Gravity Defying Caramel Popcorn Cake

My mind was blown when I came across this gravity-defying caramel popcorn cake. I didn’t think it was an actual cake, but it looks awesome. How To Cook That tutorial on YouTube is super creative and I have never seen a cake like this before. Ann Reardon has so many videos on her channel with cakes that are unbelievable and looks well put together. It takes a process and a lot of effort to make this cake, but you have to be patient. Ann Reardon does an amazing job explaining with detailed instructions throughout the tutorial, which made it easier to follow along with.

Ingredients:

For the cake:

• 600mL (20.29 fluid ounces) Cream
• Cake Support
• 800g (28.22 ounces) chocolate
• 150g (5.29 ounces) Black fondant
• 4 lollipop sticks
• edible silver luster dust
• acetate

For the salted caramel:

• 2 cups or 500mL (16.91 fluid ounces) cream
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 300mL (10.14 fluid ounces) or 1 1/4 cups water
• 430g (15.17 ounces) or 2 cups caster sugar (superfine sugar)
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 40g (1.41 ounces) or 2 tablespoons glucose syrup

For caramel popcorn (make two separate batches of this recipe):

• 70g (2.47 ounces) popcorn kernels
• 210g (7.41 ounces) or 1 cup sugar
• 100mL (3.38 fluid ounces) water
• 15g (0.53 ounces) or 1 Tablespoon butter

Directions:

First, start off by creating the dome shape lid of the pot by tempering your chocolate. Spray cooking oil on the inside of the lid and wipe it off with a paper towel so there’s a thin layer of oil. Pour the tempered chocolate and spread it all around the lid. Place it in the fridge to set.

Next, make the cake batter by watching How To Cook That tutorial on YouTube. Once the lid is set, run your nail around the edge and then flip it over to remove the chocolate from the lid. Using a fondant extruder, make a snake of black fondant to wrap around the chocolate lid.

Overall, she belongs on cake boss or one of those cake shows on The Food Channel. The skill and talent she has do not go unnoticed. This cake would impress a lot of people because of the explosive popcorn coming out of a pot that’s all edible.