How to Decorate a Disney Pixar Cars Cake
"Cars" is a popular Disney movie released in 2006 that follows the life of rookie sports car Lightning McQueen and the friends he meets along the way. Not only is this movie exceptionally popular, it is also a very popular birthday theme. If your child is requesting a "Cars" cake for his birthday, don't worry. Decorating a "Cars" cake is simple. Consult a picture and you'll have a cake with his favorite "Cars" character in no time. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Picture of "Cars" character
- Scissors
- Toothpicks
- Serrated knife
- White icing
- Food coloring
- Black gel icing
- Blue gel icing
Instructions
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Find a printable picture of a character from the movie "Cars" on Disney's "Cars" website or on any site with pictures from the movie. Ensure the picture is in color and is close to the same size as the cake to be decorated. If the picture is too small, adjust your printer's settings to print a zoomed version.
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Print the picture and cut it out carefully, following the lines exactly. Using the sharpest point of your scissors, make a slit on the lines in the picture to create a makeshift stencil. For instance, cut a slit around the details on the wheels, around the windshield and outlining the race car number.
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Lay the picture on top of the cake. Carefully hold the picture in place while using a toothpick to trace around the outside of the picture, outlining it completely. Be careful not to shift the picture at all. Run your toothpick along the cuts you made inside the lines of the picture to trace the details onto the cake. Remove the paper. Cut the excess cake from the edges of the car.
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Separate the white icing into bowls, basing the amount you will need for each color according to the picture. For instance, if you are decorating Lighting McQueen, you will need red icing most, with a little yellow and orange icing. Mix food coloring with the different icings until you reach the desired colors.
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Ice the cake completely, following the lines you drew on the cake. Use black icing to line around the details of the car and to draw the pupils of the eyes. Use blue icing to draw blue irises around the eyes.
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Tips & Warnings
To get a more defined lines when icing the cake, empty the icing into a plastic bag and cut off one corner of the bag. Squeeze the icing from the hole like an icing bag.
