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Let's bake a BASKETBALL CAKE =) #CAKE #DESSERT #CHOCOLATECAKE #FONDANT #IC5 #AI
🏀🎂 Complete Basketball Ball Cake Recipe
A realistic 3D basketball-shaped cake with chocolate cake layers, creamy frosting, and orange fondant.
🍰 Makes
1 basketball cake, about 15–18 cm (6–7 in.) diameter
Serves about 8–12
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
1½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1½ cups sugar
1½ tsp baking powder
1½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 eggs
¾ cup milk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
¾ cup hot water or hot coffee
Chocolate Buttercream
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
½ cup cocoa powder
2–4 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt
Basketball Decoration
About 500–700 g orange fondant
Black fondant or black decorating icing
Small amount of white fondant for optional details
Cornstarch or powdered sugar for rolling
🏀 Step-by-Step
1. Bake the cake
Preheat oven to 175°C / 350°F.
Grease and line two 7-inch round cake pans.
Whisk flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until combined.
Slowly add the hot water/coffee and mix. The batter will be fairly thin.
Divide between the pans.
Bake for approximately 25–32 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool completely before decorating.
2. Make the buttercream
Beat the butter until fluffy.
Add powdered sugar and cocoa gradually, then add vanilla, salt, and enough milk to create a smooth, spreadable frosting.
3. Build the basketball
Level the cooled cakes.
Spread buttercream between the layers.
Stack them.
Trim the edges slightly to create a more rounded shape.
Coat the entire cake with a thin layer of buttercream.
Chill until the frosting is firm.
Apply another layer and smooth it into a rounded ball shape.
4. Add the orange basketball covering
Knead the orange fondant until soft.
Roll it into a large circle, roughly 3–4 mm thick.
Carefully drape it over the chilled cake.
Smooth the fondant from the top downward, working around the cake to remove wrinkles.
Trim the excess at the bottom.
5. Create the basketball lines 🏀
Use thin strips of black fondant or black decorating icing.
Add:
One curved vertical line
One curved horizontal line
Two large curved lines crossing around the ball
Gently press the lines onto the orange surface so they look like authentic basketball channels.
🔥 Final viral presentation
Put the finished cake on a small basketball-court-style cake board. Add an edible “22” or “ADAMSON FALCONS” decoration if you want the same theme as your photo.
For a viral video, film the fondant reveal, black-line detailing, and final 360° basketball spin in close-up. 🏀🎂🔥
Oven and hot-pan steps should be done with an adult's help/supervision.
🏀🎂 Complete Basketball Ball Cake Recipe
A realistic 3D basketball-shaped cake with chocolate cake layers, creamy frosting, and orange fondant.
🍰 Makes
1 basketball cake, about 15–18 cm (6–7 in.) diameter
Serves about 8–12
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
1½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1½ cups sugar
1½ tsp baking powder
1½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 eggs
¾ cup milk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
¾ cup hot water or hot coffee
Chocolate Buttercream
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
½ cup cocoa powder
2–4 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt
Basketball Decoration
About 500–700 g orange fondant
Black fondant or black decorating icing
Small amount of white fondant for optional details
Cornstarch or powdered sugar for rolling
🏀 Step-by-Step
1. Bake the cake
Preheat oven to 175°C / 350°F.
Grease and line two 7-inch round cake pans.
Whisk flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until combined.
Slowly add the hot water/coffee and mix. The batter will be fairly thin.
Divide between the pans.
Bake for approximately 25–32 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool completely before decorating.
2. Make the buttercream
Beat the butter until fluffy.
Add powdered sugar and cocoa gradually, then add vanilla, salt, and enough milk to create a smooth, spreadable frosting.
3. Build the basketball
Level the cooled cakes.
Spread buttercream between the layers.
Stack them.
Trim the edges slightly to create a more rounded shape.
Coat the entire cake with a thin layer of buttercream.
Chill until the frosting is firm.
Apply another layer and smooth it into a rounded ball shape.
4. Add the orange basketball covering
Knead the orange fondant until soft.
Roll it into a large circle, roughly 3–4 mm thick.
Carefully drape it over the chilled cake.
Smooth the fondant from the top downward, working around the cake to remove wrinkles.
Trim the excess at the bottom.
5. Create the basketball lines 🏀
Use thin strips of black fondant or black decorating icing.
Add:
One curved vertical line
One curved horizontal line
Two large curved lines crossing around the ball
Gently press the lines onto the orange surface so they look like authentic basketball channels.
🔥 Final viral presentation
Put the finished cake on a small basketball-court-style cake board. Add an edible “22” or “ADAMSON FALCONS” decoration if you want the same theme as your photo.
For a viral video, film the fondant reveal, black-line detailing, and final 360° basketball spin in close-up. 🏀🎂🔥
Oven and hot-pan steps should be done with an adult's help/supervision.
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Choose your day wisely. Happy Tuesday.
Gusto nyo? Bili din kayo. 🤭🫣😂
Basagin ko tong glass nila eh..
Teka sino ba kasi yan si wisely? Apaka importante nyan kahit sa election.
#chocolate #chocolatecake #food #desert
Gusto nyo? Bili din kayo. 🤭🫣😂
Basagin ko tong glass nila eh..
Teka sino ba kasi yan si wisely? Apaka importante nyan kahit sa election.
#chocolate #chocolatecake #food #desert
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It’s wonderful to enjoy cappuccino coffee and ice cream cake pistachio chocolate in this afternoon. A light sponge cake base topped with creamy pistachio ice cream and rich Belgian dark chocolate ice cream. So yummy! 😋
I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed Sunday.
#AfternoonCoffee
#ChocolateCake
I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed Sunday.
#AfternoonCoffee
#ChocolateCake
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