Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Sugar
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Unsalted butter
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Buttermilk or milk
- Buttercream frosting in white, gray, black, and galaxy colors
- Gel food coloring in dark blue, purple, black, and metallic silver
- Edible glitter and shimmer dust
- Modeling chocolate or fondant
- Star-shaped sprinkles, edible pearls, and cosmic-themed cake toppers
Instructions
- Prepare the cake layers: Mix dry ingredients, wet ingredients, then bake at 350°F (175°C) for 25-30 minutes. Cool completely.
- Color the frosting: Divide buttercream and add gel food colors to create a galaxy palette. Swirl colors for a cosmic effect.
- Assemble and carve: Layer cooled cakes with frosting, shaping into a head resembling Knowhere’s visage, focusing on a rounded, alien-like form.
- Apply crumb coat: Cover with a thin layer of frosting and chill for 30 minutes.
- Decorate with buttercream: Add galaxy effects with a spatula or piping, blending blues, purples, and blacks; add shimmer for sparkle.
- Build head sculpture: Sculpt the head with modeling chocolate or fondant, painting with metallic silver and black for an otherworldly look.
- Add cosmic accents: Decorate with star sprinkles, edible pearls, and shimmer dust to mimic space debris and stars.
Notes
- Using cake and fondant kits can simplify the process, but custom sculpting enhances the space theme.
- Gel food colors in deep blues, purples, and blacks are ideal for vibrant galaxy effects.
- Allow ample time (4-6 hours) for baking, sculpting, and decorating based on skill level.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cake
- Method: Baking, Sculpting, Decorating
- Cuisine: Creative Cake Art, Space-themed
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450 kcal Kcal
- Sugar: 60 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 70 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg
