I'm going to so try this for my next cake. It looks amazing and not to difficult to do. Keep the amazing videos coming Robyn. You've got some serious talent girl!!!!
Thank you so much! I'm not stopping anytime soon😊 Also, I have a Facebook page with the same name, so feel free to send me a picture if you make it, I'd love to see it 🥰
@@TheRobynsNest I would but I don't have social media. I think I read somewhere on one of your videos that you are from Eastern Canada. I'm from the West side of Canada.
Thank you! It wasn’t too hard to make, just be sure to add a touch of white food color to make your brighter colors really pop! For the black Americolor is your best friend or try black cocoa for a tasty alternative.
Thank you Robin! Looks great! Could you please let me know what type of food coloring you used. Also can the food dehydrator be substituted for an oven? Thanks :)
For this cake I used all Wilton gel food products, however I now use americolor as well and I think I like their black better. As for the dehydrator, yes, I use it in place of an oven. Mine only reaches about 55C and works awesome for drying those flat pieces fast! I have used it for drying figures as well but only ever with the top off and under a close watchful eye.
Just a couple of tablespoons of buttercream for each color should be sufficient and you don’t need much white, just a small squirt will do, maybe a 1/2 tsp at most.
Wilton’s rose, violet and teal. Add some white food colour to all of them first, it’s helps make the colour pop when your putting it on a dark background.
How long should I chill the cake for? Do I need to chill before icing it the first time? What colors did you use? I try making one today but my colors weren’t so bright. Also do you have a chocolate cake recipe? Sorry so many question.
Chilling time varies depending on the temperature. You don't have to chill before icing but it can help minimize the crumby mess. For the brighter colors I used all Wilton gel food colors but I added white food color to my icing before I added the colors so it made them extra bright! As for the chocolate cake recipe, this one is a favorite of mine. ☺️ Chocolate cake 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar 4 large eggs 1/3 cup water 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup sour cream ¼ cup vegetable oil Preheat the oven to 325F. Grease pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. In a large bowl, whisk together all of your dry ingredients. Add both sugars and whisk until evenly combined. In a seperate medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, water and vanilla, then whisk in the sour cream and oil. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture then gently add the wet mixture. Stir until no streaks of flour remain being careful to not overmix. Pour batter evenly in pans and bake 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven when fully cooked and toothpick comes out clean.
Hi Dallas! The amount of vanilla buttercream is so minimal I don’t imagine you would be able to taste it over the chocolate because chocolate is so rich.
Thank you! You can color vanilla black, I have done it before but it will give a tiny bit of a chemical taste since it requires so much gel to achieve a true black. Some people don't even notice the taste though😉
@@TheRobynsNest thank you so much for responding! I tried with dark chocolate ganache with black gel color and some white chocolate ganache for other colors and it worked😊
I used some edible silver paint and flicked them on with a paint brush. Alternatively you could use silver luster dust and a little alcohol or an extract. A new clean toothbrush works best but my wide paint brush worked in a pinch.
Hi! Love the cake! I'm planning one for my son's birthday, but the family don't like the sweetness of ABC, do you know of it's possible to achieve these colours with Russian buttercream? I would maybe try Swiss meringue buttercream but I've heard it's difficult to colour...?
I can’t say for sure as I have zero experience with other frostings,...I’m an abc girl😆 but I’ve watched lots of tutorials, I believe it will work with smbc.
Potentially I suppose you could but you would have to paint the colors onto the cake and I'm not sure how you would get them so bright. Maybe add white food color to each of your colors and you might have a shot.
You most absolutely could! I also have another galaxy cake in a two tier version you should check out, it's got some cool tree silhouettes you could add😄
At the time I made this I was only using Wilton gel food colors in black, teal, rose and violet but I also added a little white to my icing before I added the colors to make them really pop. I also added a touch of rose to my violet to make it a little pretty purple.
Hi! You should be able to decorate your cake entirely except for maybe the stars that stand like you mentioned. I would add them just before transporting the cake so they don’t flop from moisture when you store it. Now typically you don’t “have” to refrigerate your cakes unless they have fresh fillings like cream cheese, but I always refrigerate to set the cake for transport so it’s nice and firm then I recommend to bring it to room temp before serving, an hour before should do. Your best option is to put it in a cardboard box then put it in the fridge as the cardboard will help keep any fondant decorations from forming condensation, as the box soaks up any moisture. If unfortunately you do not have the extra space to refrigerate it, it will be fine in a box in the coolest room of your house. I would be weary of putting it in a pot as that might be quite difficult to get it in or out as you do not want to risk messing up your hard work. I hope this was helpful, and I would love to hear how it all turns out for you!
I haven't because it's much to thin, but I have read that if you add some sifted powdered sugar to it, it can be used with fair results. Ultimately, I would suggest a homemade chocolate American buttercream for the black thought, as it is easier to achieve a nice dark black.
It takes a lot, but if you start with a chocolate base it takes a considerable amount less. I think I used at least 2 tsp of Wilton black in this single batch of chocolate buttercream.
Such a good idea to use chocolate. I used the same colouring as you and I could not achieve black! Added blue and got a kind of midnight/prussian blue. Your icing is so vivid! How did you do it please???
Americolor super black, as well as Wilton’s rose, violet and teal. I added a little white to my colors to make them pop and I also added a touch of rose to my violet to make it more vibrant
This the best galaxy cake ever. Please how did you arrive at the base colour? That’s, the colour you costed the cake with before applying the purple, blue and pink. Thanks
@@lorettaimisi7555 I started with a rich chocolate buttercream base then added a generous amount of Wilton's black gel food color. That brought me to what looked like an extremely dark green so instead of adding more black, I added a bit of purple to cancel out the green and bring it to a nice deep black. Hope this was helpful!☺️
Yup, I just use a basic ABC recipe and add a little cocoa and a little extra milk. It goes, 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 Tbsp vanilla 1/4 tsp salt 4 cups of powdered sugar (sifted) 2-3 Tbsp cocao (sifted) 3 Tbsp milk 1-2 Tbsp water Cream butter and shortening with salt and vanilla using whisk attachment until fluffy. Switch to paddle attachment on mixer then Gradually add 4 cups of powdered sugar, your cocoa, milk and water, on a low speed, alternating till combined. Continue to mix until smooth. Do not over mix as it adds air pockets which kinda sucks for piping flowers. You can wait until the end to add your cocoa if you like tho so you can reserve some white icing for your colors
@@TheRobynsNest this galaxy cake looks so good....would love to do this for my daughter's birthday....would you mind sharing the brand and color of the food coloring you used please....tq...
@@gayathrishanmuganathan7035Thanks! Sure thing! I use Wilton brand gel food colors in white, violet, rose, teal and black. The black icing is chocolate based so you don't have to use so much coloring😊 also, I add a bit of white food color to my vanilla icing before I add any colors to it. It really makes them pop! Oh, and I also add a touch of rose to my violet, it really brightens it up!
I think the camera goes too fast when you are spreading those colors so we cant really watch how to make exactly the design. Probably is not so easy as the video shows.
It’s not too too hard. I add the colors as soon as I finish smoothing the black, then I just smooth again. Just go light with the colors so you don’t get big blotches of color, you want it too be subtle.
Potato (poe-tae-toe) potato (poe-taut-oh) Tomato (toe-mate-oh) tomato (toe-mat-oh) It all the same isn’t it? I think pronunciation depends where you come from. I’ve heard it said both ways and I say it both ways. Could be my accent or just the way it rolls out of my mouth differently sometimes.
That cake is so beautiful and realistic!
Thank you very much🥰
Is this regular icing
I'm going to so try this for my next cake. It looks amazing and not to difficult to do. Keep the amazing videos coming Robyn. You've got some serious talent girl!!!!
Thank you so much! I'm not stopping anytime soon😊 Also, I have a Facebook page with the same name, so feel free to send me a picture if you make it, I'd love to see it 🥰
@@TheRobynsNest I would but I don't have social media. I think I read somewhere on one of your videos that you are from Eastern Canada. I'm from the West side of Canada.
Vraiment joli. Merci du partage !
Wow! Been having a hard time with the mirror glaze and this is perfect alternative! Thank u
I'm glad I could help, thanks for watching ❤
Wow amazing cake!!!
Which 3 colours did you use please as in hot pink, sky blue etc 😊
You made this look so easy! I may give it a try!
Thank you! It wasn’t too hard to make, just be sure to add a touch of white food color to make your brighter colors really pop! For the black Americolor is your best friend or try black cocoa for a tasty alternative.
Thanks for sharing! I will make a cake like this on 18 . It helps me a lot !
My pleasure 😊
You make it look so easy! Thanks for uploading. Will try this for sure :-)
Thank you! I hope you have great results!
You make it look so easy! I’m excited to try this for my boyfriends birthday ☺️
Good luck. I'm sure it will be fantastic ❤️
i just ope. ur channel i pot like because i no ur cake amazing and u explain so good thank u 🙏 so much
Thank you! It’s really nice to hear that
Thank you Robin! Looks great! Could you please let me know what type of food coloring you used. Also can the food dehydrator be substituted for an oven? Thanks :)
For this cake I used all Wilton gel food products, however I now use americolor as well and I think I like their black better. As for the dehydrator, yes, I use it in place of an oven. Mine only reaches about 55C and works awesome for drying those flat pieces fast! I have used it for drying figures as well but only ever with the top off and under a close watchful eye.
This cool cake was posted on my birthday 😍
Nice! 🥰
Happy Belated Birthday 🤩🎂🎉
I found this very helpful! Thanks for the video!
I'm happy that I was helpful. ❤️
how much buttercream do you spoon out for each of the different colors? How much white gel do you put into each bowl before the colors?
Just a couple of tablespoons of buttercream for each color should be sufficient and you don’t need much white, just a small squirt will do, maybe a 1/2 tsp at most.
I love your buttercream galaxy cake so much ! I said to my dad to get this cake in my birthday! 🤗😊🙂😋
Awe! Thank you so much! I hope he gets you one just like it!☺️
roban u are the best maker ever!
Aww, thank you! That's so nice of you to say!
I love it. I will definitely try it. Thank you.
I'm glad you like it🥰
this is a butiful galaxy cake you make me hungry
How much icing did you end up needing? For the layers and the outside?
Just one batch! I think it's about 5 cups maybe.
@@TheRobynsNest thankyou!
How do you get those vibrant colors? Pink, purple and blue?
Wilton’s rose, violet and teal. Add some white food colour to all of them first, it’s helps make the colour pop when your putting it on a dark background.
How long should I chill the cake for? Do I need to chill before icing it the first time? What colors did you use? I try making one today but my colors weren’t so bright. Also do you have a chocolate cake recipe? Sorry so many question.
Chilling time varies depending on the temperature. You don't have to chill before icing but it can help minimize the crumby mess. For the brighter colors I used all Wilton gel food colors but I added white food color to my icing before I added the colors so it made them extra bright! As for the chocolate cake recipe, this one is a favorite of mine. ☺️
Chocolate cake
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
4 large eggs
1/3 cup water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
¼ cup vegetable oil
Preheat the oven to 325F. Grease pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together all of your dry ingredients. Add both sugars and whisk until evenly combined.
In a seperate medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, water and vanilla, then whisk in the sour cream and oil.
Make a well in the center of the dry mixture then gently add the wet mixture. Stir until no streaks of flour remain being careful to not overmix.
Pour batter evenly in pans and bake 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven when fully cooked and toothpick comes out clean.
Hi! Will it taste off to mix the chocolate buttercream with the regular?
Hi Dallas! The amount of vanilla buttercream is so minimal I don’t imagine you would be able to taste it over the chocolate because chocolate is so rich.
So cool!!! Do you think dying vanilla buttercream black would work? Thinking of cake ideas for my boyfriend’s birthday but he doesn’t love chocolate!
Thank you! You can color vanilla black, I have done it before but it will give a tiny bit of a chemical taste since it requires so much gel to achieve a true black. Some people don't even notice the taste though😉
Hi.. Thank you for showing how to make this beautiful cake..
Can this be made with dark chocolate ganache and colored ganache?
My pleasure, I'm happy you enjoyed it!! I'm not very adept with ganache so I couldn't say for sure, but I think if you work fast it might be doable.
@@TheRobynsNest thank you so much for responding! I tried with dark chocolate ganache with black gel color and some white chocolate ganache for other colors and it worked😊
@@nehasinha2773 that's awesome! So glad I could help! I would love to see a pic if you have one? You can tag me @therobynsnest83 🥰
It won't show it to me, you might have to tag me on Instagram if you have it
How did you get the stars sprinkled on the cake, I tried with powdered sugar and it didn't work. You make it look so easy.
I used some edible silver paint and flicked them on with a paint brush. Alternatively you could use silver luster dust and a little alcohol or an extract. A new clean toothbrush works best but my wide paint brush worked in a pinch.
@@TheRobynsNest Thank you, will definitely look it up
Hi! Love the cake! I'm planning one for my son's birthday, but the family don't like the sweetness of ABC, do you know of it's possible to achieve these colours with Russian buttercream? I would maybe try Swiss meringue buttercream but I've heard it's difficult to colour...?
I can’t say for sure as I have zero experience with other frostings,...I’m an abc girl😆 but I’ve watched lots of tutorials, I believe it will work with smbc.
hello nice job 😊 can I use powder sugar to create the sparkles?
I’m not sure to be honest. I feel like they might just evaporate into the buttercream possibly.
What did you use for the white splatters?
That's actually edible silver paint!
Love it! Where did you get your blue cutting mat?
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It's so awesome. This mat will last 50 times longer than the white fondant mats!
Thank you so much Robin!
Super neat!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!❤❤
Thanks! I'm glad you like it!☺️
Can you tell me what you use to do the white/silver spatter effect after you've iced it please? Thanks
It’s edible silver paint. You can also use silver lustre dust mixed with spirits and flick it with a clean paint brush.
Do you put the cake in the fridge when you are finished covering it with black icing while you are mixing the other colours? Thanks
Nope, it would start to crust over making it difficult to smear the colors, you want your icing to be fresh so it will blend better.
Thank you very much! And well done 😊
@@caroldebono8054Thank you and thanks for watching 😊
Hi would this effect work with black sugar paste covering the cake?
Potentially I suppose you could but you would have to paint the colors onto the cake and I'm not sure how you would get them so bright. Maybe add white food color to each of your colors and you might have a shot.
Thank you the Robyns nest, your cake looks amazing BTW xx
@@emmapoole796 thanks! I also have a larger two tier version with matching cupcakes on my channel too! 🥰
@@TheRobynsNest i will have a look for that now,thanks xx
Beautiful cake! The fondant stars that you put flat on the buttercream. What did you use as "glue"?
Just the tiniest dab of water☺️
@@TheRobynsNest Thank you. 😁
Can this be done on a sheet cake? I want to make it for my son's birthday
You most absolutely could! I also have another galaxy cake in a two tier version you should check out, it's got some cool tree silhouettes you could add😄
One of my favs :)
😘
what colors did you use? thanks😊
At the time I made this I was only using Wilton gel food colors in black, teal, rose and violet but I also added a little white to my icing before I added the colors to make them really pop. I also added a touch of rose to my violet to make it a little pretty purple.
@@TheRobynsNest thanks😍
Beautiful Robyn!!
Thank you!
Thank you for creating this video 😍 it's helping me to create my 18th galaxy cake 🥳🥺
Haha😄
You're quite welcome 😊
It's a cute little cake isn't it 😍
Hello again, and thank you for your quick reply the other day!
Hi! You should be able to decorate your cake entirely except for maybe the stars that stand like you mentioned. I would add them just before transporting the cake so they don’t flop from moisture when you store it. Now typically you don’t “have” to refrigerate your cakes unless they have fresh fillings like cream cheese, but I always refrigerate to set the cake for transport so it’s nice and firm then I recommend to bring it to room temp before serving, an hour before should do. Your best option is to put it in a cardboard box then put it in the fridge as the cardboard will help keep any fondant decorations from forming condensation, as the box soaks up any moisture. If unfortunately you do not have the extra space to refrigerate it, it will be fine in a box in the coolest room of your house. I would be weary of putting it in a pot as that might be quite difficult to get it in or out as you do not want to risk messing up your hard work. I hope this was helpful, and I would love to hear how it all turns out for you!
@@TheRobynsNest Thank you so much for the reply. I'll get back to you on how it all went. 😊 Have a nice weekend.
Can you use store bought butter cream?
I haven't because it's much to thin, but I have read that if you add some sifted powdered sugar to it, it can be used with fair results. Ultimately, I would suggest a homemade chocolate American buttercream for the black thought, as it is easier to achieve a nice dark black.
How much food coloring do u need for the black icing?
It takes a lot, but if you start with a chocolate base it takes a considerable amount less. I think I used at least 2 tsp of Wilton black in this single batch of chocolate buttercream.
Can I have the recipe for the chocolate frosting please? I'm so excited to make this for my son's bday next week!
Such a good idea to use chocolate. I used the same colouring as you and I could not achieve black! Added blue and got a kind of midnight/prussian blue.
Your icing is so vivid! How did you do it please???
@@GirlWow007 add white food color to your icing before you add the bright colors🥰
Wat color did you use?
Americolor super black, as well as Wilton’s rose, violet and teal. I added a little white to my colors to make them pop and I also added a touch of rose to my violet to make it more vibrant
Can u please tell which flavour
It’s a chocolate cake with chocolate American buttercream coloured black.
Thank you very much
Robyn do you buy or make your cake boards?
I usually buy them. Thanks for watching ❤
Thanks for replying! I really appreciate that about you. I’m attempting this cake for my husbands bday. I’ll send you a pic when done.
Awesome, I'm excited to see it. Have fun 🥰
Gorgeous x
Thank you very much!
This the best galaxy cake ever. Please how did you arrive at the base colour? That’s, the colour you costed the cake with before applying the purple, blue and pink. Thanks
@@lorettaimisi7555 I started with a rich chocolate buttercream base then added a generous amount of Wilton's black gel food color. That brought me to what looked like an extremely dark green so instead of adding more black, I added a bit of purple to cancel out the green and bring it to a nice deep black. Hope this was helpful!☺️
Great job.
Thanks for watching ❤️
Do you have a buttercream icing recipe?
Yup, I just use a basic ABC recipe and add a little cocoa and a little extra milk. It goes,
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 Tbsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
4 cups of powdered sugar (sifted)
2-3 Tbsp cocao (sifted)
3 Tbsp milk
1-2 Tbsp water
Cream butter and shortening with salt and vanilla using whisk attachment until fluffy. Switch to paddle attachment on mixer then
Gradually add 4 cups of powdered sugar, your cocoa, milk and water, on a low speed, alternating till combined. Continue to mix until smooth. Do not over mix as it adds air pockets which kinda sucks for piping flowers.
You can wait until the end to add your cocoa if you like tho so you can reserve some white icing for your colors
@@TheRobynsNest Thank so so much for your detailed response ❤ Love your channel
@@TheRobynsNest this galaxy cake looks so good....would love to do this for my daughter's birthday....would you mind sharing the brand and color of the food coloring you used please....tq...
@@gayathrishanmuganathan7035Thanks! Sure thing! I use Wilton brand gel food colors in white, violet, rose, teal and black. The black icing is chocolate based so you don't have to use so much coloring😊 also, I add a bit of white food color to my vanilla icing before I add any colors to it. It really makes them pop! Oh, and I also add a touch of rose to my violet, it really brightens it up!
@@TheRobynsNest tq...😊😊
Awesomeness 😍
Thank you so much!🥰
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Thank you so much 😀
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I think the camera goes too fast when you are spreading those colors so we cant really watch how to make exactly the design. Probably is not so easy as the video shows.
It’s not too too hard. I add the colors as soon as I finish smoothing the black, then I just smooth again. Just go light with the colors so you don’t get big blotches of color, you want it too be subtle.
Isn't it fondant?... not fondaunt
Potato (poe-tae-toe) potato (poe-taut-oh)
Tomato (toe-mate-oh) tomato (toe-mat-oh)
It all the same isn’t it? I think pronunciation depends where you come from. I’ve heard it said both ways and I say it both ways. Could be my accent or just the way it rolls out of my mouth differently sometimes.