After this disastrous (but well-intentioned) experiment, I was convinced that spherical cake baking was all but impossible; baker Rhiannon of the blog Cakecrumbs has proven me (very, very) wrong. She's the wizard behind this spectacular confection, modeled after the
planet Jupiter, complete with Great Red Spot and a layer of blue hydrogen.
Rhiannon writes, "I detailed the atmosphere of Jupiter by covering the cake with
ivory marshmallow fondant, then dry brushing a combination of ivory, brown and
maroon edible ink...Once all the base colours were down I started removing colour to create the
storms or other distinguishing features and topping it off with highlights. The
whole process took about 8 hours with teeny tiny brushes."
In the words of one enthusiastic commenter, "I WOULD EAT THIS WITH MY BARE HANDS THIS IS MAGNIFICENT." See the full post on Cakecrumbs, here. Happy Wednesday!
I think my jaw dropped a little when I saw this.
ReplyDeleteOMG. I didn't realize this is a cake when I first saw this!
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative cake!! xo akiko
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Wow. That looks unreal! Long time reader ps. Hi! :)
ReplyDeleteIncredible! Almost too detailed to eat!
ReplyDeleteReally wonderful! I think Jupiter has always been my favorite planet.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing. I would definitely eat this with my bare hands.
ReplyDelete"wow" is all i can say.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Such a good paint job!
ReplyDeleteAre you freaking kidding me?!?! That is amazing!! And here I was being all proud of myself for making a cake in a tin can. Geeze Shoko, just one up me (plus a million) why don't you! :)
ReplyDeleteit's glorious!
ReplyDeleteDakota, hi! Thank you so much for reading!
ReplyDeleteTara, a cake in a tin can is VERY impressive! :)
Amazing.
ReplyDeleteWow! That cake looks amazing!
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