A huge chunk of the kiddy population are absolutely tractor-mad. There’s an entire show dedicated to a tractor called Ted — Tractor Ted — and he is, quite genuinely, a cultural force. Clothes, wellies, books, lunch boxes… if it can be tractor-themed, it exists.

I may not personally understand the deep emotional pull of heavy agricultural machinery, but clearly many do. Little Cedric certainly does, and for his birthday his mum ordered a bespoke tractor on a farm birthday cake that was guaranteed to make a small superfan very, very happy.

I LOVE farm-themed cakes. They’re wholesome and cheerful, and there’s something undeniably joyful about a tiny fondant carrot poking out of buttercream soil. We’d previously created a tall tiered Old MacDonald Farm cake, which gave me acres of space to pack in a whole barnyard of details. But working on a dinky 6-inch canvas? Now that’s a delicious challenge. How much charm can one squeeze into a single tier? Turns out: a LOT.

I drew inspiration from another one of our creations — the Peter Rabbit cake — because if you can’t inspire yourself from time to time, what’s the point? The base is our chocolate hero sponge (yes, the same one from our chocolate hero sponge recipe) swathed in blue Swiss meringue buttercream. Then came the edible cabbages, tiny carrots, wooden fencing, chocolate-cake “soil”, a miniature shovel, and the stars of the show: a hand-modelled tractor and the sweetest little cow and sheep peeking over the edge.

We adored this farm-themed beauty so much we immediately added it to our children’s cakes to order collection — because every tractor-obsessed toddler (and a surprising number of adults) deserves their moment of muddy, barnyard-bliss.

If you'd like to customise your Farm Tractor cake — maybe you want a pig snuffling in the soil, a chicken or horse joining the party, a different coloured tractor, or even an entire cakescape complete with piglets, ducklings and a pond — it’s all entirely possible. Just email us with your wishlist and we’ll happily send over a custom quote. The only limit is how much cuteness you can physically handle.

Love,

Reshmi xoxo

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