The only thing more amazing than diamonds is edible ones! This edible gem cake adds to my collection of favorite, easy, beautiful cakes.
This candy jewel cake combines my love of jewels & gems with my favorite thing, cake!
Candy Jewel Cake
The secret to my edible gem cake is chocolate-shaped jewels!
I used this jewel candy mold (18 gems per mold) and oil-based food dye to create vibrant jewel tones. One tray made enough jewels to decorate my entire cake, but you could make more or less depending on your preference.
Edible Jewel Cake
Equipment
- 1 Jewel chocolate candy mold (18 cavities, dimensions per cavity: largest 1-1/2″ x 1-1/4″)
Ingredients
- 1 Box Cake Mix any flavor, we used a spice cake or homemade
- 1 Can Frosting or homemade frosting works too!
- 1 Package Chocolate Candy Melts White or jewel toned colors
- Candy Colors Oil based dyes work best to tint candy melts
Instructions
- Start by making your cake. Frost the cake, and place in fridge to set.
- Make jewels to decorate the cake. Choose a candy melt color. Follow instructions to melt about 10 candies in the microwave (or double boiler).
- While still warm, place melted chocolate in a small ziplock bag with the corner snipped off and squeeze melted chocolate into 3 or 4 molds. Repeat with other colors. From an 18 mold set, you can create 5 or 6 differently colored jewels.
- Allow melted chocolates to set. Remove carefully from mold.
- Place a dab of frosting on the back of a jewel. Position on the side of cake and press lightly to allow it to adhere. Place jewels all around the cake, and use extra jewels to decorate the top of the cake and be prepared to dazzle your party guests.
How to make DIY Chocolate Gems
Making your cake your own is fun and simple! Here are a few ways to personalize your edible jewels.
- For a bridal shower or wedding-inspired cake, use cream, white, or opal for a bridal theme. Pair it with a ring-shaped bridal candy mold to make it more bridal-shower-themed.
- Turquoise-Inspired Gem Cake. For your earthy friends, add a bit of gold leafing with green- and blue-dyed gems for a turquoise-styled gem.
- Colorful Gem Cake-To replicate my gems, use burnt oranges, dark purple, red, and yellow for your candy coloring.
Chocolate gems do the heavy lifting in this cake fit for royalty.
Make your favorite cake, mold your favorite jewels, and let your creative juices flow. Whether you are making candy stones for a birthday party, school event, or an elegant bridal shower, this cake is sure to be a hit!
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-Victoria
Photographed by Athena Plichta