Star Wars Cake (Mustafar)

Step 6 Make the sides, and added effects.

I got the leftover chocolate and re-melted it in the microwave, I poured it over some non-stick surfaces (you can use waxpaper) into a large, flat, shape. Once cool, cut into strips the the height cake. cut the strips to match the jagged pices of land and use frosting to stick it to the cake.

Melt more chocolate and "weld" the top and side pieces together.

For the platform that R2-D2 is standing on, get a sour cream container lid, or any lid with some structural relief (little plastic ribs in the structure for interest). Lightly butter, or spray some non-stick cooking spray, inside the lids. Use these as moulds for melted white chocolate.

As an added bonus, I got some blinking lights from the cake decorating section at Walmart. These are supposed to be attached to the stems of Champagne glasses, etc. I made a couple of moulds out of a measuring spoon, and the center of an apple slicer/corer. I buttered them well and poured more white chocolate in them. Once they started cooling down I insterted the blinking lights in the white chocolate. Once completely cooled down I popped them out of the molds and used them on the cake.

Comments

[grlegrl27]

I'm planning on making this cake this weekend, but have a question: when frosting the rice crispies and extending it out, do you just cool the frosting in the fridge in order to get it to come out in pieces? Just need some clarity... Thanks!

[CementTruck]

You can do that to make it cool really quickly, but allowing it to cool at room temp is OK too. In fact, letting it cool at a slower rate allows you to smear the chocolate around a little longer until you get the crusty effects you want. If you make a mistake you can always snap the chocolate off the edge of the rice crispies, warm it back up in the microwave and try it again. It really is a very forgiving medium. Cheers.

[Deanna007]

where do you out the dry ice when your cake is done?

[CementTruck]

It dissolves / evaporates. You don't have to do anything.

[myvass]

Well, I'm a little sad about the cake, but you've given me hope. I've been concerned about the single, living at home thing too. He thinks he'll grow up to be a Jedi, but he has been watching the Indy trailer with interest...a mother can only hope. :) I'll look forward to the next creation.

[myvass]

Thanks for the ALL the help! My son was the happiest 5yr-old in the galaxy! :) Any luck on the Han Solo in carbonite cake? Or for that matter any other Star Wars edible creations? Thanks again! Oh, the lights were a HUGE hit, and a brilliant idea!

[CementTruck]

That's great. The expression of joy on their faces is well worth the effort. Fortunately, or unfortunately, (i'll explain in a minute) my sons star wars fetish may have slowed down a bit. The last cake I made him was a Ben10 cake. Although it looked cool, it would not have the following that this cake did due to the SW fanbase. I was looking forward to making a Han Solo in Carbonite cake, I'm glad he is kinda outgrowing SW. I was worried he'd end up single, and living in our basement @ the age of 35 the way he kept carrying on and on about it. ;) His latest thing is Indiana Jones, so I guess that might be in my cake building future. Great job on the cake. Regards