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    Home » Blog » Video Tutorials » Gum Paste & Fondant Video Tutorials » Fondant Techniques

    Alien Cake & Exploding Technique

    July 2, 2011 By Melissa Diamond 11 Comments

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    Alien Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com

    I like this Alien Cake tutorial for two reasons---number one,  cute aliens!!  Number two, you'll get to learn the "exploding cake" technique!

    The exploding cake technique is such a fun one for occasions of all sorts. I've seen it used for birthdays with confetti, stars, and gum paste spirals shooting out, or with gum paste figures bursting out of the cake, and so on. The options are endless!

     

    The funny aliens on our cake are meant to be used as inspiration. Feel free to copy them exactly, but also keep in mind that the sizes, shapes, colors, etc. can be altered in a hundred different ways. When it comes to aliens, anything goes!

    Planet Cake was the first bakery that I saw make these cakes years ago. They have some awesome exploding cake designs online if you are looking for more inspiration!

    **Here is a Flying Saucer Template for you if you'd like to make the same style of gum paste topper! Of course you can adjust the size however you'd like, just keep in mind that you want to keep it lightweight so that it can easily be adhered to a lollipop stick or floral wire!

    Enjoy the video!

     

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    1. pinksugar September 3, 2011 at 6:51 pm

      A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!!!!!!!!!!! AS ALWAYS !!!! Melissa the queen of cute and gorgeous cakes. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!! I have some catching up to do. I see you have been busy making and doing some new things. Love the new features of the site. Have told so many peeps about it Melissa. You an BB are doing a terrific job. Sorry I have not touched base but I tell ya I kinda lost my mojo here for a little while . I had my 6th yes 6th surgery and thank God a newer surgeon. Its been about a month since that surgery. so now that I am past that I really really hope to get going again. Thanks for all your inspiration Melissa. I d loveto see youdo a breast cancer cake for October. I know you can mak it pretty. I think it would look gorgeous with that ribbom technique but I will leave that up to you if you decide to do one. . What little boy would not love this cake or lil girl into Aliens. Would be cute fora Mars needs moms lil themed playgroup book read or movie party. Best StaceyM.

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    2. Melissa Diamond September 4, 2011 at 9:56 am

      Stacey--nice to hear from you! You have been through so much, I hope that this surgery is your last and that you are feeling better every day. Thanks for all of your nice comments and I think that a Breast Cancer awareness cake is a wonderful idea.

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    3. Sadia Wasim October 9, 2011 at 4:10 pm

      It was awesome! Something new and different for me! Definitely on my to do list! Thanks!!

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    4. gracie February 20, 2012 at 9:41 am

      I would like to make those stars to go on top of a cake. Where do you find the 20 gauge wire? I've not been able to find it at Michaels...

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    5. michael walker August 1, 2012 at 1:38 pm

      My son wants me to make this for birthday. Do you by chance have a materials list for this cake? Not sure if I missed it or not.

      Thanks so much for the site. My kids get about as much enjoyment out of watching the videos as I do making cakes for them.

      Thanks!

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    6. Melissa Diamond August 2, 2012 at 8:50 pm

      Hi Michael--I'm sorry, I always include lists now but my older videos do not always have a list. This is one of those cases. I'll work on adding one! (So glad that you are making this cake!!)

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    7. Wendy Harris July 5, 2013 at 4:33 pm

      HI Melissa,
      If I don't want to do fondant over the whole cake do you think I could just do the top process in fondant and sides of cake in buttercream? would it look pretty weird?
      any suggestions ?
      thanks , Wendy

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    8. Carla Doss August 2, 2013 at 3:58 pm

      I love the layer technique and I was wondering if I could use the same technique or something similar to make this superman cake (http://make-cupcakes.blogspot.com/2010/09/everyday-superheroes.html) .

      Thanks,

      Carla

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    9. Melissa Diamond August 5, 2013 at 3:06 pm

      Hi Carla--Thanks. I think that you could. -

      I wonder if you could just place that wedge of royal blue fondant on the frosted (or ganached) cake, and then cover everything with a layer of black fondant. Then go back and carefully slice through the first layer of black to just past the midway point on top of the cake, peel it back as in the photo, and then sneak in the other colors, logo, white pieces, etc.

      I'm sure that there are other ways-- and you may even be able to go ahead and include more colors beneath the layer of black from the beginning--but this just seems the easiest to me. Good luck!

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    10. Kathy Pry May 5, 2017 at 1:45 pm

      Just used this technique for a 40th birthday cake and this video saved the day. The step-by-step directions were so helpful!

      Thank you!

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    11. Melissa Diamond May 5, 2017 at 2:23 pm

      Thanks Kathy, I'm happy to hear it!

      Reply

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