There it is, after a night in my fridge at home, 8 hours chilling in my fridge at work, and a 5 1/2 hour drive to Frenchtown NJ in a cooler filled with ice packs. I am proud to report, it was a hit... and quite delicious =)Over the forth of July weekend, I visited my wonderful boyfriend in New Jersey. That weekend also happen to be his 20th birthday. I thought that I would be a nice gesture to make a cake for the event and after some deliberation, decided on a jeep. My boyfriend, Nick, is into "offroading" (taking your lifted or custom vehicle, usually a jeep, and driving through mud, over rocks, and up or down giant hills, etc.) and desperately wants to buy himself a Wrangler; he's obsessed. Currently he owns a Jeep Grand Cherokee, champagne color, with a 4 inch lift and rear locker (I hope I covered it all Nick!) And so a Jeep Grand Cherokee cake seemed appropriate.
It took 2 hours to bake, 2 hours to cool, and 2 hours to decorate; all of this I completed on a Wednesday night after an 8-hour day at work, while trying to pack for the weekend. It was definitely a baking adventure!
The Ground: Chocolate Cake, bake according to directions on the box. Nuts to make the ground look rocky and coco powder for a muddy effect.
The Jeep: Confetti Cake, 2 boxes... baked in a car mold for 1 1/2-2 hours, then shaped into a jeep using extra cake.
The frosting: white frosting and yellow food coloring, black frosting, and marshmallows for the headlights and mirrors.
Let me know if you would like to know more details on how to create a Jeep Cake.
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