Downloadable Course Material
If you would like to approximately match the size of the artwork in the tutorial, print the downloadable files at 100% size. If you require your artwork to be smaller or larger, just adjust the print size accordingly.
3D Semi Trailer Truck Cake Tutorial Course Material
This PDF document contains templates and guides to help you with this tutorial.
While not everything on this list is absolutely required, these are the things used in this tutorial video.
Of course you are welcome to find alternative ways of doing things and we would love to hear if you've
discovered an easier method or better tool to achieve good results. Please note that some items may be listed as sets,
and it is usually recommended to have full sets, it may not be neccessary. In most cases, only one item from a set is actually used
in the tutorial. Please watch the tutorial before purchasing any items to make sure you are not buying anything you don't need.
Tools & Materials
Masking & Layering
- Set of icing spatulas
- Set of scrapers (hard and flexible)
Rolling & Coating
- Set of PVC pipes (30mm to 40mm thick, 40cm & 20cm long)
- Rolling pin (30cm long)
- Powder shaker (Filled with starch)
- Needle or pin (to pop air bubbles)
- Perfections strips
- Fondant smoother
Modelling & Shaping
- Modelling tools
- Plastic cutlery (knife, fork, spoon)
- Hard pastry margarine/shortening
- Oil cooking spray
Cutting & Slicing
- Set of knives
- Craft knife
- Pizza cutter
- Box cutter
- Set of scissors
Planning & Templates
- Flipchart sheets (70cm x 50cm)
- Semi transparent silicon baking sheets (70cm x 50cm)
- White cellophane sheets (70cm x 50cm, on side matt)
- Basic stationary (pencils, marker pens, ruler etc.)
- Semi transparent plastic file separators
- Plastic sleeves
Cold Spray
For quickly cooling chocolate used for gluing
Styrofoam Block
10cm x 10cm x 7cm. For making 2 moulds for front wheel mudguards
Cake Board
Base profile cut for 3 cakes, tractor, trailer 1 and 2
A piece of wood coated with fabric and temporarily covered with cellophane to keep fabric clean until the cake is complete. For more information, watch our tutorial on
how to cover a cake board with fabric .
Cake Board
5x Rectangular. For 3 cakes and 2 Under carriages
A piece of wood coated with fabric and temporarily covered with cellophane to keep fabric clean until the cake is complete. For more information, watch our tutorial on
how to cover a cake board with fabric .
Cellophane
For coating cake bases and lining for chocolate work
Texture sheet
For stepping platforms
Silver luster
Mixed with alcohol for spraying
Rolling Pins
For lines
Preferably with no scratches or dents.
Thickness guides
5mm, 10mm
Recipes & Ingredients
Total 9kg mixture
Baked 6x 1500g in 45cm x 28cm rectangular trays
OR any squarish trays in 2.5cm height
A moist and rich chocolate mud cake aerated with baking powder and soda bicarbonate. A very dark and dense mud cake which contains a lot of…
Total 4kg
3kg for sandwiching
1kg for masking
Chocolate ganache is nothing but pure chocolate melted with a generous amount of boiling fresh cream. This smooth airless chocolate cream makes a lot of things…
Dark Chocolate (Compound)
1.5 kg
Compound chocolate is a product made from a combination of cocoa, vegetable fat, and sweeteners. It is used as a lower-cost alternative to true chocolate, as…
Rolled Fondant
500g White1250g Denim Blue100g Black50g Orange50g Red
A commonly used sugar paste for coating cakes. Also known as RTR (ready to roll) fondant.
1.3kg White1.2kg Black600g Burgundy
A thick sugar paste, similar to gum paste, that can be molded into different shapes and forms. When dried, it is hard and brittle. Unlike gum…
i am trying to print out templates i am having problems with some pages
pages 2 and 3 are the same picture
i don’t have page 8 is blank
pages 10-15 are blank
hope you can help please
thank you
paul geach
Hi Paul, Apologies for the delay with my response. I have uploaded a new version. Please try downloading it again and let me know if you still have issues. Thank you
Hi Serkan
I am trying to download the templates for the cake, but I have slides 2, and 10-15 missing. Slide 2 and 3 are printing the same image. 10 to 15 are just coming out as blank sheets.
Hope you can help.
Thanks
Kath
Would you make the download file a pdf, it is an odg and not compatible with my Mac. Thank you Linda
Hi Linda, Apologies for this. It should be fixed up now. Let me know if you still have trouble. Thank you