Borg Cube Cake
Today I made a Borg Cube Cake from Star Trek! A special thanks to my friend Greg for the awesome Borg makeup!
Yield: makes one 6" square cake
Things you'll need
Ingredients- 8 eggs
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 lemon cake mix
- 6 oz. lime Jello mix
- 2 2/3 cups vegetable oil
- Vanilla frosting
- Food coloring: black, green
- 3 6" round cake pans
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Let's get started!
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
- Grease the three 6" cake pans.
- Prepare the lemon cake mixes according to the box instructions.
- Divide the batter evenly among the three pans.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Reduce the heat to 300F and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let it cool completely.
- Level the cakes using a serrated knife.
- Tint 3/4 of the vanilla frosting dark gray. Divide the remaining frosting into two and tint light grey and green, set aside.
- Place one cake layer on a cake board, pipe a thin layer of the dark grey frosting on top and spread evenly with an offset spatula. Repeat with the second layer.
- Flip the last cake layer upside down then frost the entire cake. Smooth with an offset spatula.
Let's get started!
- Scoop a small amount of the dark gray, light gray and green frosting into a decorating bag fitted with a #1 tip.
- Pipe lines all over the cubes to resemble the Borg Cube ship.
- Add more details using the light grey and green frosting.
Written By Rosanna Pansino
