Graduation Cake
When Miles informed me about a month ago that his classmates would like him to share a graduation cake with the group, the first thing that came into my mind was “this is going to be a challenging one!” Part of the reason, of course, is that Miles had a picture of a fancy graduation cake in mind.
From our first cake with fondant, to creating a Chocolate Cherry Cake, and later on a Festive Birthday Cake, we’ve learned a lot about cake decorations. This time around, is the ultimate challenge! Here is the big picture: two-layered cake resembles the laboratory bench and a drawer, plus some laboratory apparatus on the bench.
The cake making started a week before the cake even exists! To prepare Erlenmeyer flask and beaker, we used cereal treats (a.k.a. rice krispies). The same recipe as Rice Krispie Squares, except that we hand-molded the rice krispies into shapes of flask and beaker.
Miles prepared the second beaker, a stirring rod, as well as freehand flask, beaker, and funnel cut out shapes with gum paste (also known as sugar paste). They were let air-dry for several days.
One 9 x 13 x 2 inch marble cake was iced on top of the other, with white icing. Then, the cake was covered with fondant. Staying up “early” till 4 a.m. in the morning wasn’t very fun. But guess what? At least we got the major parts of the cake done. *Phew*
The Masterpiece that took us hours and hours to complete. A laboratory themed cake!
Erlenmeyer flask with Johnny Jump-ups around it. They are edible flowers that make nice decorations.
Bubbling potassium dichromate in the beaker. Caution! It’s hot to handle!
Chlorine gas is released from the beaker with a stirring rod. Spooky….
Happy Graduation to all the future graduates! Hope everyone enjoyed the cake ^v*
Tags: Cake
June 9th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Hi Girl, hmmm surprisingly Mom didn’t come across this earlier, just saw it today. Though some items are out of shape but that was a good try by both of you, hope it tasted nice :-P
June 10th, 2010 at 10:57 am
Hi Mom,
I wouldn’t say that it was a perfect cake. If it was, then I’ll be in bakery/cake decoration :P It was a good try for a big project like that; a decorated cake to feed 30 people.
I didn’t get to try it, but I’m sure it tasted nice.