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DIY Darth Vader Star Wars Cake

February 1, 2020 by OneMommy

When my son said he wanted a Darth Vader birthday cake, I started searching online for ideas.

What I found was tons of sites suggesting using a special cake pan and pictures of finished cakes with no directions.  I didn’t want to disappoint him, but I also didn’t want to spend a bunch of money on a cake pan I’d only use once.

So I got out the cake pans I had, traced their shapes on paper, cut and pieced them together until I came up with my own Star Wars-inspired DIY Darth Vader Cake.

how to make a Darth Vader cake with pans you already own

 

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Have your own Star Wars fan at home?

This DIY Star Wars cake is sure to be a big hit at any Star Wars party.  

These Storm Trooper Cupcakes are a fun addition if you’re looking for cupcake ideas, too.

Darth Vader Cake

Materials Needed:

  • 9 Inch Square Cake Pan
  • 9 Inch Circle Cake Pan
  • Serrated Knife  (I used my bread knife.)
  • Black Cake Icing (I used 2 packages of this one.)
  • White Decorating Icing 
  • Your Favorite Cake Mix (1 box)
  • Wax Paper (optional)

How to Make a Darth Vader Cake

Bake cake mix as directed, pouring half the batter into your circle cake pan and half into the square cake pan.

Allow cakes to cool completely and remove from cake pans.  

Pop the square cake into the freezer for one hour so it is easier to cut into pieces without crumbling issues.

Once you remove the square cake from the freezer, cut triangles off from opposite corners of the cake.

To make your triangles the same size, simply cut one, flip it over and use it as a guide to cut your second triangle so they are mirror images of each other.  (My triangles were 7 inches at the longest side and close to 5 inches on the side facing out.)

Position these at an angle from the circle cake as shown in the picture below.  

how to make a Darth Vader cake at home

 

Next, cut another triangle from the bottom of your square cake.  This will form Darth Vader’s chin.

DIY Star Wars Darth Vader cake

Cut the remaining portion of the square cake in half.  

Use one piece of this to fill in the area above Darth Vader’s chin.

DIY Darth Vader cake tutorial

Use the other half to cut pieces to fill in gaps you have left.  (Hint:  If you slide a piece of waxed paper under those spaces you can use a pen to draw the shape onto the wax paper, cut it out and use it as a pattern to cut the cake pieces.)

Use a bit of frosting to hold the pieces of the cake puzzle together.   Then cover in black cake frosting.

I couldn’t find black in the canned frosting I usually buy, so I bought 2 of these decorating icing packs.  You could also use chocolate frosting and add a bit of black food coloring.

how to make a Darth Vader cake

 

Once your cake is covered in black frosting, use white decorating icing to add facial details.

Darth Vader Star Wars birthday cake

 

This Darth Vader cake was a huge hit at my son’s 7th birthday, and it is sure to be a hit at your party, too!

 

You may also like:

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Originally published on May 21, 2016.

 

 

Filed Under: Party Ideas for Kids Tagged With: birthday party, Star Wars

Comments

  1. Its Adam Again says

    May 28, 2016 at 12:02 pm

    Great cake! We recently made a fire engine for Little M’s 3rd birthday. It as possibly one of the most stressful and rewarding things Mrs M and I have done together all year! #justanotherlinky

    • OneMommy says

      May 30, 2016 at 1:08 pm

      Thank you!
      Oh yes, some of the cakes my son has requested has really made me think. Last year he wanted a 3 dimensional shark cake — made me a nervous wreck because it’s tail kept falling to the side.

  2. OneMommy says

    May 30, 2016 at 1:07 pm

    Isn’t it fun to come up with birthday party plans?
    Thanks so much for stopping by! Looking forward to hopping over to your blog.

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