3D Spiderman Cake Tutorial
Spiderman, Spiderman, does whatever a spider can. Okay, but can a spider make kids squeal with delight? Can a spider be sliced up and eaten and leave people asking for more? Well, this Spiderman cake can!
This week I had the privilege of going to the YouTube Creator Summit in New York. Yes, Pewdiepie and Superwoman were there, along with about 150 other top YouTubers but the person I was the most excited to meet was JOHN GREEN. An old-school YouTuber, he also wrote the very popular novel and now movie, The Fault In Our Stars (see the cake here). So as you can imagine I was OVER THE MOON when John asked for a copy of our book The Deep Enders and said he was looking forward to reading it! That in itself made the 24 hours of travel from Australia to NY totally worthwhile.
Big thanks to YouTube for thoroughly spoiling us with gifts on arrival and each morning, I love my new bathrobe with the embroidered YouTube play-button!
To make this spiderman cake you will need:
Spiderman cake template
Cake
One and half times my Rich Chocolate Cake Recipe baked in two trays. My trays are 38.1cm (15 inches) x 25.4cm (10 inches).
Frosting
A double quantity of my chocolate buttercream recipe.
Simple Syrup
1/4 cup or 54g (1.9 ounces) sugar
1/4 cup 63millilitres (2.13 fluid ounces) water
Heat until the sugar is dissolved and allow to cool. Flavor with vanilla if desired.
Rice crispy treats
200g (7.05 ounces) or 2 ¼ cups Marshmallows
200g (7.05 ounces) or 6 ¼ cups rice bubbles
Fondant
750g (26.46 ounces) Red fondant
100g (3.53 ounces) Black fondant
100g (3.53 ounces) Bright blue fondant
250g (8.82 ounces) Pale blue fondant (optional for covering the board)
Other stuff
13in (33.02 centimetres) Round Cake board
Centre cake support
fondant extruder (optional but makes the job easier I have this one)
Day 1.
Bake your cakes, allow them to cool. Wrap in plastic wrap so they stay fresh. Mix up a double batch of frosting. Make the simple syrup and leave to cool.
Make the rice crispy treat and follow the directions in the video to make the shape of spiderman’s head.
Day 2.
Cut out the template and use it as a guide to cut out the layers of cake.
Spread some frosting on the base board to stop the cake slipping and add the first layer. Spread that layer with some simple syrup to keep the cake moist and then another layer of frosting. Then continue in this way all the way up to layer seven.
Carve the cake as shown in the video and then cover the whole thing in frosting following the shape of the cake. Place it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes for the frosting to chill.
Cover the head in a thin layer of buttercream and add it to the top of the cake. Then use some frosting to smooth the join at the neck.
Make a long raindrop of red fondant and add it to the front of his face. Flatten it to make his nose and chin.
Add a short snake of red going across where his clavicle bone would be then wrapping it up and around where the neck muscle is.
The roll out a large sheet of red fondant and use it completely cover spidermans face and body using your hands to lift and smooth it around his shape.
Then trim off the exces around the base and make it neat.
Using a fondant extruder make a long skinny snake of black and use it to make the spider web pattern over his face and body.
Use the template to make the spider and place that in the freezer for 10 minutes to make it easier to transfer. To make the eyes cut around the template in white fondant. Add a little water around the edge then add a strip of black all the way around the outside of the eye.
Then using a little water add the eye into place on spider mans face.
On the base of this arm add the strip of blue and trim it off. Take the spider out of the freezer, peel off the baking paper and add it to the centre of spider mans chest.
Using the colour of your choice cover the cake board in fondant.
Remember to take a photo of your birthday child with the cake before the party starts, it’s very hard to get a good shot once all the kids are crowding around the cake.
Make it a great week!
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Love your caks and tuturials.thank you so much .now i just have a small question.what can i use to suport the cake. What do you use?greetings from sweden.
Thanks for the help on this one! I used modeling chocolate instead of fondant because I don’t care for the taste. Your stencils were great. Also couldn’t find a cake support so I used straws. One pokes through the shoulder when j was smoothing it out, hence the messy shoulder. But all in all, my 3 year old loves it so much, which is all that matters!!
Fantastic cake Sg, It is so rewarding when kids love something you’ve made for them. Happy birthday to your little one.
Hi Ann, I just purchase the spiderman template and printed it, its seems to be very small for a cake. Am I suppose to enlarge this and if so to what size?
Just make sure your printer is set to print at 100%. It should print over several pages and then you just piece it together at the right size.
Oh ok, , thank you for such a fast response
Al hacer la compra de las plantillas para la torta, como esq uno las recibe?
Por pdf al instante
Hi!!!
Done!!! I’ m in love with mi Spiderman :0)
Great work Gemma!
Hello Just wondering how long is your support rod (approximately) that goes through the centre of Spidey?
Thank you
Hi Naomi, The template should give you a good guide as to the height you will need. The support will need to come at least 1/3 to 1/2 way into Spiderman’s head
Hi,
1.Can you make the spiderman’s head out of cake?
2.If so what size cake will I need?
3.Also what support will I need to use to place it on top of it’s body?
Thank you.
Hi R, Ann thinks it is feasible though you may find it difficult to maintain the shape and balance the weight of the cake. You would need an extra tray of cake and at least 2 additional cardboard supports layered in the actual head . The best tutorial of Ann’s to look at with this technique is this one: https://wellness-wave1.news/public_html/spongebob-cake-tutorial/%3C/a%3E . It shows Ann using cake pop sticks and card cake trays layered in the cake to help support the weight of the cake. She suggests one cake board under the chin level and one in the middle would probably work best.
Hi R, the price in local currency is provided when you click through to the Payment system, usually Paypal. You will see it prior to confirming purchase. As a guide 1 English pound is usually close to 2 Australian dollars.
Hi where can I get the template
You have to purchase it above
Hey Ann! Hello from Sheridan, Wyoming, US. I’m so excited you made a Spiderman cake!, I know its been up for awhile now. (I follow your channel religiously haha) I just want to say how amazing I think you are. Not only with your cake but with everything you do. You are such a kind person and I think the world could really learn a thing or two from you. I appreciate the videos as it takes me to a place of tranquility when things get a little crazy here (three boys under the age of 3). Last year I made your Thomas the train cake for his birthday and everyone was in awe! As much as I wanted to take full credit I directed many guests to your videos on YouTube. Haha. This year I’m in a bit of a pickle. All my boys birthdays are in the winter and it gets quite cold here and roads are often closed between here and Colorado where family would travel from for a party. So this year we have decided to have the parties all at once in August. To a sure they all have fun as one will turn four, two, and our youngest will turn 1 on Halloween, we have decided to do a carnival themed party. I want so badly to do the spiderman cake because my oldest loves it, however I do still want to stick with the theme. Do you have any suggestions or could you possibly throw me a cake together that would be a show stopper and be in carnival theme. The party will be outdoors as well. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts as I admire you so much. Thanks Ann! <3
Hi Tiffany, Here are a couple of suggestions that are currently available on the Blog.
Chocolate Pinata Cake could work: https://wellness-wave1.news/public_html/chocolate_pinata_gluten_free_cake_recipe/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr /> Topsy Turvy cake but adjust colours and decorations to a Carnival theme: https://wellness-wave1.news/public_html/topsy-turvy-cake-tutorial/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr /> or perhaps this one: https://wellness-wave1.news/public_html/candy-crush-saga-cake/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr /> Ann also did a Victorian Circus themed cake for a magazine. The colours are more muted than you would want for 3 year old boys but you could rework that to suit your audience. It doesn’t appear on her blog but here is a link to the magazine so you can check it out: http://cakecentral.fetchapp.com/get/jvmdsh . You will find it on page 52-3.
Hi Ann,
Thank you very much for the inspirations. I made Batman cake using your Spiderman Templates. I am so happy. I just wanted to thank you for sharing amazing tutoriels with us.
From France
Great work Shenali.
Hi I just wanted to thank you for the inspiration! I would never have thought I would be able to make a cake for my son’s birthday
Thank you so much
Great job Fizza. We love the eyes!
Hi Ann, Thank you so much for this great tutorial! I live in USA and I cannot find a center cake support like the one you used in the tutorial. I like the one you used because it attaches to the plate. Could please tell me if there is another name for it or if you know an online company that sells it? Thank you so much! Teresa
Hi Teresa, Sorry it is my own design, I might talk to someone and get them properly made up one day but no plans at the moment.
hello, can I use on Spiderman cake, red velvet cake and vanilla buttercream ?
thank you for your time and for the wonderful cake tutorial!!
yes that will work beautifully 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing your ideas, I really love them. You are a blessing and God bless you too
thank you
Your cake is beautifull, thanks for sharing with us
I like crispy treats, so I am into this 🙂
Hi Ann,
This cake looks amazing, and I’d love to make it for my little brother for his birthday, but no one in our family likes fondant. I was wondering if it’s possible to make this cake with marzipan? Would I need the same quantities of each color, and would working with marzipan be similar to working with fondant? I don’t really see cake decorators work with marzipan when it comes to novelty cakes, is there a reason for that?
Many thanks for your answer!
I just love the cake. My grandson love Spider Man. I will try it and I hope it turns out close to yours.
Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work.
awesome, have fun 🙂
yes you can try that, I think quantities would be the same. I don’t think it’s as popular because marzipan has a very strong flavour & is also more expensive.
Hi Ann,
Wow, what a fabulous Spiderman cake! Thanks for sharing your amazing tutorials and recipes with us.
Have a great weekend.
thanks so much 🙂
Hi Ann. Love all your tutorials 🙂
Just wondering how many portions the 3D spiderman cake gives you?
Thanks x
It would feed around 20 – 25 people Louise
Hi Ann
I love all your tutorials, can you make a paw patrol cake please? My little boy loved his fire engine cake of yours that I made for him last year. This year I’ll be 38 weeks pregnant so need all the help I can get.
Thanks from Edinburgh, Scotland
congratulations on your new bub 🙂 I haven’t made a paw patrol cake but there’s a dump truck cake & a few Lego cakes that might work?