FIFA Soccer Ball Cake: The Ultimate World Cup Celebration Dessert

This show-stopping soccer ball cake looks impressive, but it’s surprisingly easy to make using a bowl-shaped cake pan (or oven-safe mixing bowl).

@bakewithzoha

Turning the FIFA World Cup ball into cake – part 2! ⚽️GUYS I actually can’t believe I made this!? I know it’s far from perfect, but I have never even carved cake before so I am so proud of myself. On the flipside, this has now made me more delusional about my abilities 😂 What do you guys think? @Bloom Nutrition #bloompartner @FIFA World Cup #fifaworldcup

♬ original sound – Zoha

Serves

12–16

Ingredients

Vanilla Cake

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1¼ cups milk

Buttercream

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 4 cups icing sugar
• 2–3 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Decoration

• 2 lbs white fondant
• 1 lb black fondant
• Edible silver shimmer (optional)
• Green coconut grass or green buttercream for serving board
• Small FIFA or Canada flag toppers (optional)

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Step 1: Bake the Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Grease a 2-litre oven-safe mixing bowl and an 8-inch round cake pan.
3. Make the cake batter by creaming butter and sugar, then adding eggs and vanilla.
4. Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk.
5. Fill bowl about ⅔ full and remaining batter into round pan.
6. Bake:
   • Bowl cake: 55–65 minutes
   • Round cake: 30–35 minutes

Cool completely.

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Step 2: Build the Soccer Ball

1. Place round cake on serving board.
2. Level the bottom of the bowl cake.
3. Place dome cake on top of round cake to create a sphere shape.
4. Trim if needed.
5. Cover entire cake with buttercream.
6. Chill for 30 minutes.

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Step 3: Create the Soccer Ball Pattern

The easiest method:

1. Roll white fondant about ⅛ inch thick.
2. Cover the entire cake smoothly.
3. Cut black fondant pentagons and white hexagons using paper templates.

You’ll need approximately:

• 12 black pentagons
• 20 white hexagons

Attach with a tiny brush of water.

For extra realism, lightly dust with edible shimmer.

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Easy Shortcut Version

Instead of fondant:

• Frost cake white.
• Use black icing and a soccer-ball stencil.
• Pipe pentagons directly onto the cake.

Perfect for beginner bakers.