A couple of weeks ago my hubby Steve celebrated his birthday. It wasn’t just any birthday it was the big 4-0! And like any good birthday celebrations, there was cake. Not just any cake either, Red Velvet Cake (his favourite).
I had been toying with the idea of making an ‘Anti Gravity Cake’ for a while now, but as you can see.. it is not exactly the type of cake you just whip up and serve for afternoon tea. So thanks to Steve, I now had the perfect excuse occasion for which to make this creation.
For those of you who are wondering what on earth I am going on about, an Anti Gravity Cake is basically a cake that looks like it’s defying gravity in some way. If you check out my Pinterest board you will see that my favourite versions of this cake are of course (!) the ones covered in lollies. And, they were just perfect for my sweet tooth, loving husband.
With the perfect reason to give this cake a go, I banished Steve to the home office the night before his birthday; armed myself with my vision, crossed all my fingers and toes and got to work to (hopefully) create this cake and end up with something like the pictures I had been pinning madly. I was pleasantly surprised with how it turned out and was even more surprised with how easy it was to do.
So, it seems only fair given the fact I have shown you a sneaky peek of said cake, that I let you in on the secret of how you can create one of these for yourself (as I said before, it’s really quite easy!). Apologies in advance for the lack of photos, as it was night when I but this bad boy together I could only take photos the day after of the completed product.
To create your own Anti Gravity Cake you will need:
- Your cake of choice, I used a double mix Red Velvet Cake as I wanted height
- A double batch of butter cream icing
- 2 wooden cake dowels, length depends on how high you want defy gravity
- Chocolate for melting, you can use cooking, chocolate or whatever you have on hand
- Kit Kats (3 king sized blocks fits perfectly, no sneaky fingers… If you want to just put lollies on the top of the cake , not down the side, you will need 4 blocks)
- Lollies of choice, I used M & M’s and Malteasers
- Cotton Balls
- Cake board, plate or stand
Kylie Purtell - A Study in Contradictions says
That looks so awesome! I always wondered how it was done and now I know! Definitely one to pin for later.
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lydiaritchie says
Thanks Kylie! I was always intrigued by this cake, and am so glad I finally gave it ago xx
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
This looks fantastic – you are too clever 🙂
lydiaritchie says
Aw, thank you. It was lots of fun xx
Hannah says
Wow this looks amazing!!! I have always been too frightened to try making one these cakes but maybe I’ll have to give it a go!
lydiaritchie says
I felt the same way to begin with, but I ended up having so much fun putting it together and was so surprised how easy it was. Would love to hear how you get on with it xx
Marleen says
This cake looks amazing! You did such a good job. I don’t know if i would have the patience to do this, but it is something i would love to try!
lydiaritchie says
Thanks Marleen, I had so much fun putting it together. I’m sure you could do it xx
Becky from BeckyandJames says
Wow! That’s awesome, thanks for sharing. My hubby is having a birthday next week and I’d love to try something like this but I don’t really have much skill!
lydiaritchie says
You are in luck! Not much skill is required, but it looks SO impressive! Give it a go, you will be glad you did Becky xx
Fairlie says
Very effective! What a fun cake. I’m sure it made quite an impression. (Came via #FYBF)
lydiaritchie says
Thanks! Definitely the kind of cake that makes an impression, best part was, its so easy to do. xx
Kirsty @ Smarter Happier says
That cake rocks! No sure I would attempt it (even though is seems relatively easy, but I’m not culinary at all!) but what a statement for your husband’s 40th!
lydiaritchie says
Thanks Kirsty. I’m sure you could give it a go, you’ll be surprises how easy it really is xx
EssentiallyJess says
I would love to do this one time. Thanks so much for the tips. You’ve done a great job 🙂
lydiaritchie says
Thanks Jess, all the best for yours, when you give it a go xx
Kaz @ Melting Moments says
This is a super cool cake. I have seen similar and wondered how it was done. I am almost game enough to give it a go now 🙂
lydiaritchie says
Thanks Kaz!
It was really quiet easy to do once I figured out how I was going to go about it.
Funny thing is, I wasn’t going to post about it but it has been really quite popular, I’m glad I did now. xx