EPIC Buttercream Space, Planets & Moon Birthday Cake! | How to Cake It

This week's cake had to be both gorgeous and delicious (oreo buttercream anyone?), as it was for a very special someone - Connie's nephew Cristian who is turned 1 years old! To celebrate Cristian's "1st trip around the sun", the birthday party was space themed, so I decided to make a space cake that revolves ; ) around planets. Cristian's mom provided me with the party's color palettes (lots of blues) and a request for a buttercream exterior and then left the rest of the vision and creative to me. yay! I chose to make 2 tiers of double barrelled sky-blue buttercream covered cake, topped with a 1/2 tier fondant moon, adorned with hand painted planets, sprinkle stars and topped with handmade rocket and astronaut candles from the small and talented team at Southlake gifts. Epic!
In this video, you'll learn a simple and fun way to create hand painted planets, a fondant moon and how to decorate your cakes with buttercream!
If this feels too advanced or like too much cake for you (maybe it's a smaller party?) I strongly recommend making the moon cake on it's own! Imagine how adorable it would be? and it is quite simple to make!
Anyway, I LOVE making cakes for birthdays, especially kids bdays, so please let me know what other birthday themed cakes you'd like to see me make on the channel. And as always, if you make this yourself PLEASE tag me on IG so I can celebrate your work. We LOVE seeing what you create!
Welcome to How To Cake It with Yolanda Gampp. Yolanda is your expert guide to transforming everyday ingredients into incredible, novelty cakes like her famous Watermelon Cake. Each episode showcases the step-by-step process of creating unique and tasty treats, from layered buttercream cakes to amazing cake boards! Yolanda shares recipes, tips, and tricks on using Simple Syrup, carving, icing, applying and painting fondant, and elevating any cake's appearance. You'll also learn how to make the perfect chocolate cake, vanilla frosting and much more! Leave a comment with your cake idea and you may just see it on the channel! New videos every Tuesday at 11am EST.
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chapters:
00:00 intro
00:46 flavor profile
01:57 decorating with buttercream
03:43 making the planets
07:14 making the moon!

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What cakes have you made for the kids in your life?!

[@demib6943]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

[@qtay5355]

#2🎉

[@chrismiralles1054]

If i were to have kids maybe under the sea cakes or a fantasy cake if my kids want to be a writer or author

[@leahsackmastercruz622]

Made my granddaughter a Paw Patrol tower

[@sarahfairbanks7927]

My sister and I made the duck cake from Bluey for my girls’ party last year. And another year we made Doc McStuffins Dr bag as a cake.

[@District4Studios]

We should see more of the cakes you make for others (family, friends, etc.). I think it would be very interesting to see what cakes you make for others.

[@HowToCakeIt]

Yes and I love making cakes and desserts for my loved ones!

[@SilverSkyCloud]

we stan pluto in this house

[@HowToCakeIt]

Yes yes yes!

[@creativeladyplus]

My grandson is now 29. When he was little-around6-8 he was playing a video game of playing a guitar. He thought he was going to be a rock-n-roll star 😊 SO I made him a 3 foot red guitar. I had no idea what I was doing so I bought a plastic blow up guitar balloon to use as a model. lol 😂 it took me 3 days to complete but the joy learning from nothing was wonderful & everyone loved it! So fun 🤩 love your Creative genius!!!❤

[@HowToCakeIt]

What?!! You made a 3 foot guitar?!! Your grandson was a lucky boy and must've felt so very loved!!

[@latanzajackson7192]

Yolanda your cake is truly out of this 🌎 and I bet the little one he loved 😍 the 🎂

[@HowToCakeIt]

He did!!! And so did the whole family which makes me happy as they are all very special to me!

[@nikkiconway1448]

i used to watch your videos all the time back in 2016! randomly remembered watching your videos and looked you up! i’m so glad to see youre still making videos ♥️♥️

[@barbiebarrios4908]

I Love the Outer Space Themed Cake and i love it and thank you, Yolanda ⭐🎂💕

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thank you so much!!

[@barbiebarrios4908]

You're Welcome

[@BoFelulaVang]

Thank you for including Pluto! Pluto will always be a planet for me. ❤

[@HowToCakeIt]

You get it!! 😂❤

[@deliciapineda8632]

Ohhh she was daring!!

[@Takeasip74]

This is incredible! I absolutely love the planets!!!!!! It is a GALAXY FEEL!!!! 😅

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thank you so much! This was a fun one!

[@MaureenDrees]

It was so much fun watching you research the appearances of each planet, so that you could replicate them. For lots and lots of years in science classes, I helped students remember the order of the planets with the mnemonic “My very eager mother just served us nine pizzas.” Last year, I returned to substitute for a science teacher who was on maternity leave and discovered that since Pluto has been relegated to dwarf planet status, the mnemonic has been switched to “My very eager mother just served us nachos.”

[@HowToCakeIt]

You should've seen how long it took me to paint Jupiter! 😂

[@prasanthalokuvithana3525]

I've always loved space and it's so amazing to see Yolanda make a cake on it!❤ I love this so much! Thank you Yolanda!😊

[@HowToCakeIt]

So happy you enjoyed it!

[@scottgrimmie5645]

OOH A VIDEO on my birth week!!! Thank you queen

[@HowToCakeIt]

What day is your bday?! Happy happy birthday to you!!

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​@@HowToCakeItIt's today !!!!

[@chantelleliston9946]

I made my daughters first birthday cake! It was winne the pooh themed, 2 tiers, top tier was a bee hive liked you'd see hanging from a tree. It had all the characters, Rabbit had a garden with some vegetables and Eeyore even had his house. It took me so long but everyone loved it 🥰

[@HowToCakeIt]

Awww it sounds so cute! Would love to see it! Can you tag me on IG with the pictures

[@camilletomer]

This is so stinkin' cute!!! It's the most darling space cake I've ever seen! Your talents constantly blow me away! Thank you for sharing them with us! 😍🥰

[@HowToCakeIt]

I'm really happy with how it came out. Especially Jupiter haha

[@jasminefernandes]

Yolanda this cake looks so wonderful i love it ❤ thank u so muxh yolanda

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thank you for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it and read every one!

[@ladiered6674]

I love how you sit there and talk about it and then cuts into you making it and then talk again! So different from how everyone does it basically the same. You really connecting with you’re audience! Get it lady! You’re so pretty!

[@HowToCakeIt]

We always always always try to think of our community first. We built how to cake it for and WITH all of you so it's important to us that you're enjoying what we are creating for your learning, inspiration and entertainment!

[@soychelly836]

I loved the galaxy cake😍 it looked so cool!

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thank you so much!!

[@ursuladeschamps5341]

Absolutely amazing 👏 😍 Such a superb job.

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thanks Ursula! And you got to see it LIVE

[@KearaRolfe]

This is absolutely amazing! wow

[@Ms_me914]

Gorgeous cake. I love it. He’s adorable too

[@HowToCakeIt]

He truly is a cutie!! Thank you

[@tommybrown8845]

I'm no cake expert but I'd say this is a beginner cake. In all seriousness, it looks absolutely delicious. Hope Cristian enjoyed it

[@HowToCakeIt]

He LOVED it. The used the top tier - the moon as a smash cake

[@katherinecolson2350]

Fantastic!! So much detail

[@HowToCakeIt]

It's all about the details! Always!

[@natemr4482]

Nice birthday cake Yolanda ❤

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thank you!

[@louisalewis4631]

That space,planets and moon themed cake look out of this world,Yolanda.🌌🪐🌜😋❤

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thank you! Also your emoji use is 🎉🔥🤗

[@Skajjkxx]

I can’t wait to see what different sculpture cakes you make next

[@HowToCakeIt]

A few new ones coming!!!

[@ksaunders4362]

I made both my son's first birthday cakes. The most complicated one I've ever made was replicating your Pokeball cake for my oldest son's 15th birthday. It took both me and my husband to accomplish it!

[@HowToCakeIt]

I love that you recreated my pokeball cake. Do you have photos of it you can share?!!!

[@ksaunders4362]

@@HowToCakeIt I would love to! Let me see if I can find a pic.

[@tinawilliams5084]

I made a Neopolitan Cake for one of my nephews birthdays. Took a day to do it because I wanted it to be perfect taste wise and in presentation. He and his friends loved it!

[@HowToCakeIt]

Lucky little guy!!

[@arfatahreem8932]

Amazing creativity ❤stunning cake

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thank you so much!

[@user-ov7ff8bw6v]

Beautiful ❤️

[@qtay5355]

😂😂😂 Happy Birthday Christian 🥳

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thank you!!! I will pass the well wishes along to the little guy

[@chrismiralles1054]

That's an adorable cute cake creation kids have great imaginations about going into space and discovering the wonders of the universe. It's a fun and creative cake that helps kids reach for their dreams. Lots of love and blessings.

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thank you so much!!! Appreciate the love, blessings and kind comment very much!! 🤗

[@user-ov7ff8bw6v]

YUMMY 😋

[@Anew1008]

So cute you could have covered gumballs for the planets then the adults could feel like kids again!❤🎉

[@HowToCakeIt]

That's a great idea!!

[@SpiritofCake]

I love your videos

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thank you so much!!! We love hearing that

[@TheaDizon-rd3hc]

i love this soo much

[@craigk.235]

That's an awesome cake! You did a great job on the planets, I always like saturn. I've never made a cake before.

[@HowToCakeIt]

The moon tier is a good beginner cake!! You can start with that. If you can find a sphere pan

[@bakedbyalyanah2718]

I made cakes for my 1st born child from her monthly milestone until now, she is turning 4 this July 😊 The hardest cake I have made was the BTS cake, it was a gift for my niece. By the way, I am always watching your videos since the watermelon era 😁 I am a fan from Philippines ☝️

[@HowToCakeIt]

❤❤❤❤ thank you for watching all these years and I love that you recreate the cakes. I need to see the BTS cake!!

[@ambarc.ortega8440]

Oh! That Looks Good 👍

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thank you!!

[@jasminefernandes]

Ur cakes are perfect i never liked baking before but after watching ur vedios i loved baking . Im your biggest fan . I would love baking with you ❤

[@HowToCakeIt]

Oh yay glad to hear you're baking because of our videos! That makes me happy!

[@jasminefernandes]

@@HowToCakeIt and also thank you for teaching us all to bake cakes and showing us how to use the tools and what they are called ❤️

[@bismakiran4860]

Your cakes are beautiful. For my nephew's first birthday, I made a 3 tier jungle themed cake and next month for his 3rd birthday, I'm planning of making Mercedes G Wagon Cake.

[@HowToCakeIt]

A g wagon?!! Wow! How will you approach that? Curious to see!

[@jillians661]

I’m born on Halloween and every year for my birthday my mom uses a 3D pumpkin mold to make me a cake. It never turns out perfect but it’s made with love ❤

[@HowToCakeIt]

This is just perfect! Love is the best ingredient

[@futte2303]

❤❤❤

[@shortey8422]

Such a stunning cake. I love space. 🌌🚀I need to make myself a simple version of the cake for my 40th birthday in July. The first cake I made my kiddo was Candy Land themed. She loved all things colorful. Nowadays its Stitch or Roblox. She definitely gets set on a specific thing as she ages.

[@HowToCakeIt]

My birthday is in July too!! What date is yours? You can do the top tier - the moon - if you're looking for simple

[@shortey8422]

@@HowToCakeIt 27th. I remember yours is the 21st. Team July

[@taramyers7857]

Did an NFL themed 🏈 cake and cupcakes for my nephew on his 10th birthday. I thought I was Yolanda that day...LOL!!

[@HowToCakeIt]

Hahaha I love that!!! 😂❤

[@DemeterMedi]

Space cake for a one year old...?! Bold :)

[@HowToCakeIt]

The theme was First trip around the sun. He wore a nasa astronaut suit too 😂😂 so cute!

[@chaevialva2229]

I've made all 3 of my son's birthday cakes.... 1st he had a fresh prince themed cake, 2nd was a rotating car rim for his " 2 fast 2 curious" themed party, and his 3rd was construction themed cake.

[@HowToCakeIt]

How cool!!! What did the fresh price cake look like?! I need to see it

[@Goodvibes07696]

❤

[@nfcapps]

My favorite is still a bunny rabbit made out of two round cakes, iced, and then covered in shredded coconut so it looks furry. So cute.

[@HowToCakeIt]

I need to see this!

[@nfcapps]

@@HowToCakeIt I sent it to the FB messenger

[@kristinluna8803]

Great cake, and very cool! My friend and I made a Minnie mouse cake for my youngest daughters 2nd Birthday! Made homemade marshmallow fondant. Wasn't too bad. 🥰

[@HowToCakeIt]

Yummmmm homemade marshmallow fondant!! Look at you!!

[@kristinluna8803]

@@HowToCakeIt Awe why thank you!! 🫶It definitely tastes much better than regular fondant! New experience for me, but definitely would try it again!! 😊

[@sarahstrader3476]

I don’t have kids but I’ve made my Niece’s and nephew’s first birthday cakes!

[@HowToCakeIt]

Being an aunt is the best!! 😍

[@loftus4453]

I made all my son’s birthday cakes. I’m not very talented at cake decorating, but he loved them. Hardest one I did was a Barny cake. His face is weirdly asymmetrical. I thought Barny would be easy, but boy was I wrong. 😂 Edit: Barny is a purple dinosaur if you aren’t familiar. He was really popular with pre-school kids in the 90’s. Not sure if he’s popular anymore honestly.

[@roshandarobinson6819]

Make a LEMON CAKE!!! A cake that looks like a lemon!! I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT LEMONS THE SPELL THE TASTE EVERYTHING!!🥰🥰🥺💛💛🍋🍋

[@ellenwood719]

I made my child's first birthday cake. It was a white sheet cake with cake baby blocks in pastel colors. Also, pastel decorations and writing. The hardest cake I ever made for my child was a Dr. Who was Tardis.

[@HowToCakeIt]

I need to see these. Can you share with me on IG!

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cool

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😋

[@brandinstephens9933]

I like peanut butter cake, Reese

[@user-ic5ce5bu1m]

I love your cake ideas and videos at that, but you've made amazing characters from movies and tv shows except for Shrek, can you make a Shrek themed cake?

[@francine8687]

I made quite a few cakes for my kids. I think the hardest was the Minion cake

[@HowToCakeIt]

You made a minion too. Cool!

[@luizasierocka7033]

I always make a birthday cake for my daughter 😊 She turns 5 this year and she wants a cake in the shape of a yellow Super Mario cube with a question mark 😄 I hope it will turn out as good as the previous cakes. I made a cake in the shape of a pineapple (not as nice as yours, but I tried), Baby Shark cake, My Little Pony cake and a doll cake) 🥰

[@HowToCakeIt]

How special!! She is so lucky to have her mom make her birthday cake every year. For the cube please check out last weeks video when I make the Lego cake. So tips in there for sharp edges!! Lots of chilling and icing layers

[@luizasierocka7033]

​@@HowToCakeIt Thank you for the tips, I will definitely watch the video 🥰

[@jamieemenhiser1311]

hardest bday cake I made for my kids: my oldest - I made a strawberry cake from Sugar Geek's recipe. It turned out great but it was A LOT of work! For our youngest's first birthday she got my trusty chocolate cake and it was much easier

[@HowToCakeIt]

I love Liz at sugar geek!! I need to see this strawberry cake

[@ambarc.ortega8440]

See You Next Tuesday About Summer Cakes

[@HowToCakeIt]

How do you know?!!!!!!! 😂

[@DaannyyVillarreal]

Wish you could start baking again like before and not going over old videos .

[@HowToCakeIt]

This isn't an old video at all! This is brand new. I made it earlier this month but with interview and editing it just took a few weeks before launching it!

[@hazhu2153]

Most your videos since you came back are re-runs and alot of talking. I don't bother to watch anymore

[@heaveninherheart]

Hi Yolanda! Was the paint edible? I’m really interested in painting cakes but I don’t know how to go about it/ how to get a good safe paint. Or is it that we paint only parts people won’t eat?

[@HowToCakeIt]

Yes the paint is edible! It's high quality and from colour mill

[@eviltoasterpastry]

The hardest cake I ever made was a 3 ft tall Lego red ninjago character.. I don’t even know what the name is to this day 😂. It was 8 years ago.

[@HowToCakeIt]

Same!! Ninjago cake was def one of the hardest I made too

[@felicitasdieterle4563]

Hi, Yoyo ! Great ! But why didn´t you make the planets edible ? Out of Rice crispie treats for instance ?

[@HowToCakeIt]

I could've but Cristian has a space theme playroom so I was thinking he could use these in his playroom as decor afterwards

[@drhelenloney1426]

I think I've made both my kids birthday cakes, so I'm totalling close to fifty cakes for them. Wow, seems like a lot now.

[@HowToCakeIt]

Wow!! Which are the favorite ones you've made?

[@drhelenloney1426]

@@HowToCakeIt The Hedgehog cake using Cadbury's chocolate fingers for spines. Several Godzilla cakes, and I made a beautiful Lady Baltimore cake which made both my husband and the birthday boys ill, because I didn't cook the frosting properly ;(

[@drhelenloney1426]

I made your chocolate chips cookie cake for the youngest, that came out so well. Probably amongst my most ambitious efforts. That and having to slam together a cake for a wedding reception with both buttercream and fondant (because it was travelling). Not at all fancy, luckily, hippies were involved. Fondant, huh.

[@AldWitch]

Minecraft TNT block (choc) with a fondant creeper

[@peaches8911]

Not a first birthday but I made a Fortnight cake.

[@HowToCakeIt]

How did you do that? Curious to see

[@user-lg6tx5sx5l]

D yu also sek your cakes ? Id love to buy one even if its shippe frozen

[@HowToCakeIt]

I don't sell cakes but I'm hoping to partner with others who can make my recipes to share with others

[@ilsehendriks80]

Since I know my stephson I make his cake. Last time in Sept it was my singing monsters. Year before... ofcorss tadaaa pokemon

[@pvedantam9758]

Can you please make a detective themed cake

[@HowToCakeIt]

Hmm this might be fun for crime scene kitchen.

[@JE-see-Kuh]

Yo I started a new job and it’s interfering with my How To Cake It Tuesday!!! But I’m still here.

[@HowToCakeIt]

Watch on your lunch break?!! Hahaha and congrats on your new job. What is it? You excited about it?

[@Nilesh-lx3qy]

Sorry', after long time see that wander full cake.

[@SNiiXsBii0tch]

What about his half birthday cake yo!

[@HowToCakeIt]

I need to do another half bday cake

[@shadowqueenskye5415]

I made my sons first birthday cake, Thomas the Tank engine. It was his obsession at the time. I got a Thomas pan and made it chocolate, and followed the icing guide to make it look like Thomas.

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thomas the tank!! Such a classic. He must've loved that!

[@shadowqueenskye5415]

He really did!

[@SilverStarArcherDraws1212]

How much will it cost for me to have this made?

[@HowToCakeIt]

Hmm good question... I think it depends what city you are in. But I would think $500 is bare minimum. Between $500 and $1200 most likely depending on the cake artist you hire and where they are based.

[@laetitiamwarabu5805]

Hi. I have been following you for years now from D. R. Congo (Africa) and I love your work . My daughter is turning 9 this June and I am kindly asking if, you can make a ZELDA cake to inspire me please. Cause I have no idea how to even start. 😔

[@HowToCakeIt]

Thank you for watching!! And from D.R Congo - how cool!! Zelda..ok...I have to do some research on that. Also happy 9th bday to your daughter

[@laetitiamwarabu5805]

Thank you so much!

[@HenriettaSchmidt]

Szuper.szepm

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Hi Yolanda 👋

[@HowToCakeIt]

Hi there!

[@janaicarter1278]

Can make a Hershey kisses cake

[@HowToCakeIt]

A giant one would be cool!

[@jmcgonnell]

Pluto is a planet

[@HowToCakeIt]

Agreed!

[@miskittt]

I made my son's first b-day cake, Barney.

[@HowToCakeIt]

How special!! Was it a sculpted Barney?

[@AmbrishaRamsook]

Nope never.....I suck baking cakes...I bake cookies bread but not cake. I am willing to try..😢😂. Can you make a Bluey cake? Please

[@HowToCakeIt]

So many ppl have requested this so I'll make it happen!!

[@thankgodruby9483]

I made a football cake for my nephew

[@HowToCakeIt]

Did you use my football cake video to help?!

[@thankgodruby9483]

@@HowToCakeIt I got inspired by it

[@Narra0002]

How dare Connie? Thank goodness it was ok

[@HowToCakeIt]

I know!! She did have her mom sitting with it in the backseat but it was not properly secured and the car was not cold enough so the cake slid. I do NOT miss delivering cakes! Definitely one of the most stressful parts of caking

[@RachaelLink]

So whenever i make a complicated cake and people say, 'It looks amazing, that must've taken all day' i always reply 'Oh, it was nothing', even though the cake that takes me 2-4 days to make caused me major procrastination. 😅

[@HowToCakeIt]

😂😂😂 you need to own how long it takes. People need to know - cakes like this take daysssa

[@RachaelLink]

@HowToCakeIt I did once, and their jaws hit the floor... haven't done it since. I don't know why 🤣