Ben 10 is an animated American television series following the adventures of Ben Tennyson, an ordinary boy who enjoys daily encounters with aliens. The show is a hugely popular boys party theme, and consequently, Ben 10 cakes are also extremely popular. Here are instructions for making the perfect Ben 10 cake!
Ben 10 Cake Mix
For the basic cake element of a Ben 10 cake, a simple jam and buttercream sponge is always popular, or alternatively, chocolate sponge. Round is the traditional shape but square and rectangular shapes are often suitable for larger topping designs or the many cake topper kits available.
A tiered sponge cake can also be fun, allowing for creativity in decorating the different tiers. In addition, the cake could be shaped to look like an object, face or character from the series. At present no Ben 10 cake pans are available but alien or space-themed cake pans are an alternative possibility.
How to Make Green Cake
Add an extra element of fun to the Ben 10 cake by coloring the sponge green to match the show’s main color! There are some terrific green cake recipes that incorporate green cake, green buttercream and green ganache, using such ingredients as green tea, or it is possible to make a lime green cake coloring to turn both the cake and the icing green!
Tips for Icing Ben 10 Cakes
When considering icing designs, theme around the Ben 10 colors of green, yellow, white and black.
If using fondant, either buy pre-colored fondant or dye white fondant with food coloring liquids, gels or pastes.
To help fondant pieces stick together, use a little buttercream or royal icing to act as glue.
Ben 10 Character Cake
Make a flat Ben 10 cake topping for a sponge cake.
- Cover the entire cake in white fondant
- Roll out green fondant and cut a large circle for the background
- Roll out a suitable skin color fondant such as Wilton Ivory, mark out and cut shapes for Ben’s face and hands
- Cut his clothes from black and white fondant
- Assemble your Ben and add in facial details, Omnitrix watch and so on with an icing pen
Ben 10 Omnitrix Cake
- Bake a square sponge cake
- Cover the entire cake in green fondant
- Roll out black, grey and green fondant
- Cut a long, wide strip of black fondant to make the strap
- Using a picture of the Omnitrix as a guide, cut out the appropriate shapes in grey, black and green to assemble the watch face
Alternatively, bake a round cake, omit the Omnitrix strap and have the whole top of the cake as the watch face.
Ben 10 Lava Cake
Use themes, objects and ideas from the show to help with cake creativity. One idea is to take the theme of alien lava rocks and make a chocolate lava cake!
You could include popping space candy on the top and make chunky honeycomb rocks to act as space rocks. Decorate with Ben 10 cupcake picks or figures, or for a complete edible cake, make miniature characters out of fondant or modelling chocolate.
Ben 10 Cake Topper Kits
For those parents whose baking skills aren’t up to creating a cake from scratch, there are plenty of Ben 10 cake toppers available. These range from Ben 10 logos and images of Ben punching out from a green circle, to complete scenes to go on top of cake. They can be added to any plain cake, whether baked from scratch, made from a cake mix or purchased from a shop!
More Ben 10 Cake Ideas
There are lots of other ways to make a great cake for a Ben 10 birthday party:
- Change the Ben 10 character cake to any of the other characters or aliens from the show
- Make a 3D character cake by creating fondant characters or aliens to stand on top of the cake
- Make a cake in the shape of Ben, the Omnitrix or an alien
- Create a Ben 10 cake topper scene out of fondant
- Bake Ben 10 cupcakes and stack in tiers to make a cupcake cake
With a little imagination and a lot of creativity, making a Ben 10 cake for a child’s birthday can be easy and fun!
Louise Heyden - Louise Heyden is a writer, artist, work at home mum, sound technician and former school Library Manager.
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