Baking For Geeks: Learn How To Make a Cake That Looks Like Jupiter

Anjali Prasertong
Anjali Prasertong
Anjali Prasertong is a writer and public health dietitian focused on food systems, racial equity, and nutrition. Originally from Los Angeles, she has taught English in rural Japan, worked as a private chef in Malibu, and led an innovative city-funded corner store program in New Orleans that increased fresh food access in low-income neighborhoods. She was previously a contributing editor for The Kitchn, and currently lives in Denver with her husband and two kids.
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Want to make the astronomy-loving person in your life very happy? Bake this spherical cake modeled after Jupiter, complete with layered insides representing the planet’s rock and ice core, layer of liquid metallic hydrogen and outer layer composed of molecular hydrogen. So cool!

The concentric layers are made from the inside out. First you bake the tiny core layer, embed it into the batter for the next layer, bake and proceed. It’s definitely not a baking project for the faint of heart, but it might be the greatest cake you could ever make for your favorite geek.

Cakecrumbs has a video tutorial which lays out the process step by step.

→ Get the tutorial: Spherical Concentric Layer Cake Tutorial
→ See more photos: Jupiter Structural Layer Cake

What’s the most ambitious cake you’ve ever made?

(Images: Cakecrumbs)

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