Bimby Chocolate Cake

[Frozzie]

Ooo the pram cake would be good with a normal round size cake with top right quarter cit out and even two cupcakes as wheels as find those ones quite big and plain icing with different colour trim piped on.. Go on uni... Dare ya lol

[EmeraldSue]

I need to make a racing track cake for my son's birthday on the weekend. I was going to try this, but he wants a vanilla cake. Should I just omit the cocoa or try the basic butter cake recipe on this forum. I haven't made an ordinary cake in my Thermo Chef yet.

[Frozzie]

Just omit the cacao and add some extra vanilla..

[Cornish Cream]

My girlfriend made the two round bimby cakes and i cut it and decorated it for her however was very rushed as she was supposed to come over in the morning but ended up arriving 2 hours before the party with warm cakes...arghhh

Also ordered pastes to get the right colours but they didnt arrive so made do with what i had..her son was happy so thats all that matters (i guess)

Here is a photo

Bruce is awesome Kim. 

[Frozzie]

Xx

[obbie]

love the photo of the cake.

Robyn

[EmeraldSue]

I did make this for my son's birthday yesterday without the cocoa and extra vanilla in my Thermo Chef. It worked perfectly!
It was the first time I have made a cake in the Thermo Chef and it was sooo easy.
Thanks for the advice 

[judydawn]

That looks great ES, is he 8 or is that just the shape of a racetrack?

[EmeraldSue]

Yes. He was 8 and was supposed to have a scaletrics party racing cars, but we had to cancel the night before as it was too hot (40 C). The party was going to be in a shed. The forecast for Saturday kept going up all week. I made traffic light biscuits and tiny teddy racing cars too all in a racing car theme. We had the party at home instead with a Lego theme. The kids had a great time anyway.

[dede]

Great cake ES, I forget that the Bimby choc cake can also be a vanilla cake minus the cocoa. Must try that next time for a change. I made this yesterday as well.

[Frozzie]

Great cake es 😊

[CreamPuff63]

so professional - very, very clever ES

[Cornish Cream]

Superb cake ES

[EmeraldSue]

Thanks for all your lovely comments about the cake. When I was a child it was a family tradition that you could choose a cake from the Women's  Weekly birthday cake booklets. My mum didn't like cooking much, but she would always make a special effort for our birthdays. I have continued the tradition with my children, and I have a lot of fun doing it! They can choose whatever they want and i'll do my best to make it.

[Bonsai]

Choosing a cake from the WW book was a highlight for my kids as well. I must admit there were a few that I backed away from doing but most were a lot of fun and the kids were always really delighted even if the funnel was sagging on the train or the duck's beak fell off!