Bubblegum Machine Cake

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Kiddo turned six yesterday and requested a bubblegum machine cake. He was slightly disappointed that it didn’t function, but the surprise interior kind of made up for it.

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The cake base was an $2 plastic candy vessel from a party store that I painted the inside green with acrylic paint. The outside coin mechanism was fondant that I rolled and cut/stamped with cookie cutters and added details with icing tips as stamps. I painted it with dark gray luster dust mixed with orange extract since it was the only flavoring I had that listed alcohol instead of water. The top of the bubblegum bowl was created the same way.

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The inside was so. much. cake. It was the equivalent of three cake mixes. I baked a bunch of small spheres in rainbow colors then layered them in the hemisphere pans with a full white cake recipe. They’re stacked and iced together, but I made sure to add sturdy dowels in the base layer and a cardboard cake board in the middle. It made a huge difference.

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Kiddo was happy, but so tired by the time we ate cake (after a full day of playing with his brother and cousins who we haven’t seen since last Halloween) that he barely managed a few bites.

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This is the best most wonderful cake EVER! I happen to adore old timey bubble gum machines, I don’t know why but I do. Fabulous work, mom, really top notch!

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OMG this is truly incredible!

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So cool!

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A cake full of wonder! Your exterior details are so great and what a treat that the inside is so special, too!

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What a surprise! You knocked this outta the park!

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Wow, what a fantastic surprise inside! Must have been a crazy amount of work. Amazing result!

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So fun! I love the details on the topper and mechanism.

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Wow, that’s super impressive!!

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This is just the coolest! You seriously need to be on one of those cake bake off shows.

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This is so cool! It sounds like the kiddo had a great birthday :smiley:

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Wow! I love this! I knew this was one of yours from the thumbnail!

PS will you be my mom, too? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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:cowboy_hat_face: YeeeEEEE-HAW! Your handmade goodness is one of this week’s Featured Projects! :fireworks:

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I love the ‘bubblegum’ inside!! What a great added detail that really takes the cake to the next level! This cake is AMAZING!!

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Oh my stars, this is fantastic!!

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I knew it was reminding me of something - it’s a showstopper cake! Like when GBBO contestants have to bake a cake with a surprise inside, or make it stand up, etc. You combined multiple categories into one! :star_struck: :heart_eyes:

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Agree with @Magpie that this is truly the best cake ever. What a lot of creativity and ingenuity you used in not only the construction but the design…with those cake gumballs inside?! It’s really amazing!

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Wowza! I thought the outside with a round cake was impressive, then I saw that inside. You are one dedicated mom for doing all that. I feel like I am going all out when I spring for the ice cream cake. Ha! Absolutely the best cake I have ever seen!

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