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A square cake decorated with yellow and black buttercream squares and Transformers edible image.
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Transformers Cake

Here is a simple Transformers cake decorating idea anyone can make. Check out my decorating guide and be on your way to decorating one too!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Decorating time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 Eight inches square cake
Calories: 870kcal
Author: Priya Maha

Equipment

  • Sugarcraft knife
  • Wilton star tip number 18
  • Disposable piping bags
  • Wooden skewer and ruler

Ingredients

Instructions

Bake the cake and crumb coat

  • Bake the cake and let it cool down completely to room temperature.
  • Level the top and apply a coat of base buttercream.

Attaching the edible image

  • Cut out the Transformers image and place it right in the center of the cake.
  • The buttercream crumb coat on the cake will be able to hold the image in place.

The square pattern on the cake

  • Once the image is in place, mark the square patterns on the cake. Start with the sides and then continue on top.
  • For each side of the cake, measure and divide the length into 4 squares. Once you have all the 4 sides marked, follow the same lines to create the squares on the top of the cake, stopping the marks at the border of the image.
  • For the top corners, mark them into triangles instead.

The buttercream piping

  • Next, colors into the buttercream icing. Divide the icing into 2 portions. Add yellow food coloring to the first portion.
  • For the second portion, add some cocoa powder to make it brown first. And then add black food coloring to it.
  • Fill both the colored buttercream into one disposable piping bag each.
  • In another empty piping bag, snip the tip and drop the star piping tip into it. You can also use an icing coupler. Place the yellow icing bag into this empty piping bag.
  • Start piping with the yellow icing first before moving to the black one. For each square, pipe the lines continuously from the outer edge all the way until you reach the center and the square is all covered in buttercream.
  • In piping the lines, I make sure they were piped close to one another so that there is no gap in between them that could show the crumb coat underneath.
  • Once all the yellow piping is done, remove the yellow piping bag from the piping bag fitted with the star tip and replace with the black icing bag. Similar to the yellow squares, start piping the lines from the outer edges of the squares to the centers.
  • Complete the sides of the cake before moving to the top.

Adding the name

  • The next step is adding the birthday boy's name. Cut the name from the edible image sheet (if you have ordered it along with the image) and place it on the birthday cake.
  • Again, no 'glue' is required for the name to stick to the cake. The buttercream will hold it well in place.

Adding the gold sprinkles border (gold dragee frame)

  • And finally, for the finishing touch, add a row of gold dragees or gold sprinkles all around the Transformers edible image, framing it on the cake.
  • Again, there is no glue required to hold them in place, merely push them into the buttercream around the image and they should stay in place.
  • And that completes the Transformers cake decoration.

Notes

  • Order the edible image in advance so that you have it ready before your party or event. In ordering the image, make sure the size fits your cake.
  • Mixing cocoa powder to buttercream will make it easier to achieve black frosting without using too much of black food coloring.
  • Another option for adding the birthday person's name on the cake would be to cut it out of fondant or gum paste with letter cutters.

Nutrition

Calories: 870kcal | Carbohydrates: 183g | Protein: 16.2g | Fat: 8.1g | Saturated Fat: 2.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.9g | Cholesterol: 306mg | Sodium: 1869mg | Potassium: 297mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 110.1g | Vitamin A: 462IU | Calcium: 210mg | Iron: 8.2mg