How to Make a Pac-Man Cake
Pac-Man fever has been around since 1980, and Pac-Man's fans have been so enthusiastic that some of them created a Pac-Man maze that has over 25,000 playable levels. Whether you have a Pac-Man enthusiast in your life, or just want to create a fun cake for a special occasion, Pac-Man's shape is an instantly recognizable choice that is sure to get people talking about their favorite memories or impressions of the games and their characters. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Yellow cake mix
- Two 9-inch cake pans
- Wire rack
- Table knife
- Cutting board
- Serrated knife
- Toothpick
- Pastry brush
- Round cake stand
- White frosting
- Yellow food coloring
- Spatula
- Chocolate frosting
- Frosting bag
- Star frosting tip
Instructions
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Mix and bake yellow cake mix in two round 9-inch cake pans according to package directions. Cool the cakes in the pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Turn the cake pans upside down and tap gently with a table knife to remove the cakes onto the wire rack.
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Place the cakes on a cutting board after they have completely cooled. Cut a layer off the top of each cake with a serrated knife to create flat, level tops. Stack the two round cake layers on top of each other.
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Locate the center of the cake and mark with a toothpick. Begin at the center and cut a wedge from the edge of the cake for Pac-Man’s open mouth. Unstack the two cake layers on the cutting board and brush crumbs from the cakes using a pastry brush.
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Stir together white frosting and a few drops of yellow food coloring in a mixing bowl. Repeat, adding color a few drops at a time until the frosting is the correct shade of yellow that you want for frosting your Pac-Man cake.
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Place one cake layer on a round cake stand or serving platter on which you will serve the cake. Frost the top of the cake with the yellow frosting using a spatula or frosting spreader. Center the second cake layer on top of the first, lining up the wedge sections.
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Frost the entire cake with yellow frosting, starting with the top. Fit a frosting bag with a star tip and fill the bag with chocolate frosting. Place a dot approximately one inch from the center of the wedge to mark Pac-Man’s eye.
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Create Pac-Man’s eye with chocolate icing using the star-tipped frosting bag. Add enough stars to create a circle until his eye is the size you want. Decorate the bottom of the cake with a ring using the remaining chocolate frosting.
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Tips & Warnings
Use a biscuit cutter or circular cookie cutter to cut a circle from the wedge instead of discarding. Frost the circle with yellow frosting and place inside the wedge-cut area as a pellet for Pac-Man to eat.
Frosting the cake before it cools completely will melt the frosting and make the layers unstable.
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