Ok. This was a once in a lifetime project! Above are the pictures of my birthday cake for this year. I will be turning 27 (three cubed!) on the 29th of this month. My obsession with Rubik's Cubes (paticularly the original 3 by 3) made this a really really special birthday for me.
The above cake is entirely gluten/dairy/yeast/nut free! (unfortunately it is far from fat/sugar free).
It is a giant mud-cake made from layers stuck together with chocolate and vanilla frosting. The icing is also stuck on with chocolate frosting! The colours were finally virant enough after I physically PAINTED the icing with a paint brush!
To give an ide aof how to make this...
1) Choose a square tin without rounded edges
2) Choose a type of cake - I chose MUD
3) Bake LAYERS for your cake (I baked 2 very thick ones (about 1/3 the cake height) and 2 thin ones (about 1/6 the cake height)
4) Wrap layers in baking paper and gladwrap
5) Freeze for a few days!
6) Remove all layers from freezer and unwrap carefully
7) Stick layers together using frosting (I went, from bottom to top, big layer, little layer, big layer, little layer)
8) To make the cube as perfect as possible stick layers together by having the tops of each big and little layer facing in towards each other (any "non-flat" bits will be hidden within the cake!)
9) Cover the entire outside in chocolate frosting! (YUM)
10) Roll out white fondant icing and cut BIG squares to fit the sides and top of the cake (I just used the cake tin the actual layers were baked in as a guide)
11) Stick fondant onto cake using the frosting as 'glue'
12) Gently press in firmly on all sides to ensure a smooth finish
13) Paint the cube black using black food dye and a sponge! (Wear gloves!)
14) Measure you little squares and cut 45 out of rolled flat white fondant icing
15) Paint each lot of 9 desired colour
16) Stick each square in place using chocolate frosting as 'glue'
17) Use a paint brush to touch up the colours on the squares once stuck on!
18) ENJOY!
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