Comments on: Lightning McQueen Birthday Cake http://andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/ making life delicious blog Sat, 19 May 2012 16:00:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: heather http://andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-33365 heather Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:15:32 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-33365 hi i just came across ur post and my boyfriend and i love it we were just discussing how we should make our sons 3rd bday april 30th cake he loves lightning we r going to attempt to make yours hope it turns out as good and yummy looking as urs did thanks for the details and inspiration sincerly heather hi i just came across ur post and my boyfriend and i love it we were just discussing how we should make our sons 3rd bday april 30th cake he loves lightning we r going to attempt to make yours hope it turns out as good and yummy looking as urs did thanks for the details and inspiration
sincerly heather

]]> By: Renna http://andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-31757 Renna Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:43:07 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-31757 Was your icing recipe previously posted in grams? Was your icing recipe previously posted in grams?

]]> By: Cris Gallegos http://andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-26606 Cris Gallegos Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:19:57 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-26606 please write the recipe in spanish for me... my son birthday is a december 7, please send me you recipe in spanish.. soo thanks!! please write the recipe in spanish for me… my son birthday is a december 7, please send me you recipe in spanish.. soo thanks!!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-26594 Elizabeth Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:42:20 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-26594 I have looked all over for instructions I could actually follow to make a 3-D Lighting cake. All of them had trouble keeping the spoiler on. Great idea to use Graham Crackers, and great tips on using homemade cake (which I like better anyway)! I'm using a recipe for a homemade chocolate cake my mom always made which is a little more dense. My husband will also be doing any of the artistic detailing. Wish us luck! I have looked all over for instructions I could actually follow to make a 3-D Lighting cake. All of them had trouble keeping the spoiler on. Great idea to use Graham Crackers, and great tips on using homemade cake (which I like better anyway)! I’m using a recipe for a homemade chocolate cake my mom always made which is a little more dense. My husband will also be doing any of the artistic detailing. Wish us luck!

]]> By: Andrea http://andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-17009 Andrea Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:27:33 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-17009 Hi Chady. We found Entenmann's chocolate donuts at our local grocery store, and they worked perfect. They make two sizes of the chocolate donuts. We look forward to seeing your finished cake! Hi Chady. We found Entenmann’s chocolate donuts at our local grocery store, and they worked perfect. They make two sizes of the chocolate donuts. We look forward to seeing your finished cake!

]]> By: Chady http://andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-17006 Chady Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:10:11 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-17006 Hi, I made this cake last night for my girlfriend's 30th birthday(a trial run for my son's 3rd birthday next month.)However, I am having a hard time finding the larger sized chocolate donuts. I have found the "mini's" but cant seem to find the regular sized ones. Do you happen to remember the brand or where I might find these?? Thanks so much!! I will send a picture of both cakes soon!! Hi,

I made this cake last night for my girlfriend’s 30th birthday(a trial run for my son’s 3rd birthday next month.)However, I am having a hard time finding the larger sized chocolate donuts. I have found the “mini’s” but cant seem to find the regular sized ones. Do you happen to remember the brand or where I might find these?? Thanks so much!! I will send a picture of both cakes soon!!

]]> By: Leah Smith http://andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-16801 Leah Smith Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:20:18 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-16801 I made this awesome cake for my son's third birthday this week. Thank you for the great idea. I did use a chocolate cake recipe and made a mini version out of one 9x13 inch cake, but your post was the major inspiration! I put a link to your page on my blog as well...here is a link to the post. http://www.kitchymamameals.com/2011/01/lifes-little-interruptions-pizza-and.html I made this awesome cake for my son’s third birthday this week. Thank you for the great idea. I did use a chocolate cake recipe and made a mini version out of one 9×13 inch cake, but your post was the major inspiration!

I put a link to your page on my blog as well…here is a link to the post.

http://www.kitchymamameals.com/2011/01/lifes-little-interruptions-pizza-and.html

]]> By: Maya Perez http://andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-15485 Maya Perez Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:05:44 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-15485 Hi, your cake looks amazing! I must say the thought of making a Lightning McQueen cake for my 4 year old is a bit daunting seeing as my previous attempts of birthday cakes were not great. My main issue is the frosting- I just cannot get it right! I might resort to fondant instead of frosting, but have never used it before and I'm not sure if the flavour will be right. 2 questions: 1) I see that while you did your frosting you had the cake on a layer of wax paper. How did you remove the paper later on? How do you make sure that the board the cake is presented on stays clean? 2) Do you by any chance have a non-dairy butter cream frosting recipe? Thanks so much, I'm really inspired! Maya (South Africa) Hi, your cake looks amazing! I must say the thought of making a Lightning McQueen cake for my 4 year old is a bit daunting seeing as my previous attempts of birthday cakes were not great. My main issue is the frosting- I just cannot get it right! I might resort to fondant instead of frosting, but have never used it before and I’m not sure if the flavour will be right. 2 questions:
1) I see that while you did your frosting you had the cake on a layer of wax paper. How did you remove the paper later on? How do you make sure that the board the cake is presented on stays clean?
2) Do you by any chance have a non-dairy butter cream frosting recipe?

Thanks so much, I’m really inspired!
Maya (South Africa)

]]> By: Andrea http://andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-14991 Andrea Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:09:01 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-14991 Hi Kari. The texture of cakes made from boxed mixes is typically too light for carving and we've not had good luck with them, which is why we use the America's Test Kitchen cake recipe. It hold its shape well when carving. The good think about Lightning McQueen is it's pretty much a rectangle with a little shaving for the windows and the front end, then carving out the holes for the donut wheels. I hope your son enjoys it! Hi Kari. The texture of cakes made from boxed mixes is typically too light for carving and we’ve not had good luck with them, which is why we use the America’s Test Kitchen cake recipe. It hold its shape well when carving. The good think about Lightning McQueen is it’s pretty much a rectangle with a little shaving for the windows and the front end, then carving out the holes for the donut wheels. I hope your son enjoys it!

]]> By: Kari http://andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-14990 Kari Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:06:08 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2007/12/07/lightening-mcqueen-birthday-cake/#comment-14990 Andrea! This cake is amazing! I've only tried making one fun cake before - a simple drum for my son's 3rd birthday. Even that was a struggle for me. Am I biting off more than I can chew by trying to make this cake? My son is in love with Lightning McQ and I'd love to surprise him with this. The last cake I made was with boxed cake mixes and it was so crumbly it was really hard to cut. I also had trouble removing it from the pan all in one piece. Do you think using your cake recipe rather than a boxed one will make much difference? Thanks so much for your time! Kari Andrea! This cake is amazing! I’ve only tried making one fun cake before – a simple drum for my son’s 3rd birthday. Even that was a struggle for me. Am I biting off more than I can chew by trying to make this cake? My son is in love with Lightning McQ and I’d love to surprise him with this. The last cake I made was with boxed cake mixes and it was so crumbly it was really hard to cut. I also had trouble removing it from the pan all in one piece. Do you think using your cake recipe rather than a boxed one will make much difference?
Thanks so much for your time!
Kari

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