Ocean Jelly (12 Supplied)

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Making 2 shades will be less work and have the same effect, which is why I recommend doing that in this recipe. It’s widely believed that jellyfish were alive before dinosaurs! A preserved jellyfish fossil was discovered in Utah, in 2007, that's thought to be over 505 million years old. By comparison, dinosaurs lived around 245 to 66 million years ago!

Jellyfish play an essential role in the ocean’s food chain. They consume a variety of smaller organisms, including microscopic plankton, various crustaceans, and even other jellyfish. You’ll need a silicone mold for this and some white chocolate chips. Microwave the chocolate at 50% power in the microwave for a minute to melt it without burning it and stir it until it’s smooth. You can microwave it again it there are still lumps in the chocolate. This frosting can also be made in advance if needed and kept in the fridge for up to a month. Step 5: Assembling this Beach Cake Pour in 1 cup of egg whites and mix on low until just incorporated. Mix in 1 1/2 cups buttermilk in two installments on a low speed.

Let the pans cool for 10 minutes, then run a small offset spatula around the perimeter of the pan to separate the cake from the pan. Plankton–zooplankton in particular– make up the majority of a jellyfish’s diet. They live everywhere there is saltwater, so these microscopic organisms are an easy source of nutrients.

For this bowl I added a big drop of gel and there’s just a tiny bit of chocolate in the bowl so it seized up but for these other colours, with a smaller drop of colour and more chocolate in the bowl, the gels work perfectly. Heavy Cream– You can use whole milk or alternative milk (soy, almond, oat) instead of heavy cream or whipping cream. This will thin the frosting out more though, so I recommend using about half the amount the recipe calls for. A jellyfish habitat is located in the ocean. The various species of jellyfish live in a range of different ocean habitats across the world. Jellyfish can live in both warm and cold seas. You can even find jellyfish in the UK! Look out for one the next time you venture into the sea. Make the jello that will be used to make the gradient in the ocean first! It needs a couple hours to set. It can also be made up to a week in advance. The first step of this cake is to make the jello that will be used to make the gradient in the ocean! This will give the ocean a beautiful color and make it look just like a tropical beach.

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Mix in 1 cup of unsalted butter slowly into the dry ingredients on a low speed. Continue to mix until no large chunks of butter remain, and the mixture looks like moist sand. All-Purpose Flour – This recipe turns out best with all-purpose flour. However, you can swap in a good gluten free flour blend ( like this ) if needed. Just be sure to stir the batter longer than normal to help give the cake proper structure, and let the batter sit for about 20 minutes before baking it if you opt to make a gluten free version.

Beat 2 cups of unsalted butter on a medium speed for 30 seconds with a paddle attachment until smooth. Three things are really importantwhen you’re carving your cake. First, keep in mind that if you want the maximum amount of cake and filling, a domed shape is best because then the cake layers will fill the middle of the cake, with a thin layer of jelly completely covering it on top and around the sides to create the effect of being under the sea. I like to tape the sheets together (I needed two sheets to cover the entire perimeter of the cake) and trim them to be just slightly taller than the cake before wrapping them around the cake.

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Unflavored Gelatin– This recipe uses a TON of gelatin. I recommend buying a tub like this! Do not swap in flavored Jello for the unflavored gelatin in this recipe. I have not tested this recipe with agar agar, and I’m not sure it will set firm enough to make this cake design. Zooplankton live virtually everywhere in the ocean, but the largest number are in the upper ocean, where there is enough sunlight to support phytoplankton, the first link in the food chain and food for many zooplankton. Make your cake layers in advance and freeze them. It breaks the process up and makes it more approachable. Jellyfish have an unusual reproductive that produces different life forms between stages. The planktonic medusae release larvae that grow to become bottom-living, plant-shaped polyps. Each polyp then produces many medusae and the cycle repeats. If you’re going to leave the bottom part of the frosting visible, like this, after you frost the cake put it in the fridge for an hour to set the frosting and then scrunch up a piece of foil and wrap it around the cake, pressing to imprint some random texture in the frosting so it looks like grains of sand.