Ben 10 Omnitrex Cake

For my son's 4th birthday he requested a Ben 10 cake.  He had got an "omnitrex" a couple weeks ago, so I used that as my inspiration.  For the recipe for the super yummy chocolate cake and butter icing click here.  Trust me, this chocolate cake is really good and you will be happy you made it. :)  Enjoy!!

To make this cake I poured the batter into two round pans.  I mixed up some grey icing for the base color of the cake.  Then I mixed up the black to outline the center and star tip in the black.  When trying to get the black I have found that Wilton's icing coloring is the best.  If you use any liquid food coloring it will thin out the icing making it very difficult to star tip.  Most often then not I am using a #3 round tip and #16 star tip to decorate my cakes.  Wilton has a very convenient set of them together if you are just starting out.  Click here to check them out.  If you don't want to make your own icing, I have also used Wilton's Buttercreme mix.  It is easy and very good.  To get the green for the center and the writing I used Wilton's Leaf Green.  As always when mixing icing colors start small. You can always add more, you can't take out.  TIP: Especially with the heat this summer, keep an eye on the consistency of the icing as you go.  You may need to refrigerate it for a minute if it gets too warm.  Also, when using the star tip it is best to keep the tip straight up and down.  If you do it at an angle it has a little different affect.

Let me know how you like the chocolate cake!

<3 Ashley