Fireman Sam

My first attempt at vehicles and figures. It had to be Fireman Sam.

I had several lesson whilst doing this cake. Do allow enough time and prepare your fondant parts in advance. I did not - so I am not exactly happy about this one but It came together at the end.

I used bread tin to bake sponges in this time. I made three chocolate ones and one banana one.

3x (200g of caster sugar, 200g of butter, 200g - one table spoon of self rising flour , one table spoon of coco powder, 3 table spoons of water and three eggs)

and

200g of caster sugar, 200g of butter, 200g of self rising flour, 3 table spoons of water , half banana and three eggs

for buttercream : 200 g of butter with 450 g of icing sugar with 4 table spoons of milk , 2 tea spoons of strawberry essence and pink food coloring

Cake is filled with buttercream , forest fruit and jam and then covered with btter cream.

Prepare fondant - color it red and cover the cake.

Prepare small part of fondant - grey windows, red and white bumper, side mirrors in black, blue front lights,hydrant in red, pieces of ladder, grey panels for sides of the car and Fireman Sam.

I should have allow more drying time before sticking parts on the car - it would have look better.