My son wanted an Earth cake that was a full globe and had the core, mantle, etc inside for his sixth birthday. Well… We almost ended up as flat earthers. Instead we have a hamburger shaped Earth, since I vastly underestimated the amount of batter I would need for two full hemispheres.
I made white cake balls, then put them in a small hemisphere filled with yellow cake batter, baked that, then did the same with a large hemisphere pan and red velvet batter. It domed so much that I don’t think the layers will show when we cut the cake. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I didn’t take pictures of the process, but these are the pans I used.
If it’s worth it when we cut the cake tonight I’ll post pics of the inside.
The outside is just plain old American buttercream with terribly disproportionate land masses (Hawaii is huuuge! ) and a star approximately where Dallas (our home) is.
We had leftover yellow batter so I made a small hemisphere and made the moon to complement the Earth. There would have been a comet, but someone decided to sample the cake.
Kiddo loves it, and that’s all that matters to me. Edit to add inside view it turned out pretty good! The white core is super small, but I don’t think it made that much of a difference.
Wow! So cool!!! Your son must be so stoked! Please do share a photo of the inside- that sounds totally cool!
Sphere cakes are so hard, because they just defy gravity. I did a Pokeball for a friend’s daughters’ birthday, and promptly swore off ever doing any spherical cakes again!
My hat’s off to you!!!
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AIMR
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I would have no idea how a round cake would even be held together…I think your cake embodies the idea that your kiddo wanted…it looks like Earth and the moon is terrific…you did great…I love the fun you put into it…and can’t wait to get a glimpse of the inside…
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Lynx
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I love your son!! What an amazing cake! You ed this so hard! And I squeeled when I saw my home state of Alaska so beautifully!
I love this! And, even though you only got a partial globe for the Earth, it still conveys the idea and looks pretty cool! I, too, would love to see what it looks like when it’s sliced- I bet it’ll be better than you think! Thanks for explaining how you made it, too. If I can find decent-sized bowls, I might actually give it a try!
) and a star approximately where Dallas (our home) is.
ed this so hard! And I squeeled when I saw my home state of Alaska so beautifully!
