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Impossible AI Lava Lamp Cake
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A creative and visually stunning lava lamp cake with floating cake pops inside clear gelatin layers, decorated with buttercream, fondant, and edible silver paint, illuminated with waterproof LED lights.
00:45:00 total
Serves 10
hard
Cake Dessert
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Ingredients
- cake layers - watch the video to see (quantity as needed for stacking and carving)
- Swiss meringue buttercream - watch the video to see (for filling and icing the cake)
- wooden dowel - 1 (1 center dowel for structural support)
- boba straws - 4 (4 straws for additional support)
- gray fondant - watch the video to see (to cover cake and cake board)
- Rice Krispie treats - watch the video to see (for making the top of the lava lamp)
- royal icing - watch the video to see (thin layer to coat Rice Krispie treats)
- silver luster dust - watch the video to see (mixed with vodka to make edible silver paint)
- vodka - watch the video to see (to mix with silver luster dust for edible paint)
- cake scraps - watch the video to see (mixed with Swiss meringue buttercream to make cake pop dough)
- white coating chocolate - watch the video to see (for dipping cake pops)
- sugar - watch the video to see (for jelly gelatin mixture)
- gelatin - watch the video to see (to make jelly layers)
- water - watch the video to see (for gelatin mixture)
- lemon extract - watch the video to see (for flavoring gelatin)
- food coloring - watch the video to see (various colors to match the lava lamp layers)
- acrylic circle - 1 (to place on top of the gelatin layers)
- waterproof LED lights - watch the video to see (to place inside the cake for glowing effect)
Instructions
- Prepare and stack cake layers: Stack and fill the cake layers with Swiss meringue buttercream. Insert a center wooden dowel and four boba straws for structural support.
- Carve and ice the cake: Carve the cake into a lava lamp base shape and ice the entire cake with buttercream.
- Cover cake and board with fondant: Cover the cake and cake board with gray fondant for a smooth finish.
- Make the lava lamp top: Press Rice Krispie treats into a cup using a shot glass to form the top shape. Coat with a thin layer of royal icing and cover with gray fondant.
- Paint cake and toppers: Mix silver luster dust with vodka to create edible silver paint. Paint the cake board, cake, and Rice Krispie toppers.
- Make cake pop dough and shape cake pops: Mix cake scraps with Swiss meringue buttercream to form cake pop dough. Shape into ovals and dip in white coating chocolate.
- Prepare gelatin jelly layers: Combine sugar, gelatin, water, and lemon extract in a bowl and let gelatin soften for 10 minutes. Heat over a double boiler until gelatin dissolves and mixture is clear.
- Color and layer gelatin: Divide gelatin into five heat-safe containers and color each to match desired lava lamp colors.
- Pour gelatin layers with cake pops: Pour a small amount of blue gelatin into a mold and refrigerate for 10 minutes to set. Place a cake pop in the center, then pour more blue gelatin and refrigerate again. Repeat layering with other colored gelatin and cake pops until the mold is full.
- Seal and assemble: Place the acrylic circle on top of the gelatin layers. Cut around the top and gently cut down the side to release the jelly cake.
- Add lighting: Insert waterproof LED lights inside the cake to illuminate the jelly layers and cake pops.
