Rubik’s Cube Cake – Surprise Inside Cake!

Rubik’s cube has been around longer than I have been alive, but it’s still a popular toy that exisits in many stores.  I was pleasantly surprised to learn that, and was quite shocked to be able to find one in the store on my first try.  

The point of the Rubik’s cube puzzle, is to have each side of the cube (9 squares) be one solid colour.  You have to do that without taking off the stickers!!  Unfortunately the new cubes don’t have the stickers, so there is no cheating by way of the 80’s!  

I’ve never had the luck of being able to solve it, but in all honesty, I haven’t really tried.  I made this cake because I think it looks cool!!  I know there are genuis’ out there that have actually tried to solve the puzzle and CAN solve it!  I applaud you!  Apparently, the current World Record is held by a gentleman in the Netherlands and is attempt was completed in 5.5 SECONDS!!!  I can’t even imagine how he could do that!!  It takes me 5 seconds to figure out how the thing moves. 

Making this cake is a little time consuming, but the WOW factor when your guests cut into it will definitely cake it worthwhile! You can prepare your cake batter ahead of time, as well as prep your fondant squares.  The cake batter should be coloured in the colour theme of the Rubik’s cube- red, orange, yellow, white and green.  The fondant squares work best if they are a little bit pliable, but I ended up putting on some that were rock hard, and they worked fine too.  The hard ones don’t mold to the side of the cube as well, so some of the corners stick out.  

When you’re lining up the rectangles to make your cube, make sure you’re paying attention to the side the will have the 9 blocks shown when the cube is cut.  Otherwise, if you cut on the wrong side, you will be shown only three rectangles.  Other than that, making this cake is pretty fool-proof!!  Unlike the Rubik’s cube itself.  

Rubik’s Cube Cake 

Ingredients and Materials:

• Black buttercream
• Vanilla cake batter colored in 6 different batches (red, yellow, orange, blue, green, purple)
• Fondant (red, yellow, orange, blue, green, purple)
• Small rectangle 12 cavity pan (rectangles are 3″x 1″) Get the Rectangle Silicone mold here.
  

Procedure:

1. Prepare and colour vanilla cake batter. Fill cavities 3/4 full, and press batter into the cavities to ensure that no bubbles will be in the cake. 
2. Bake at 350F for 25-35 minutes, or until the centre cavities are completely baked through. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack. Repeat until all batter has been baked.
3. Once cakes are cooled, trim the excess cake off to shape a rectangle. You will need 9 rectangles to complete one cube. 
4. Using black buttercream, attach the 9 rectangles together to form a cube- three rows of three rectangles. 
5. Cover cube entirely in black buttercream. 
6. Roll each colour of fondant out thinly, and cut out squares using a square cutter (1″x1″) or using a fondant roller/knife etc. 
7. Add 9 squares to each side of the cube, and you will need 45 in total per cube. 
8. Repeat until all of your cake batter and rectangles have been assembled to form cubes.
9. The cakes can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.