**Preparing the Base Shape of a Brain Cake**
When it comes to creating a brain cake, most of the shape and detail will come from the fondant that is applied later on top of a basic base shape. To start, the artist begins by spraying their cake with simple syrup and then applying a crumb coat with Italian meringue buttercream. The cake is then refrigerated to chill and set. At this stage, the artist feels that they can touch up their lipstick, as they feel a bit dry from the chilled buttercream.
**Icing the Cake for Fondant Adhesion**
Before adding the final layer of fondant, the artist decides to ice the cake one more time in order to create a smooth surface for the fondant to adhere to. They don't need to be as particular as they usually are at this stage, as their goal is simply to ensure that the buttercream will help hold the fondant in place. The artist takes a moment to touch up any areas where they feel dry or uneven.
**Coloring and Rolling Fondant**
The artist begins by coloring some fondant with a mix of burgundy, golden yellow, and black gel food coloring. They then roll out small tubes of colored fondant, using this technique to create the desired brain-like pattern. The artist is careful not to let the fondant dry out as they work, rolling multiple tubes at once in order to stay on track.
**Adding Patterns to the Brain Cake**
With their fondant ready, the artist begins adding patterns to the cake, starting with the lower quadrant of the brain. They use their colored fondant to create intricate details and textures, working freehand without a template or pattern. The artist acknowledges that creating realistic patterns is not an exact science, but rather an art form.
**Defining Hemispheres**
To ensure that the two hemispheres of the brain are defined clearly, the artist uses a ruler to separate them when applying fondant on the second hemisphere. This technique allows for symmetry and clarity in their design. The artist takes care to keep the definition between the hemispheres distinct from one another.
**Creating the Cerebellum**
The artist uses the remaining fondant to create the cerebellum, a soft and rounded structure at the base of the brain. They roll two small balls of fondant and flatten them slightly to fit under the cake, creating curved shapes that resemble the cerebellum. The artist uses a tool from their medical kit to shape and smooth out the details.
**Adding Final Details**
The artist carefully places the cerebellum on top of the cake, using additional fondant to support its position. They then add more details to the cake, using one of their trusted medical tools to create curves and indentations in the surface of the brain. The goal is to make the cake look moist and fresh like a real brain.
**Finishing Touches**
In the final stages of preparation, the artist decides to brush seedless raspberry jam all over the cake, getting into every nook and cranny of the intricate details. This adds a pop of color and helps to create a realistic appearance. The artist steps back to admire their handiwork, feeling both proud and a bit intimidated by their creation.
**The Finished Brain Cake**
The finished brain cake is a masterpiece, with intricate patterns and textures that resemble the human brain. The artist has successfully created a cake that looks like it was plucked straight from the skull. As they prepare to serve the cake, the artist can't help but feel a sense of pride and accomplishment at having created something so unique and detailed.
**The Artist's Conclusion**
As the video comes to a close, the artist reflects on their process and the challenges they faced while creating the brain cake. Despite feeling a bit unsure and unprepared at times, they were determined to see their project through to completion. The final result is a testament to their skill and creativity, and a reminder that even the most intricate designs can be achieved with patience and practice.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwelcome back to how to cake it I'm feeling a little under the weather today so bear with me The Walking Dead premiere is a few days away and Halloween is around the corner so I thought I've got a cake the ultimate brain game Braden's I suddenly feel really hungry who's this I want to call him Kevin can we call him Kevin the base of this human brain cake is red velvet cake batter that I poured into an 8-inch round Bowl so that I can get that domed shape but this whole day has been off for me because I forgot to turn my oven pan down to low I left it on high so all of the red velvet batter blew out of the pan and it looks so creepy once my cake is cooled I just carved away all that extra batter that oozed out that looks really creepy and then I turn my cake out of the bowl and began to carve so just sort of carved away the sides to get it a little bit thinner and then I carved away just a little curve underneath the brain and I carved out this little crease between the brain hemispheres I'm really looking to just create a base shape for my brain because most of the shape and the detail is going to come from the fondant that I lay on afterward once I'm happy with the basic shape of my brain cake I spray it with simple syrup and give it a nice crumb coat with my Italian meringue buttercream and then I put my brain cake in the fridge to chill Oh guys do I need to touch up my lipstick or something I just feel I feel really dry now that my crumb coat is chilled I'm gonna ice this cake one more time I don't have to be as particular as I usually am what I need is for the buttercream to help my fondant stick to me my hair feels like Susie it's time to prepare my flesh colored fondant I actually pre dyed some fondant with okay I used burgundy golden yellow and a little bit of black gel food coloring I've got to roll my flesh coloured fondant into tubes so I can recreate this brainy pattern I don't want my fondant to dry out so I'm gonna roll a few tubes at a time about 4 to 6 inches in length I'm just picking balls of fondant off rolling it into tubes and then applying them to the brain and starting again I'm doing this completely freehand I don't think two brains look exactly alike so I'm just gonna go for it always weird when you start something like this because you feel like you're not doing it right because you're looking at such a small piece but the more I added the more confident I got to keep going Kevin you look like an angry flamingo what happened then I moved to the other hemisphere of the brain working on the lower quadrant and I covered that in tubes and then I turned the whole brain cakes upside down it's really cool because ah I lost my head a brain doesn't really have any flat surfaces at all so I didn't want my cake to look flat I added some fondant tubes along the bottom all the way around and then even at the front of the brain at the bottom and that's how I begin when I cover the top of my brain I really wanted to make sure to keep the definition between the two hemispheres so I started by covering one hemisphere and then when I worked on the other side I really tried not to mimic the patterns that are right across from it because it's not perfectly symmetrical I wanted to keep this definition clear so I put a ruler in between so that when I added the fondant on the other side it wouldn't touch and stick to the fondant I had already placed down I had to make the cerebellum I used the rest of my flesh colored fondant to create the cerebellum I knew I wouldn't see the whole cerebellum because my brain is gonna be sitting down so I wanted to just recreate these sort of soft rounded shapes you see here so I rolled two balls of fun then and flattening them out a bit to fit under my brain and then I used a tool from my medical kit rather than a sculpting tool and I just made these lines just like you know the cerebellum lines when I'm happy with my cerebellum and it's looking cerebellum II I go ahead and place that down on my cake stand first and then I'm gonna add a little more fondant for support before putting my brain cake on top time to get my brain cake in place I carefully lift it up and make sure that the back of my brain is even with the cerebellum underneath but I just lay it on carefully this cake needs a few more details I'm gonna use one of my trusted medical tools to further indent the little sort of curves and all the little corners and twirl ease in the Patrol ease you know the brain twirl ease you know I really should have learned my brain terminology before doing this video but to be honest googling human brain just opens a whole bunch of doors I really want this brain to look moist and fresh like right out of skull I am gonna use some seedless raspberry jam and what I'm gonna do is just brush it on all over my brain getting into every little corner every little nook and cranny every curve and especially dolloping a ton of jam in the middle between the two hemispheres guys is there something on my net this cake looks like a brain it's actually kind of scaring me but it still looks delicious guys I'm sorry I feel really weird I don't feel like myself I've been starving for hours right Kevin Kevin look what I got us I'll see you next week on how to cake it don't forget to subscribe that's it's really good Kevin tell them how good this is I have no idea what Kevin's been thinking Kevin can I have a coaster that talkswelcome back to how to cake it I'm feeling a little under the weather today so bear with me The Walking Dead premiere is a few days away and Halloween is around the corner so I thought I've got a cake the ultimate brain game Braden's I suddenly feel really hungry who's this I want to call him Kevin can we call him Kevin the base of this human brain cake is red velvet cake batter that I poured into an 8-inch round Bowl so that I can get that domed shape but this whole day has been off for me because I forgot to turn my oven pan down to low I left it on high so all of the red velvet batter blew out of the pan and it looks so creepy once my cake is cooled I just carved away all that extra batter that oozed out that looks really creepy and then I turn my cake out of the bowl and began to carve so just sort of carved away the sides to get it a little bit thinner and then I carved away just a little curve underneath the brain and I carved out this little crease between the brain hemispheres I'm really looking to just create a base shape for my brain because most of the shape and the detail is going to come from the fondant that I lay on afterward once I'm happy with the basic shape of my brain cake I spray it with simple syrup and give it a nice crumb coat with my Italian meringue buttercream and then I put my brain cake in the fridge to chill Oh guys do I need to touch up my lipstick or something I just feel I feel really dry now that my crumb coat is chilled I'm gonna ice this cake one more time I don't have to be as particular as I usually am what I need is for the buttercream to help my fondant stick to me my hair feels like Susie it's time to prepare my flesh colored fondant I actually pre dyed some fondant with okay I used burgundy golden yellow and a little bit of black gel food coloring I've got to roll my flesh coloured fondant into tubes so I can recreate this brainy pattern I don't want my fondant to dry out so I'm gonna roll a few tubes at a time about 4 to 6 inches in length I'm just picking balls of fondant off rolling it into tubes and then applying them to the brain and starting again I'm doing this completely freehand I don't think two brains look exactly alike so I'm just gonna go for it always weird when you start something like this because you feel like you're not doing it right because you're looking at such a small piece but the more I added the more confident I got to keep going Kevin you look like an angry flamingo what happened then I moved to the other hemisphere of the brain working on the lower quadrant and I covered that in tubes and then I turned the whole brain cakes upside down it's really cool because ah I lost my head a brain doesn't really have any flat surfaces at all so I didn't want my cake to look flat I added some fondant tubes along the bottom all the way around and then even at the front of the brain at the bottom and that's how I begin when I cover the top of my brain I really wanted to make sure to keep the definition between the two hemispheres so I started by covering one hemisphere and then when I worked on the other side I really tried not to mimic the patterns that are right across from it because it's not perfectly symmetrical I wanted to keep this definition clear so I put a ruler in between so that when I added the fondant on the other side it wouldn't touch and stick to the fondant I had already placed down I had to make the cerebellum I used the rest of my flesh colored fondant to create the cerebellum I knew I wouldn't see the whole cerebellum because my brain is gonna be sitting down so I wanted to just recreate these sort of soft rounded shapes you see here so I rolled two balls of fun then and flattening them out a bit to fit under my brain and then I used a tool from my medical kit rather than a sculpting tool and I just made these lines just like you know the cerebellum lines when I'm happy with my cerebellum and it's looking cerebellum II I go ahead and place that down on my cake stand first and then I'm gonna add a little more fondant for support before putting my brain cake on top time to get my brain cake in place I carefully lift it up and make sure that the back of my brain is even with the cerebellum underneath but I just lay it on carefully this cake needs a few more details I'm gonna use one of my trusted medical tools to further indent the little sort of curves and all the little corners and twirl ease in the Patrol ease you know the brain twirl ease you know I really should have learned my brain terminology before doing this video but to be honest googling human brain just opens a whole bunch of doors I really want this brain to look moist and fresh like right out of skull I am gonna use some seedless raspberry jam and what I'm gonna do is just brush it on all over my brain getting into every little corner every little nook and cranny every curve and especially dolloping a ton of jam in the middle between the two hemispheres guys is there something on my net this cake looks like a brain it's actually kind of scaring me but it still looks delicious guys I'm sorry I feel really weird I don't feel like myself I've been starving for hours right Kevin Kevin look what I got us I'll see you next week on how to cake it don't forget to subscribe that's it's really good Kevin tell them how good this is I have no idea what Kevin's been thinking Kevin can I have a coaster that talks\n"
