Aeroplane Cake

I was approached to design a cake for a 60th Birthday celebration. The Birthday boy has worked for British Airways at Heathrow Airport for over 30 years and his Daughter asked me if it would be possible to include a Boeing 747 on the cake.

Here at Restoration Cake, we are not afraid of a challenge!

We decided to make a simple Chocolate Mud Cake - which is probably my favourite cake in my recipe book - cover it in sky blue icing and fluffy clouds, and crown the whole thing off with a plane made of fondant icing.


This is me, attaching a red ribbon around the sky blue basic cake.

We had shaped the body of the plane, as well as the wings and tail fins, the night before in white fondant icing, which was now firm enough to handle and paint.


Windows and doors painted on and tail fin and body branded in BA red and blue.

Then comes the scary bit... putting the plane together on the cake. If the model breaks at this stage, you end up with a real plane-crash of a Birthday cake!


Thankfully, there is a certain amount of artistic license that can be taken in cake design - while the plane's wing is rigid and attached to the body of the plane, it is also supported from beneath by the engines and a strategically positioned cloud!


When we shaped the body, small ridges were made to hold the wings and tail fins secure. Before the pieces are inserted, a small amount of royal icing is applied as a glue. Ever made a model aeroplane? Thankfully, my partner in crime has made many and all his boyhood hobbycrafting came in most useful for this job!


Checking everything is in-line!


Sealing the tail fin into the body with royal icing, which is smoothed into a seamless join with a paintbrush.

So at this point, we stood back and admired our work.







I am off now to order the entire DVD set of Ace of Cakes for Chris, who has discovered a real talent for edible model-making! Watch this space for more awesome creations from Restoration Cake!

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