweet chocolate, 1 part cream). However, I find that with the type of chocolate that I am using it's better if I add … Read More
Grilled Chicken Wings with Garlic (Saramura de Aripioare)
Saramura de Aripioare served with polenta is a traditional Romanian recipe that is famous especially in the southern part of the country. So simple and so tasty! The other version of the recipe that is even more famous is the grilled fish ‘saramura’. It is well known in Dobrogea, a region … Read More
Funny Sunny Side up Eggs
I woke up this morning with a big smile on my face so I decided to make my husband laugh out loud too with this funny breakfast. Since everyone should be able to make sunny side up eggs I didn’t take step-by-step photos. The only picture I took though speaks for itself : )). Here are the ingredients … Read More
Quail Eggs & Bacon Toast
I had some quail eggs left over after I made the delicious Salad with Smoked Salmon & Quail Eggs so I decided to try out a quick and easy breakfast recipe. I’m not going to start talking about the health benefits of quail eggs again because I gave you enough info in my previous post :) . I’ll … Read More
Marinated Mushrooms
Marinated mushrooms are easy to make and very tasty. I must give my dad credit for coming up with this recipe. He’s been making these marinated mushrooms for a long time and actually he was the chef in the kitchen this time as well. I only took care of the pictures :). You can enjoy these mushrooms … Read More
Salad with Smoked Salmon & Quail Eggs
You can enjoy this easy and healthy salad anytime of the day. And in case you didn’t know, quail eggs provide great health benefits, whether cooked or raw. They are proven to be a great source of vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, B12 and D. Also, they are used to increase appetite, strengthen the immune system … Read More
Spanish Omelette (Tortilla de Patatas)
Tortilla de Patatas is one of the most well-known Spanish dishes. I know the recipe from my mother in law. She’s been living in Spain for more than a decade and, of course, had the opportunity to try out many of their traditional recipes. You can serve tortilla de patatas for breakfast, as an … Read More
Beef Tripe Soup (Ciorba de Burta)
Beef tripe soup (ciorba de burta) is one of the most popular Romanian soups. Pretty much every traditional Romanian restaurant servers this soup. It takes several hours to cook the beef tripe (unless you have a pressure cooker) but it’s definitely worth the effort. It has a distinctive flavour and … Read More
Fruit Yogurt Filling With Sour Cherries
Ingredients: 650 g fruit yogurt, at room temperature 150 g powdered sugar 375 ml whipping cream (+ 70-100 g powdered sugar if the whipping cream is not sweet) 30 g gelatin 200 g pitted sour cherries Directions: This fruit yogurt filling with sour cherries is the easiest … Read More
