Bob the Minion Cake

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2 x 6lb portion of Yo's Ultimate Cake
1 x recipe Italian Meringue Buttercream
1 x Ganache Recipe
6 lbs White Fondant
½ lb Black Fondant
1 lb Gum Paste
Silver Lustre Dust
Wilton Lemon Yellow Icing Colour
Wilton Golden Yellow Icing Colour
Wilton Violet Icing Colour
Wilton Royal Blue Icing Colour
Wilton Black Icing Colour
Wilton Ivory Icing Colour
Wilton Moss Green Icing

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3 x 8" Round Cake Pans
1 x 8" Diameter Stainless Steel Bowl
Simple Syrup Soaker Bottle	Add to Cart -
Food Scale
Ruler
Serrated Knife
Small Serrated Knife
Small Offset Spatula	Add to Cart -
Wooden Dowels
5" Round Cake Board
8" Round Cake Board
Rolling Pin
Sculpting Tools (including overstitch wheel)
2 x stainless steel tins roughly 2" in diameter
Soft Paint Brush
20 Gauge Floral Wire
1 x wooden Dowel
Toothpicks
#12 Piping Tip (for cutting holes in eyes)
Flower Cutter

Prepare Cakes

Prepare your chocolate cakes. Fill two 8" pans with 3 lbs of chocolate cake batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 1hr, or until a cake tester comes out completely clean. Let cool completely in pans.

Bake 8 Cake

Fillone 8" pan with 2 lbs of chocolate cake batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out completely clean. Let cool completely in pan.

Bake Bowl Cake

Fill the stainless steel bowl with 4lbs of chocolate cake batter. 1hr and 20 minutes, or until cake tester comes out completely clean. Let cool completely in bowl.

Prepare Ganache

Prepare your chocolate ganache. Set aside.

Prepare Buttercream

Prepare your Italian Meringue Buttercream, then dye yellow using a combination of Wilton Lemon Yellow and Golden Yellow icing colours.

Level Cakes

Remove your cakes from their pans and level them.

Fill Bottom Half of Cake

Fill the bottom half of your cake - the 2 x 8 round cakes with chocolate ganache, and fill the top half - the 1x8 round cake AND bowl cake with yellow buttercream. Then round out the bottom half to replicate Bobs body.

Place Bottom Cake on Board

Place the bottom cake, curved side down, onto a 5 round cake board.

Insert Dowels

Dowel the bottom cake with 8 cut dowels that are the same height as the cake, in a 4" circle pattern that is centered in the cake.

Add Cake Board

Add your 8" round cake board and stack the top domed cake on top.

Crumb Coat and Chill

Crumb coat your cake, then chill.

Add Another Dowel

Push one sharpened dowel from the centre of Bobs head down the entire cake. Trim the dowel flush to the cake.

Ice the Cake

Ice the cake again, and chill.

Colour Fondant

Colour 4lbs of your fondant to a Minion Yellow using the same icing colours as the buttercream. Use 2lbs of white fondant for Bobs clothes. To recreate the jeans, use a combination of Royal Blue, Violet, and Black icing colours.

Create Seams

Use the overstitch tool to create seams in his clothes.

Add Goggle Band

Add ablack strip of fondant as the goggle band along the seam connecting the fondant.

Create Bobs Arms

Wrap yellow fondant around a wooden dowel to create Bobs arms. Sculpt his hands and feet using black fondant. Also use black fondant to make two buttons for his overalls.

Create Goggles

Using gumpaste dyed grey, and rolled into thick strips around round containers, create Bobs goggles. Rub them with shortening, and brush them with silver lustre dust to give them a polished look.

Attach Goggles

Using 3 lengths of floral wire, attach Bobs goggles to his head.

Add Details to Bob

Using a flower cutter, press some texture onto his pupils, then paint them with Wilton Ivory and Moss Green, Bob does has two different coloured eyes!