In this video tutorial we show you how to make an Inside Out cake from the popular Disney/Pixar Movie, including edible gelatin bubbles as memory orbs!
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Making an Inside Out cake has been high on my list since the movie came out. But, as life usually does, it got in the way of a summer release, but seriously, these cooler fall days need a bit of rainbow splashed into them, right?
The time consuming portion of this cake is definitely in the gelatin bubbles. You’ll want to start the gelatin bubbles well ahead of when you need the cake. Each color of bubble can be made with the ingredients listed, so repeat the recipe for the bubbles for each of the five colors.
Make sure that your balloons are covered with a non-stick spray or the hardened gelatin will be very difficult to remove from the balloon. There’s a fine line between too much spray and not enough though. If there is too much, the gelatin won’t stick to begin with and will roll right off of the balloon. If you’ve made this error, which I did while practicing, you can add additional coats of gelatin to the balloon, and the holes will eventually be covered.
The cake itself is quite simple to decorate. Dividing the cake into the five sections is the hardest part but once that is done, applying the buttercream is simple. Using a variety of different sized gum balls adds a fun addition to the large gelatin bubbles, and besides, who wouldn’t love bubble gum after a slice of cake?
Inside Out Cake with Edible Gelatin Bubbles
Gelatin Bubbles (this recipe is for one color of bubbles, repeat for all colors)
Ingredients:
- Small balloons
- 4 packages (7 grams each) unflavoured gelatin
- 1 or 2 drops gel paste
- 8 tablespoons cold water
- 1/8 teaspoon white or silver pearl luster dust
Procedure:
- Attach blown up balloons to cake pop sticks with tape, and stand upright in a Styrofoam block.
- Coat balloons in a thin amount of non-stick spray or shortening.
- Mix gelatin, water, gel color and luster dust together in a small heat-safe bowl.
- Place in the microwave for 10-15 seconds, or until melted.
- Dip balloons into gelatin liquid ensuring to coat completely.
- Place back in Styrofoam block and allow to dry completely- about 24 hours.
- To remove balloon, cut away from the stick and pull the balloon out from the bubble.
Inside Out Cake
Ingredients:
- Red, yellow, green, blue and purple prepared buttercream
- 8″ cake, covered in vanilla buttercream
- Inside Out figurines Joy figurine, Anger figurine, Sadness figurine, Disgust figurine, Fear figurine
- Bubble Gum balls (large and small, in red, yellow, green, blue and purple)
- Gelatin Bubbles (recipe above)
- Stainless steel wire
Procedure:
- Divide cake into 5 sections and cover each section with a different colour of the prepared buttercream,
- Place gelatin bubbles on corresponding colour section of the cake.
- Place small sections of wire into some of the large gum balls. Place gum balls with wire in corresponding colour section of the cake.
- Place a variety of sizes of gum balls directly on the cake on the corresponding colour section.
- Place Inside Out figurines on their section of the cake (matching colour section).
- Serve when desired, store in a sealed container in the fridge when not using.
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If you want to take the Inside Out Character Quiz, I used this one.
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After making the balloons how long will they last? And how do u store them until you’re ready to serve the cake?
They last for forever. You can put them in a bag or in a container
hi with the different size bubbles do you just blow the balloons up smaller and does the recipe make just 4 large bubbles it looks fantastic im in uk so can I get white gel paste here
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Hello, I love this cake.
I was wondering do you need 28 grams per color????
Or one packet of Knox gelatin and water per color
28g per color
Hi
I was wondering about balloons popping. We had about 7 or our first eight
If your chocolate is too hot, it will pop the balloons. Hopefully you didn’t have too big of a mess!
Yeah.You can’t have it so hot so keep that in mind..…Savanna smith is the name oh and jenn I love your cakes girl.
Just wondering how long the bubbles will last? No need for them to be edible … it’s more for the wow factor. Party is on a Saturday and I’m starting them on a Monday. Too soon or okay?
LOVE the idea!!!!!!!!
They will last for forever!
Which Gel Paste do you use? I used Wilton Icing Colors (concentrated gel) and my bubbles are very translucent. Yours came out very dark and look perfect. Please share. Thanks.
I use Americolor gel paste
Hi, we were trying to make the gelatin bubbles but our gelatin is to thick and won’t thin in the microwave. Which type of gelatin do you use?
Hi there…sorry to hear you’re having trouble. I use Knox unflavoured gelatin. If it hasn’t thinned, you might not have heated it long enough.
Hi, i appreciate the tutorial !
I wonder whether the edible balloons won’t get distroyed when
I put them on the buttercream covered cake ?
Christine
No, they stay solid…even when you drop them on the floor…not that I would know that or anything 😉
I love your totrilas although i cant make any because im to young to make anything but can you make a dance moms cake please
Thanks so much for writing to me! I’ll add your request to my list 🙂