The Tumbler Cake Project
Tumbler Cake Project – cake and cupcakes featuring Tumbler, a character from the Bob the Builder cartoon series. Price available upon request.
“… can we build it?”
So goes a line from the Bob the Builder theme song. This was also the challenge for this cake project.
When a former classmate asked me to create the cake and cupcakes for her son’s fourth birthday, I was thrilled. Not only because I will see A._ again after ten years or so, but also because well, I love making cakes and cupcakes.
Question: What does your boy love so I can incorporate it into the design? Answer: Tumbler from the Bob the Builder cartoon series.
Actually, little N._ loves cement mixer toys and the Tumbler character is a cement mixer. I had planned on making a chocolate image of Tumbler so I needed a cartoon drawing but surprisingly, I could not find any after scouring the internet and bookstores (for coloring books). Sure there were plenty of images but they were photos of the real toy so I thought why not just get the real thing instead and make it as the cake topper that can also double as my present to the birthday boy 
. A trip to several toy stores yielded nothing. Oh elusive Tumbler, where art thou? So I just improvised as what bakers at the end of their ropes do.
Toppers were images of Bob’s friends printed on sticker paper and made into cupcake picks. Flavors included Orange Creamsicle, Chocolate Naranja, Atis Delight, Dalmatian and Fortune Cookie.
As with the Alice in Wonderland chocolate cake placard, I placed the Tumbler topper the same way.
A._ later told me that her guests loved the cupcakes — not too sweet, soft and moist. Her husband G._ said the cake was one of the best he tasted. Aww, thanks! As for the birthday boy, he sure has an affinity to orange and chocolate – a budding gourmand, for sure!
Thanks A._ for making me a part of your family’s special celebration! It was nice seeing you and I look forward to our get-together soon!
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