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Formula 1 Themed Birthday Cake Idea

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Last Updated on 21st August 2021 by Vicki

Formula One Themed Cake

Hi all, what do you think of this Formula 1 themed birthday cake idea? Remember the racing themed cake that I made for my nephew? Well, I liked it so much that I adapted the design for my husband’s birthday. It would also make a great Father’s Day cake too. Previously, I showed how I made the trophy and racing helmet cake toppers. In this post, I show how to make the traffic lights (or warning signals as my husband keeps correcting me!) and the champagne bottle. As usual, there is a list of all the items I used at the bottom of the page.

Traffic Lights/Warning Lights Cake Decoration Tutorial

I made the warning lights from Renshaw Flower and Modelling Paste in Dahlia Black.

Rectangle shaped black modelling paste

Take a large piece of modelling paste and roll it into a long sausage shape. Make it at least 12cm long, 4cm wide and about 1cm thick.

Making holes in black modelling paste

Use the larger end of a ball tool to make a line of holes in the modelling paste.

Rectangle shaped modelling paste with four holes

Now trim the modelling paste into a rectangle shape. My shape was roughly 2.5cm wide and 10cm tall. Repeat this process to make another light.

Rolling some grey modelling paste with a cake smoother

To make the pole roll a tube of grey modelling paste to the same height of your lights. You want it to be about the thickness of a pen. I coloured my white modelling paste grey by adding a tiny amount of PME Midnight Black food colouring paste to it.

Balck retangle modelling paste next to a grey tube of modelling paste

Trim it to the same height of your light. Now repeat to make the second one. Leave the lights and poles to harden overnight.

Making The Visors

Two small circles of black modelling paste

Take a small circle cutter and cut out two circles of black modelling paste. My cutter is about the size of a penny.

Black circles cut into 3

Cut each circle in to 3 as can be seen above.

Rectangle piece of black modelling paste with four holes

You will now have four semi circles, one of which you can see above. These will be the visors to go above each individual light.

Making the shade on the traffic light

Use some glue to stick a semi circle into the premade hole, as can be seen above.

Making the shade on the traffic light

The larger end of a ball tool can help to promote a curve shape.

Making the shade on the traffic light

Repeat this with the other three visors.

Attaching The Pole

Four flat rectangle pieces of black modelling paste

Roll out some black modelling paste and cut out four strips about 1cm in width and long enough to wrap around the pole.

Making a racing themed cake decoration

Stick these on the side of the lights as can be seen above.

Making a racing themed cake decoration

Now, stick the other sides of the strips to the pole, as can be seen above.

Making a racing themed cake decoration

Add a small amount of glue to each strip and then carefully wrap them around the poles. Repeat to make the other light, but make sure you stick the pole on the opposite side to the first one.

Adding The Coloured Lights

red, green and yellow balls of modelling paste

Take some red, green and yellow fondant and form them into balls of the same size.

Making a racing themed cake decoration

Place these balls into the premade holes as can be seen above. Use a little glue to help them stick.

Making a Formula 1 themed cake decoration

Use the larger end of a ball to flatten the balls and secure them in place.

Racing car warning light cake decoration

So that’s your warning light made. Read on to see how to make the champagne bottle.

Champagne/Wine Bottle Cake Topper Tutorial

To make the champagne bottle I coloured some white modelling paste green using PME Pea Green food colouring paste.

Rolling green modelling paste into a tube with a cake smoother

Take a small piece of modelling paste and roll it into a sausage shape.

Tube of green modelling paste

Rolling with a cake smoother will help to achieve a smooth finish.

Shaping a green tube of modelling paste

Roll the top between your fingers so the paste narrows. This will form the neck of the bottle.

Shaping a green tube of modelling paste

You could also roll it between the palms of your hands.

Bottle shaped green modelling paste

Trim off the end as can be seen above.

Shaping some modelling paste into a bottle shape with a cake smoother

Neaten the lower part of the bottle. TOP TIP! Roll between two cake smoothers.

Making a hole in a bottle cake topper

Use the small end of a ball tool to make a hole in the top of the bottle.

Making The Label and Cork

To make the label I coloured some white modelling paste with PME Old Gold food colouring paste.

Gold shape square piece of flat modelling paste

Roll out and cut a square shape that is the correct size for your bottle.

Making a bottle cake topper

Stick this on the bottle as can be seen above.

Making a bottle cake topper

To make the cork, form a small tear shaped piece of paste.

Making a bottle cake topper

Stick the narrow end of the tear shape into your premade hole.

Champagne cake topper tutorial

Secure and neaten with your fingers.

Champagne cake topper tutorial

To make the label around the neck cut out a small circle of white paste. I used the end of a piping tip to do this.

Strip of gold modelling paste

Form a thin strip of paste.

Making a Formula 1 themed cake topper

Attach this around the neck of the bottle as can be seen above.

I hope you liked learning how to make these Formula 1 themed cake toppers! You may also be interested in the BMW themed racing cake that I made for my nephew. In the tutorial I show how to make a racing car helmet and trophy cake toppers.

Racing car Themed Two Tier Cake
BMW Themed Cake Idea

I made both the TOP DAD and BMW themed cake toppers from my Cricut Explore Air 2. I absolutely love my Cricut! It’s a lush pastel green colour and I’m still in the fascinated stage of watching it intently as it cuts out my designs! I’m still learning it to be honest, but am loving what I am able to create from it. I love being able to create a design that fits perfectly and is able to compliment the design of my cake.

Items Used To Make These Formula 1 Themed Cake Decorations

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