Star Wars Cake Millennium Falcon
It’s nearly star wars day. May the 4th be with you.
My husband requested a Star Wars cake for his birthday this year, a millennium falcon to be precise. As the millennium falcon is largely monochromatic, but highly detailed, I thought it would be the ideal candidate for a silicone mold.
The desert cake part is easy enough for all ages to get involved. As long as you don’t mind getting the vacuum out after they are done helping.
To make the Star Wars cake you will need
Moist Carrot Cake Recipe
(this makes one tray of cake feel free to double it if you have more guests)
60g (2.12 ounces) or 3/4 cup desiccated coconut
120g (4.23 ounces) or just over 1 cup of walnuts, roughly chopped
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
140g (4.94 ounces) or 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons flour
140g (4.94 ounces) or approx 4 medium carrots carrots, coarsely grated
140g (4.94 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
2 eggs
140g (4.94 ounces) or 2/3 cup sugar
100millilitres (3.38 fluid ounces) or 1/3 cup plus 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
Preheat the oven to 180C (356 degrees Fahrenheit)
Pour the oil, sugar and eggs into a bowl and mix together using a whisk. Add the pineapple and carrots and mix.
Add the sifted flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Fold until just combined.
Add the walnuts and the coconut and mix well.
Bake in a tray, mine was 38cm (14.96 inches) x 25cm (9.84 inches), until golden brown.
One quantity of cream cheese frosting.
Other Supplies
12″ square cake board.
three cake pop sticks
millenium falcon silicone mold
375g (13.23 ounces) White chocolate (if you are not using compound chocolate make sure you temper it)
turkish delight, dried fruit, nuts (optional)
silver luster dust
black gel food colouring
rust orange gel food colouring
Cool the cake, remove from tray and cut one piece to the size of your board.
Spread a small amount of cream cheese frosting onto the board and add the first layer of cake. Cover in a thin layer of frosting. Cut strips from the remaining cake and build up sand dunes.
Cover the whole thing in frosting.
Blitz the biscuits in a blender, or smash in a bag. Add the ‘sand’ to the cake.
Use the silicone mold to make the millennium falcon as shown in the video above. Then paint on details and add to the cake.
by Ann Reardon How To Cook That
2015
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This cake looks amazing! For the Millennium Falcon, do you think the silver dust would show if I used milk chocolate instead of white?
Hi Emily, silver luster dust actually works better on dark backgrounds which means it will look shiny and silver. If that is what you are after great, if not perhaps fill line the mold with white chocolate then once set fill with milk.
Thank you Ann! This was right on time as my husbands birthday is tomorrow and I just finished the cake!
woohoo looks awesome, love the star wars base and stars background, great additions. Happy Birthday to your husband.
Thanks for this great idea Ann! I loved it as I too have a starwars nerd for a hubby:)
One quick question tho, can i make a fondant and mold it to that millenium falcon too? or anything else I can do aside from chocolate for the mold? Thanks in advance:)
Hi Jannet, yes you could use fondant but it would not be as yummy, probably OK for a smaller mold but htis one is quite large. You’d need to use fondant and cake.
Hey Ann, do your boys, the older two, know about Five Nights at Freddy’s? I personally have not played the game and have no interest in playing it but I love the plot and all the theories about it. So could you please make something Five Nights at Freddy’s?
Hi Payton, the app is rated 12+ for frequent or intense horror or fear themes and violence. So they havent played that one.
Hi Ann. can you make something five nights at freddys themed. thx
Hi Ann, can you do a dessert based on Five Nights At Freddys
Hi! I entered the giveaway a while ago, when one of us win, when are you going to give us the email?
Hi Faith, winners have been notified and are listed ont eh strawberry fraiser dessert post (the one where the competition was listed)
Hey Ann!
I was wondering where you got the gel food colouring from…. Since I am from New Zealand I rarely see them in a any stores, mostly when ever I do see them they’re really expensive for a small little bottle
Thanks from Julia 😀
Hi Julia, Ann usually gets her gel colours from various cake stores. The bottles are usually small as the contents are highly concentrated and last a very long time. They should be readily available from cake decorating stores in New Zealand but you can also order them online.
Apart from this looking really yummy, I love that you named the parts of the ship – “exhaust ports” “maintenance hatches” – Your secret nerd has been exposed and I love you for it 🙂
Ha ha Kate! Ann’s boys and hubby love Star Wars!
Oh wow my hubby would love this too! You’ve set the bar high 🙂
Creative cake and a labour of love in one! What else can one ask for? xx Happy birthday to the hubby!!
Julie & Alesah
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i have a suggestion
pie with a crust that has chocolate baking crumbs, honey grahm crumbs, butter and sugar and a fluffy white filling
Hi Rainbow Note, thanks for your suggestion!
ur family is just so loving towards each other! i loved this video 🙂 i made chocolate ganache once using whipping cream and it worked out perfectly. but can i also use thickened cream instead? i checked out ur webpage on what cream should i use (that is sooo helpful) and it said i could but just doublechecking can i use thickened cream for certain?
Yes Leila, thickened cream will be fine.
Love how easy the carrot cake is.. where would we get the silicon mould from?
Hi Tracey, there is a link in the blog post above to where I purchased the mold.
Love this, and my kiddos and husband are HUGE Star Wars fans. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity!
thanks Stacie 😀
Two words. Amazing cake!
Hey Ann! I <3 your videos! Can you make a blue velvet cake box for Mother's Day? Thx!
This is so cool! I think I will make this for my mate’s birthday in a few weeks. I love your work! This cake is absolutley brilliant!
Fantastic and you have the best helpers ever. Love the wee hands. Thank you again for a great video.
Thanks Shirley.
Can u make a blue velvet cake box!!!
That would be AMAZING!!!
Thanks
Yassssss!!!!
Hey Ann
<3 the cake!!!!
thanks Amal