Download 3D Animal Cell Cake Instructions

Cell Cake Lab
Objective:
3D models are a fun, easy way to learn about plant and animal cells.
Here you'll find step-by-step instructions for baking an awesome,
scientifically accurate animal cell cake, as well as a variety of
animal cell cake pictures to inspire you and "How To" videos to
help you out along the way.
Materials:.
(Vary your material list according to your cake!)
CAKE CELL:
• Funfetti Cake Mix
• Vegetable Oil
• (3) Eggs
• Vanilla or Cream Cheese Frosting
• Food Coloring ORGANELLES:
• Dots –
• MIke & Ikes
• Rainbow Tracks
• Circular Sprinkles
• Candy Fruit Slices
Procedure:
STEP 1: Buy Your Edible Materials
STEP 2: Bake Your Cake
In order to successfully bake your animal cell cake, you're going to
need some baking supplies. Here's what I kept on hand while building
my cell cake.
BAKING SUPPLIES:
• Round Cake Pan (Why? Because animal cells are almost always
round!)
• Pam
• Mixing Bowls
• Baking Spatulas
• Oven Mits
If you're baking with Pillsbury's Funfetti cake mix like I did, you'll
need to blend the cake mix with three eggs, 1/3 cup of vegetable oil
and 1 cup of water.
FUN TIP: Break out the food coloring early on and dye your cake
batter to match the color of your cytoplasm. Make sure you
add the food coloring BEFORE pouring your batter into the round
cake pan!
Once your batter is smooth, pour it into your round cake pan and
place the pan in the oven. Bake for approximately 30 minutes, or
until a toothpick comes out clean when stuck into the middle of your
cake.
WHAT ABOUT THE NUCLEUS? To create an edible nucleus
without having to buy extra candy, simply set aside a spoonful of
cake batter and use it to bake a small cupcake. The cupcake will fit
perfectly atop your animal cell cake!
STEP 3: Frost Your Cake
To ensure that your animal cell cake is scientifically accurate, you'll
need to dye your frosting two different colors. One color will be
used to create the cytoplasm, represented by the TOP of your cake.
The second color will be used to create the cell membrane,
represented by the SIDES of your cake.
Don't forget! If you chose to bake a nucleus cupcake, you'll also
need to prepare a small amount of frosting that is dyed a third color.
Offset Spatula, 4-1/4'' Blade, 8-1/4'' Overall
Lots of supplies can be used to frost your animal cell cake but if you
want to give your project a smooth, professional look, I recommend
using an actual frosting palette knife. They typically cost about $6
and are incredibly useful in the kitchen. Not interested in purchasing
a frosting knife? Try using the smooth edge of a butter knife, the back
of a large spoon or a small spatula.
COLOR TIPS: In the picture above, you can see that the cytoplasm
of my animal cell cake is pink and the cell membrane is purple. Why
pink and purple? Because most real-life animal cells are those
colors! Just check out this microscopic image. >>
STEP 4: Add Your Organelles and Label
each using a TOOTHPICK Flag
Organelles are the "mini organs" found inside every animal cell.
Each organelle has a different function and physical appearance, and
together they work to keep the cell alive. Here's a breakdown of the
specific organelles found in animal cells and the edible materials I
used to represent them:
ANIMAL CELL ORGANELLES:
(Vary according to your cake)
• Cell Membrane - purple frosting
• Cytoplasm - pink frosting
• Nucleus - green-frosted cupcake (the purple Mike & Ike adds
authenticity by representing the nucleolus)
• Golgi Apparatus - green sugar-coated candy belts
• Endoplasmic Reticulum - pink sugar-coated candy belts attached
to the nucleus
• Ribosomes - circular sprinkles
• Mitochondria - purple candy fruit slices
• Vacuoles - green Dots
Lysosomes - blue Mike & Ikes
Results:
(Attach a photo of your cake here)
Conclusion:
A paragraph stating why learning using a
“hands on” approach is sometimes better
than learning out of a book.