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Australia on Earth Cake

Credit: Cakecrumbs

Australia is the focal point on this hemisphere of the Earth cake created by Rhiannon of the Cakecrumbs blog. [Read the Full Story]

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Earth Cake in Progress

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To make an Earth cake, a baker creates three concentric circles layered within one another to represent the various layers of the planet. [Read the Full Story]

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Earth Cake Layers

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The layers of the Earth are revealed in this view of the hemisphere cake. Red represents the mantel, yellow is the outer core and white is the inner core. [Read the Full Story]

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Earth Cake Crust

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Chocolate buttercream was used to represent the crust on this representation of the Earth. [Read the Full Story]

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Australia, Asia and Antarctica on Earth

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Asia, Australia, Antarctica and part of Africa can all be seen in this view of the Earth planetary structure layer cake. [Read the Full Story]

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Australia in the Ocean

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Australia stands alone in this view of the planetary layer cake. [Read the Full Story]

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Asia on the Earth Cake

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A view of Asia on the Earth structural layer cake. [Read the Full Story]

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Continents and Oceans of the Cake

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The continents and oceans of the cake are made out of fondant and edible paint. [Read the Full Story]

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Piece of Earth Cake

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The structural elements of the cake can be seen when it is cut into. The core, inner core, mantel and crust can all be seen in this photo. [Read the Full Story]

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Earth Cake Cut Open

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The structure of the Earth is hidden within this cake. [Read the Full Story]

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Jupiter's Great Red Spot

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Jupiter's "Great Red Spot" first attracted cake-maker Rhiannon to the challenge of creating this planetary layer cake. [Read the Full Story]

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Finished Jupiter Structural Layer Cake

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This Jupiter layer cake looks like the gas giant on the outside and on the inside. [Read the Full Story]

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Jupiter Cake Atmosphere

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The atmosphere of the Jupiter cake was painted on using edible paint on top of fondant. [Read the Full Story]

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Jupiter Cake Full View

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It took about eight hours to paint on Jupiter's complex clouds. [Read the Full Story]

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The Jupiter Cake's Interior

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The planet's core is made from mud cake, almond butter represents a layer of liquid metallic hydrogen and the blue-colored vanilla Madeira sponge cake is representative of molecular hydrogen. [Read the Full Story]

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Jupiter's Interior in Cake Form

Credit: Cakecrumbs

By stacking two hemisphere cakes on top of one another, a baker can create the layered look of a planet's interior. [Read the Full Story]

Planet Cakes: Australian Baker's Out-of-This World Creations (Photos)

Australia on Earth Cake

Earth Cake in Progress

Earth Cake Layers

Earth Cake Crust

Australia, Asia and Antarctica on Earth

Australia in the Ocean

Asia on the Earth Cake

Continents and Oceans of the Cake

Piece of Earth Cake

Earth Cake Cut Open

Jupiter's Great Red Spot

Finished Jupiter Structural Layer Cake

Jupiter Cake Atmosphere

Jupiter Cake Full View

The Jupiter Cake's Interior

Jupiter's Interior in Cake Form

Miriam Kramer

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