How to Make a Totally Awesome Rubik's Cube Cake!

First, you need to chose a type of cake to bake. It really doesn't have to be any particular kind for this cake. Use your favorite recipe or box mix and double ... Introduction:HowtoMakeaTotallyAwesomeRubik'sCubeCake!ByasyrithFollowMorebytheauthor:Ohhh,yes.TheeverinfuriatingRubik'sCube.Nodoubtwehaveallspentagooddealoftimeonourfavorite80stoy.Someofusarenaturallygifted...mostofusarenot.Alas. Regardless,Ithinkweallholdaplacenearanddeartoourheartsforthecube.Itisatimelesssymbolofgeekiness!Letusnotforgetit! Inthisinstructable,Iwillteachyouhowtopaytributetothisawesomecube.It'ssimpletodoandanyonecanachievetheawesomenessthatisthefinalproject.Wowyourfriendsandreadon!AddTipAskQuestionCommentDownloadStep1:BaketheCakeFirst,youneedtochoseatypeofcaketobake.Itreallydoesn'thavetobeanyparticularkindforthiscake.Useyourfavoriterecipeorboxmixanddoubleit.Youwillneed:-RecipeorcakemixofyourchoosingX2-9x9squareinchcakepans.(Youcaneitherhavethreeoryoucanbakethecakeinshifts)-Nonstickspray-Yourchoiceoffrosting-Yourchoiceoffilling-LOTSoffoodcoloringinred,green,yellow,andblue.-Thiswillbeforthesquares-Eitherblackfoodcoloringordarkchocolateganache.-Dependsonyourtaste.Thiswillcoverthecube.Blackfoodcoloringtendstodyemouthspurpleandaganachecanbeshinier.However,youmightachievemoreofablackbyusingfoodcoloring.Moreonthislater.-Fondant-Ihighlyrecommendmakingyourownmarshmallowfondant.It'ssimply,delicious,andlooksveryprofessionalSo,getstartedbakingyourcake.Youwillwanttopreparedoubleyourrecipeforthiscake.Iliketouseboxmixesbecausetheyarenofussandturnoutdelicious.Ido,however,thinkitmakesaworldofadifferencetoprepareyourownfrosting.Pooryourbatterintodesignatedsquarepans.Ifyouhavetorotateonepantobakeallthree,itwon'thurt,butitwilltakelonger.;)Bakeuntilthecakeslightlybouncebackwhenyoutouchthemorjustbefore.FYI-Cakesactuallycontinuebakingintheirpansevenwhenyoupullthemoutoftheoven.Togetareallymoistcake,pullthecakeoutjustbeforeitlooksdoneanditshouldcooktoperfection.Inmyopinion,nothingbeatsamoistcake.AnotherthingIsuggesttomaintainmoistnessistoputsomeclingwrapoverthecakewhenitcoolsabit.Itwillcollectthecondensationandkeepyourcakeverymoist!Iusuallyonlydothisforcakesthathaveatendencytodryoutmoresuchaschocolate,butdowhatyoulike!AddTipAskQuestionCommentDownloadStep2:PreparetheMarshmallowFondantForthisstepyouwillneed:-Abagofgoodqualityminimarshmallows.IsaygoodqualitybecauseIhaveuseddiscountmarshmallowsthatrefusedtomelt!-2-5tablespoonsofwaterThisisn'texact.Youmayneedmoreorless.Youjustwantyourfondanttobeworkable.-1bagofpowderedsugar(oricingsugar)-Criscooranythingnonstickforyourhandsandcounter.ThingsWILLgetsticky!Meltyourmarshmallowsandandabout2tbsofwaterinalarge,microwavesafebowl.Putthebowlinthemicrowavefor30secondintervals.Afterevery30seconds,openmicrowaveandstirthemixtureuntilitisfullymelted.Thisshouldtakeabout2.5minutes.Whenmelted,pourabout3/4ofthepowderedsugarontopofthemarshmallow.Nowthingsgetmessy!GreaseyourcountersWELL.Beliberalwithyouramountofshorteningyouspreadaround.Besuretogetitonyourhandsandwristsaswell.Iknowitfeelsweird!Justgowithitandyou'llhaveniceandsofthandswhenyou'refinished.:)Startkneadingyourmixturelikeitwasbreaddough.Younowhavediscoveredthestickiestthingknowntoman!Contemplateyourplansforworlddominationwithsuchstickinessandkeeponkneading.Abandonyourplansandkeepkneading.Addtherestofthepowderedsugar.Ifyou'resticky-addmoregrease,ifyourfondantistearing-addalittlewater.Youwillwanttoworkituntilitbecomesasmooth,elasticball.Nowyouwillwanttobreakitoffintolittlegroupsforyourcolors.Youwillneed6separateballsforeachcolor.Thebestwaytocolortheseistogetindividualbaggiesforthemanddripinthefoodcoloringintothebag.Nowyougettokneadsomemore!Kneadandaddcoloruntilyougetthecoloryou'relookingfor.Continuewitheachcolor.Setaside.AddTipAskQuestionCommentDownloadStep3:"square"theCakesAfteryourhavecompletelycooled,youwillwanttolevelandsquarethem.You'llnoticethatthetopsandsidesareroundedandthatofarealcube,arenot.;)Togetthesidessquare,useapapertemplatetogetevenresults.Tolevelthetop,youcanuseacakeleveleroryoucanfindsomethingtouseasamarkforevenknifeleveling.Inthepicturebellow,aboxofpowderedsugarhappenstobetheperfectheightforsuchaproject.AddTipAskQuestionCommentDownloadStep4:BegintoFormtheCube!Firstthingyouneedtodecideishowyourcubeisgoingtosit.Ipreferthe"inprogress"lookofthecube,butyoucanhaveitbeacorrectlyalignedcubeifyousodesire.:)Putthefillingofyourchoiceinbetweenthelayerstoassurestickinessandaddedyumminess!Thekindoffillingistotallyuptoyou.Now...standbackandadmireyourwork,thusfar.Thenextstepistocoveryourcakeina"crumbcoat"withyourfrosting.Don'tfeelbadwhenthislooksugly.That'swhyit'sacrumbcoat.Justmakesuretoevenlycoatyourcubeandletdrybeforeyoumoveontothenextcoatoffrosting.Frostitonemoretimesothatitlooksniceandclean.Basically,wejustdon'twanttoseecrumbs.Also,getitassmoothasyoucanmanage.Now,we'regoingtotransformoutpalecakeintoablackcubeofawesome!Therearetwowaystodothis1-Useblackfoodcoloring.Ifyoudothis,youwillhaveaveryblackcakeandapurpletonguewhenyoueatit.DONOTMIXWITHFROSTING.Ifyoudo,youshallbeverysadataverygraycake.Instead,afteryoursecondcoatoffrostingisdry,paintonthefoodcoloring.Getaniceevencoat.2-Usechocolateganache.Thistastesterrific,butgivesadarkbrowninsteadofatrueblack.Itdependsonwhatyouprefer.HowtomakeganacheIngredients-1lbbittersweetchocolate,chopped-1pintheavycream-51/3ouncesunsaltedbutterDirections1.Bringcreamandbuttertoasimmer.2.Pouroverchocolateandstir/whiskuntilmeltedandsmooth.Makesureyourcubeisevenlycoatedandallowittodrycompletelybeforemovingon.AddTipAskQuestionCommentDownloadStep5:MaketheTiles!Now,getoutthosesixbaggiesyoushouldhave.WhiteYellowOrangeRedBlueGreenYounowwanttorolltheseoutandcutthemintosmallsquares.Oneshouldequalslightlylessthanathirdofthecake,sothatwhenyouhavenineonthere,itwilllookright.Todothis,rolloutthecolorintoaroughsquareandholdituptothecake.Ifitlooksaboutright,cutthecoloredsquareintonineequalparts.Dothisforeachcolor.AddTipAskQuestionCommentDownloadStep6:Tiles,ASSEMBLE!Timetoapplyyourtiles!Ifyouhaveacubehandy,getitoutandscrambleittoyourlikingandthenapplyyourtilesaccordingly.Paintthebacksofeachofyourtileswithasmallamountofwaterandapplytothecake.Patience,youngSkywalker.Thiswilltakesometime.AddTipAskQuestionCommentDownloadStep7:CleanItUp!Now,brushoveryourtileswithsomewatertogivethecubeanice,cleanlook.Andyou'redone!Putyourrealcubenexttoyourcakeoneandadmireyourgreatjob!Ifyoulikedthis,pleasevoteandrate!**I'dliketothanktheguysoveratPimpthatSnackforlettingmeusethepicturesandinspiringmetodevelopmyownprocess.**AddTipAskQuestionCommentDownloadParticipatedintheCakeContestViewContest 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ReplyUpvoteThankyoufortheinstructions!Minecameoutprettywellandthekidslovedit.Here'swhatIlearned:1.Idecidednottodotherotationeffect,butjusttomakeastraightcube,usingaboxedDevil'sFoodcakemix.Forthis,itwasgoodtomake4layersratherthan3.ThelayerswerethinenoughthatIwouldhavehadtocutthebasedownprettysmallinordertogetatruecubewithjust3layerstobuildtheheight.IfyouareaperfectionistIactuallyrecommendcuttingthebasetoslightlysmallerthantheheightofthecake,becauseonceyoulayeritup,thecakemaycompressdownalittlebitundertheweightofthelayers.2.Thefondantwastimeconsuming,butworkedfantasticallywell.IrecommendmakingitafewdaysaheadbecauseIwastiredafterjustdoingthat!Kneadingitziplocbaggiesdidnotworkforme-itleakedout-butthefondantstoredperfectlyinthefridgeinziplocsafteritwasready.3.Iwasn'tsureifIwassupposedtodoacompletecoatoffrostingunderneaththegrenacheorjustfillingbetweenthelayers,butIdidthecompletecoat.Thatwastimeconsuming,too,butworkedfineandwastasty.Ineededtoletthefrostingsetup,soIdidthatthenightbeforetheparty,anddidthegrenacheacouplehoursbeforetheparty.4.Thegrenachetookmaybeanhourortwotosetupbeforethefondantcouldbeapplied.5.Thefondantsquareswerequicktocutoutusingaheavypapertemplateandasharpknife.Mysondidmostofit.Visually,itmakesabigdifferencetoroundthecornersofeachsquareafteryoucutitout.6.Irecommendputtingonthefondantsquaresasclosetothepartytimeaspossible.Atleastwiththeboxedcakemix,whichisquitelight,Ifoundthattheyweighedthecakedownsothatitstartedtocompress.Afterafewhours,thecompressionwasvisible,withthebottomrowofsquaresstartingtosmooshintothecakeplate.Overall,IwasgladIleftmyselfplentyoftimetomakethis,butIhadfun!0TurboCake17 6yearsago ReplyUpvoteI'msomakingthat!0Zikkurat 8yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteThanksfortheInstructable.Imadethiscakeovertheweekendforarubik'scubeparty,andeveryonelovedit.Ifyouwanttomakethelayersrotate(onabudget),stick2piecesoffoamboardwitharingscutfromplasticbetweenthem,betweeneachlayer.Theninsertapapertoweltubethroughthewholething.Thesecondandthirdlayerswilleachsitonapieceoffoamboard,andbeabletorotateindependentlyaroundthepapertoweltube,usingtheplasticringslikewashers.0clim8 9yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteLooksdelicious!Youcansolvethiscakeathttp://www.rubikscubealgorithms.org/:)Sharingthisonmyfacebookpage!0Ashara 9yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteHi,thankyouforsharingtheidea.I'dliketosharemyattemptatmakingaRubik'sCubecake.0CalicoJack 10yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteIdon'tknowifitwaswithpermissionornot,butthis'iblehasbeencopiedwordforwordhere:http://reviews.ebay.com/Make-a-Rubik-apos-s-Cube-cake?ugid=100000000069080030HMice 10yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteHalfthepictureswerethesameashere:https://www.instructables.com/id/Pimp-That-Snack-Rubiks-Cube-Cake/TherewereIDENTICALpictures! 2 replies 0canucksgirlHMice Reply 10yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteGoodEye!ItisalittlesuspiciouswhentwomembersmanagetomakethesameinstructableandbothareusingIDENTICALpictures....0HMicecanucksgirl Reply 10yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteDon'tworry,Pimpthatsnackexplainedtomethesituation.Lookattheiblecomments.0gt11182 10yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteWowIhavemybirthdayinaweekandIhopeIhavetimetomakethisawesomecake!Ithinkyourinstructableisveryniceanddetailed.Thankyou!0eleahy 10yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteMadethiscakeforan80'sthemepartyIthrew!Everyonelovedit!!!!Checkoutthecakeandthedetailsofmypartyhere:http://elizabethdoodah.blogspot.com/2011/08/happy-30th-jeff-rubix-cube-cake-ecto.html0dangold 11yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteThiswasalotoffun!Thedirectionswerequitehelpful.My13y.o.daughterandIjustmadethisSundayformyson's17thbirthday. 2 replies 0vishalaprdangold Reply 11yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteThatisawesome!0bhansen2dangold Reply 11yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteHi!Iwasjustwonderinghowdifficultitwastomakethiscake?0reuston 11yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteWhatcakesdopeoplerecommendtouse?IjustusedmypoundcakerecipebutitdoesnotriseenoughsoIneedtostartagain.Alsowhereitsaysdoublethemixisthatforeachcakeorjustdoubleandmake3cakesoutofit?Thanks0KovuKora 11yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteYoufrickingwintotheepicdegree!0mzpo 11yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteCub..Iwantit!0catiehade 11yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteDoyouthinkthatyoucouldmaybemakeitofricecrispytreatsmaybe...?Andthencoveritwithfondant....?02timesthehalfequals42 11yearsago onIntroductionReplyUpvoteIt'sprettyawsome...Toobadit'salie....0mereleusman 11yearsago onStep4ReplyUpvoteIfImakeitfromachocolatecake,sothatIdon'tneedtousetheganache,whattypeoficingshouldIuseforthestep:"Thenextstepistocoveryourcakeina"crumbcoat"withyourfrosting.Don'tfeelbadwhenthislooksugly.That'swhyit'sacrumbcoat.Justmakesuretoevenlycoatyourcubeandletdrybeforeyoumoveontothenextcoatoffrosting."?MoreCommentsPostComment