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.
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Who’s in the mood for tacos? I don’t know about you but yesterday hubby and I were really craving for some beef tacos. And why go to a restaurant when it’s so easy to make them in your own kitchen! So, as soon as I got home from work, I headed straight to the kitchen and our dinner was ready in … Read More
Pork Teriyaki Stir-Fry
Whether it’s pork, chicken or shrimp teriyaki, we love this easy-to-make and tasty meal. However, I must admit this is the very first time I’m trying to make pork teriyaki at home. I’ve looked at several recipes and in the end I came up with the version below. It turned out excellent! I just loved … Read More
Lady Fingers Fruit Cake – Tort Diplomat
This Lady Fingers Fruit Cake is extremely easy to make and a very refreshing dessert. I love it because it’s very light, not overly sweet and perfect for any occasion! Also, it's a no-bake cake that requires just a few ingredients: fresh or canned fruits, whipping cream, some eggs, gelatine and lady … Read More
Chicken and Green Peas Stew
This is a very popular dish in Romania, especially during summer time. Since it’s such a simple, healthy and tasty meal, I cook this quite often regardless of the season. Traditionally, it’s a vegetarian stew but, I like adding chicken. One of the key ingredients for this stew is the fresh dill … Read More
Ham and Cheese Roll
Ham and cheese rolls, wraps or sandwiches are very popular as appetizers. This weekend I’ve decided to give these a slightly different twist and make a Ham and Cheese Roll using a cottage cheese, ham and peppers filling rolled in a sheet of cheddar cheese (no bread or pita bread). If you have a … Read More
Spaghetti with Salami
Spaghetti with Salami is one of my mother’s quick and easy recipes. She used to cook pasta quite often when I was a kid. It’s so easy to make that there is no reason you cannot have pasta quite often. You can have your perfect family meal ready in just half an hour. I really like this recipe with … Read More
Chocolate Strawberry Cake
This weekend was my husband’s birthday. Even though we went out for dinner and didn’t have a party this year, I couldn’t resist making him a cake. Since he’s a chocoholic and also loves strawberries, I’ve decided to make him a Chocolate Strawberry Cake. It was a rich, moist and delicious cake and he … Read More
How to Make Honey Fondant for Covering and Decorating Cakes
Fondant can be used to cover cakes or as modeling paste to create all kinds of shapes and decorations for your cake. It not only looks beautiful but, it helps keep the cake fresh. Time: 20 min, Prep: 20 min. Should be enough to cover a 22.9 x 22.9-cm (9x9-inch) cake. Ingredients: 16 g … Read More
Oven-Baked Pork Sirloin Chops
There are many mouth-watering recipes for roasted pork sirloin out there. I prepared these baked pork chops with white wine, garlic and other spices. We are big fans of garlic because of its flavour and health benefits so I have decided to try out this simple recipe that I found on a website (but … Read More
