{"id":3967,"date":"2013-11-29T18:37:11","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T08:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=3967"},"modified":"2021-01-11T12:28:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T01:28:35","slug":"thomas-train-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/thomas-train-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Thomas Train Cake Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"comment-rating-field-pro-plugin\"><div class=\"rating-container crfp-group-1\"><span class=\"label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/thomas-train-cake\/#comments\">Rate it  <\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t       \t\t<span class=\"rating-always-on\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"crfp-rating crfp-rating-5\" style=\"width:80px\"><a href=\"#comments\">5<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<div align=center>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J3WUmh6cODI?rel=0\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Would your Thomas obsessed pre-schooler love a themed birthday party with an amazing cake in the shape of the famous little blue train? \u00a0Well, you&#8217;re not alone. Thomas the Tank Engine toys are amongst the best-selling preschool items in the US, UK and Australia. Kids everywhere love a Thomas party and thankfully, plenty of other brave parents have paved the way (check out their\u00a0<a title=\"thomas train party cake ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/best-of-the-web-thomas-the-tank-engine-parties-cakes-and-food\/\" target=\"_blank\">party ideas here<\/a>). And read on for step by step instructions to make the 3D Thomas train cake.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>To make this Thomas Cake you will need:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Cake &amp; Fondant Template<\/strong><\/p>\n<div align=center>\t<p class=\"product woocommerce add_to_cart_inline \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"?add-to-cart=7666\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-product_id=\"7666\" data-product_sku=\"\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"button buy-it-now-button add_to_cart_button product_type_simple\"><span class='button-label'>Buy<\/span><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;<\/span>5.99<\/bdi><\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/paypalvisaetcforunderselz\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This Thomas cake will serve 40 people, you can scale it down if you have less guests.<br \/>\n<strong>Cake: <\/strong>two and a half times the <a title=\"Chocolate Cake Recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/chocolate-cake-recipe\/\">rich chocolate cake recipe<\/a> baked into five trays 25cm (9.84 inches) x 38cm (14.96 inches) baked at 356F (180 degrees Celsius) for 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/thomas train cake\/Thomas train birthday cake\/thomas the tank engine fondant\/thomas train birthday cake ideas\/3D thomas train cake tutorial\/thomas cake ideas.jpg\" alt=\"thomas train cake tutorial\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fn\"><strong>Fondant for thomas train cake<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>400g (14.11 ounces) black fondant<br \/>\n650g (22.93 ounces) blue fondant<br \/>\n450g (15.87 ounces) red fondant<br \/>\n30g (1.06 ounces) yellow fondant<br \/>\n160g (5.64 ounces) grey fondant<br \/>\nNote: Fondant quantities are actual amounts used on the cake, so allow extra for rolling out.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/thomas train cake\/Thomas train birthday cake\/thomas the tank engine fondant\/thomas train birthday cake ideas\/3D thomas train cake tutorial\/thomas train cake fondant.jpg\" alt=\"thomas train cake fondant ann reardon\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frosting for train cake:<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo quantities of <a title=\"Buttercream Cupcake Frosting Recipes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/buttercream-cupcake-frosting-recipes\/\">buttercream recipe <\/a> in flavour of your choice<br \/>\nTwo quantities of <a title=\"Chocolate Ganache Recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/chocolate-ganache\/\">ganache recipe<\/a>, allow to cool completely at room temp overnight.  Whip together with the buttercream, use to cover the outside of the train before adding fondant. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Equipment needed for train cake:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0018BOXWQ\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0018BOXWQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=howtocookthat-20\" target=\"_blank\">Fondant extruder<\/a> (makes it quicker and easier but optional you can roll long skinny snakes instead).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00004S1CI\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00004S1CI&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=howtocookthat-20\" target=\"_blank\">Circle cutters<\/a><br \/>\nRuler<br \/>\nPizza cutter (optional)<br \/>\ndrinking straw to cut small circles<br \/>\nrolling pin<br \/>\nnon-stick baking paper<br \/>\nspray oil<br \/>\nmetal piping tip or something with 1.7cm (0.67 inches) diameter to cut circle<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/thomas train cake\/Thomas train birthday cake\/thomas the tank engine fondant\/thomas train birthday cake ideas\/3D thomas train cake tutorial\/thomas train cake tutorial recipe.jpg\" alt=\"thomas train cake tutorial\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Thomas The Tank Engine Birthday Cake\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/thomas-the-tank-engine-birthday-cake\/\">To make the thomas train face see this previous post:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/thomas train cake\/Thomas train birthday cake\/thomas the tank engine fondant\/thomas train birthday cake ideas\/3D thomas train cake tutorial\/thomas train cake how to cook that ann reardon.jpg\" alt=\"thomas train cake face how to reardon\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1: Make the fondant details ahead of time so they can dry out (see video)<\/p>\n<p>2: Bake the cakes, prepare the frosting and make the simple syrup. \u00a0This can be done 2 days before the party. See above for quantities.<\/p>\n<p>3: Construct and decorate the cake the day before the party. \u00a0See the video for demonstration. You will need a very strong cake board that is at least 35cm (13.78 inches) long and 20cm (7.87 inches) wide. <\/p>\n<p>4. If it is very hot where you live, store in the fridge otherwise room temperature is fine.<\/p>\n<p>5. Enjoy the birthday boy or girl&#8217;s face when they see their Thomas cake. Don&#8217;t forget to take photos!<br \/>\nby Ann Reardon<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"updated\">2013<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \n  \"@type\": \"Recipe\", \n  \"name\": \"3D Thomas Train Cake Recipe\",\n  \"image\": \"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/best-of-the-web-thomas-the-tank-engine-parties-cakes-and-food\/\",\n  \"description\": \"Would your Thomas obsessed pre-schooler love a themed birthday party with an amazing cake in the shape of the famous little blue train?  Well, you\u2019re not alone. Thomas the Tank Engine toys are amongst the best-selling preschool items in the US, UK and Australia. Kids everywhere love a Thomas party and thankfully, plenty of other brave parents have paved the way (check out their party ideas here). 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Thomas the Tank Engine toys are amongst the best-selling preschool items in the US, UK and Australia. Kids everywhere love a Thomas party and thankfully, plenty of other brave parents have paved the way (check out their\u00a0party ideas here). And read on for step by step instructions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,748],"tags":[31,972,29,47,995,952,163,1619,1065,1617,1614,1615,302,1616,184,1618,1620],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3967"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3967"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116456,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3967\/revisions\/116456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}