Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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My Dad's 70th birthday cake! I absolutely loved making this cake. So much fun. Plus, he loved it too, and that's all that matters right?

Want to see more 50's/ diner/ retro cakes? Leave a comment with your ideas.

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Materials -
• One 7" and two 6" round cakes - made using our white chocolate mud cake recipe (see link below)
• 500g (1lb 1oz) white chocolate ganache (see link below)
• 1.4kg (3lb 2oz) modelling chocolate (one batch - see recipe link below) mostly Americolor Super Red, but a small amount tinted gray and black using Americolor Super Black
• glass bowl (6-7" wide)
• 10” square cake board - covered in black and white fondant
• Large spatula - amzn.to/1Vtq19X
• Turntable - Ikea
• 7” Cake plate
• 5” Cake plate
• Large Bread Knife - amzn.to/1qXhtew
• Metal/ Plastic scraper - amzn.to/1Tc5ocs
• Parchment/ Baking paper
• Large rolling pin - amzn.to/1YARC6x
• Small rolling pin - - amzn.to/1Slg8Ku
• Cornflour/ Cornstarch
• Sugar glue
• Small paintbrush
• Pizza cutter - amzn.to/1r5FyA4
• Exacto knife - amzn.to/22BXAFk
• Royal icing
• Gumballs
• Wooden dowels
• Pencil
• Conduit cutters - amzn.to/1TLYauW
• Moonstone Luster Dust (Dark Silver)
• Clear alcohol or rose spirit to mix with luster
• Round cookie cutters (2" and 1 1/4") - amzn.to/1TUZYqc

See us make the white chocolate mud cake - youtu.be/YvcUnx4s43c
Ganache recipe - youtu.be/tAbD9BVPqIo
How to make modelling chocolate - youtu.be/A8TMVFdVc28
Stack a two tier cake - youtu.be/cP5u-9RPLlo