# Planet Earth Layer Cakes This Earth Structural Layer Cake Mixes Science and Sweets By Lacey-Jane Walsh | Published 2013-05-27 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/layer-cake-mixes References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/24/Earth-Structural-Layer-Cake/) & [cakecrumbs.livejournal](http://cakecrumbs.livejournal.com/55884.html) This delectable Earth-shaped layer cake mixes all the fun of a middle school science project with the baking process. This cake is rounded and decorated to look like a globe on the outside, but the inside is also a tasty tribute to Earth. When the cake has been cut into, its earth-like core is revealed. Essentially, to put this Earth-shaped cake together, you need to bake three cakes of different sizes and colors, and create a kind of cake nesting doll. That's right, this educational treat requires a [cake within a cake](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cake-puzzle), within a cake. After putting the [many layers of cake](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peanut-butter-bert) together, decorate with [blue icing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cotton-candy-cake) and use colored fondant for the green and white land masses. There's no better way to learn about geography than by baking and eating an Earth structural layer cake. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 50% | Activity: 56% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Educational Cakes:** Customizable layer cakes with a core that can teach anything from world geography to the human body could become popular. - **Science-based Baking:** Integrating education into baking can be a fun way for parents and children to learn or teach about science. - **Innovative Cake Decorating:** Creative cake decorating, such as replicating the structure of the planet, could become a new trend in the baking industry. ### Where This Applies - **Bakery:** Bakeries could offer educational cakes as a unique product for customers interested in learning through baking. - **Education:** Education companies could develop baking kits that teach various subjects in a fun and interactive way through science-based baking projects. - **Gift Basket Companies:** Gift basket companies can create customized baskets featuring educational cakes as unique and memorable gifts for customers to send to friends and family. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Japanese Mountain Range Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mt-fuji-chocolate-cake.md) - [Elegant Cake Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flourless-dark-chocolate.md) - [Multilayer Canned Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canned-cake.md) - [Playful Space-Themed Desserts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacethemed-dessert.md) - [Space-Themed Cupcake Mixes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/galaxy-cupcakes-mix.md) - [Vegan-Friendly Baking Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glutenfree-molten-chocolate-cake-baking-kit.md) - [Cardboard-Resembling Illusion Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardboard-cake.md) - [Layered Cotton Candy Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cotton-candy-layer-cake.md) - [Sprinkle Cake Mixes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funfetti-celebrations-cake-mix.md)