Optical Illusion Geometric Cake Tutorial by Cookies Cupcakes and Cardio

Today I'm showing you how to make an optical illusion geometric cake, using only ONE geometric shape to create this fun pattern! Optical illusions on cakes are a super modern cake trend, and shockingly easy to make.

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Optical Illusion Cake Recipe and Tutorial

Geometric Cake Ingredients:
-3 layer 8" round cake, white buttercream covered
-3 layer 6" round cake, white buttercream covered
-Blue, black and white fondant
-Diamond cutter

Optical Illusion Cake Procedure:
1.Prepare cakes and cover in buttercream.
2.Roll out blue fondant, and cover the top of each cake with a corresponding round of fondant.
3.Roll out blue, white, and black fondant using a fondant roller, with thickness guides in place. This will ensure that the fondant is even thickness throughout the application process. Using a diamond cutter, cut out 15-20 diamonds at a time from each color.
4. Starting at the base of the cake, apply a blue fondant diamond horizontal to the cake, using water to attach if necessary. On the left side of the blue diamond, apply a black diamond vertically, and a white diamond vertically on the right side of the blue diamond. Ensure that the black and white diamonds meet in a vertical, straight line. Continue building illusion cubes over the two cake layers. Completing a cube at the top of the smaller tier adds an additional element of illusion! Otherwise, cutting off the overlap is fine too.
5.Cake is best consumed within 2-3 days and should be kept in the fridge.

[sythlorde]

This cake would make a great gift for a perfectionist!

[chickapey]

Oh my lord... so much work but so worth it. It looks great

[brietrefren]

today is my grandma's birthday and I'd love to make this cake for her! Jen, your smile is the highlight of my day! Happy Saturday everyone!😍☺

[desireemartin]

omgosh your optical illusion cake turned out beautiful I love it!!!

[cindyh.]

Jen can make literally anything into a cake

[onegirlbeautifyingtheworld]

Wow I love how you make a complex looking cake so easy. Talk about a life saver!

[SweetwaterCakes]

What an awesome cake! Time consuming, but an amazing effect! I like how you also make the cake board.

[megjanew]

What an awesome cake! It's definitely unusual and fun for your eyes 👀🎂

[BradleyBakes]

This. Is. INCREDIBLE!
Takes a while but totally worth it for the effect! 😍

[feliciafranklin]

the geo cake is the coolest I've ever seen. Your so talented

[shirleycastle]

You have way more patience than I do or will ever have. A beauty of a cake you did, thank you.

[layna-heyhey]

you are a soldier for doing that piece by piece. I got tired just looking at the work.

[fowlerfamilyhomestead]

You have the patience I dream of having!!

[sumankaur]

That's definitely an optical illusion cake it looked so COOL

[Stranded]

Wow, an optical illusion cake! This reminds me of my favorite video game, Q-bert!

[danij]

omg that'd be amazing to see what other color combinations people come up with. This is such a great idea! Love it.

[Rinster]

Such a cool looking cake. All the time put into it is definitely worth it! Looks great!

[harrellr]

I love the way this cake looks!! Beautiful!!

[Brimoe]

I love how simple it is yet it creates an awesome effect!!

[shehasthoughts]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought that this cake was gonna be almost impossible for an amateur baker like me to make. But its actually pretty easy. Its all about the placement of all the diamond. Its so cool. I'm definately gonna make this and impress everybody.