Dan Sheppard Makes a Nerdy Cake Inspired by Dragon Quest Video Game Series

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INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 sticks butter, room temperature
3 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup sour cream, room temperature
1 stick butter at room temperature (see notes)
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar, sifted (see notes)
4 tablespoons heavy cream at room temperature (see notes)
Sky blue food gel coloring
Red food gel coloring
White fondant
Black fondant

INSTRUCTIONS

Cake
Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, & salt.
In separate bowl, beat eggs & sugar until light & creamy.
Add butter & vanilla.
Beat on low speed.
Mix in dry ingredients on low speed until just blended.
Add sour cream & mix on a low speed until batter is creamy & smooth.
Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until your cake tester comes out clean.

Buttercream Frosting
If not already done prior, sift 4 cups of powdered sugar. When finished, measure out 4 cups of sifted powdered sugar and put away what’s left.
Beat butter and shortening together until both are well combined, light, and fluffy.
Beat in the vanilla extract.
Place your stand mixer, or hand mixer, on the lowest possible setting. Begin to slowly and gradually add in your powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time. (see notes)
Add in heavy cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, while beating buttercream at a medium speed until light & fluffy.
Separate out about 1/3 of your vanilla buttercream into a mixing bowl for your red buttercream.
Add a few drops of red food gel color and whip on a high speed for a good minute until color is fully incorporated.
Add sky blue food gel coloring to your remaining buttercream.
Whip on a high speed for a good minute until color is fully incorporated.

Assembling
Level a tiny portion of the bottom half of your bottom hemisphere cake. This will prevent the cake from rolling and allow to lay flat.
Spread a generous amount of blue buttercream on top.
Place your top hemisphere and gently press onto the buttercream layer. You should now have a full sphere made of cake.
Beginning at the bottom of your sphere, begin to pipe in an upward motion as your turn your cake turntable.
Gently press your offset spatula against the buttercream and while rotating your cake turntable, smooth out your buttercream so you're left with a smooth finish.
Roll out white fondant on a non-stick surface that has been lightly sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Cut out a two medium sized circles
Using your remaining white fondant, shape out a rounded cone and place on top of your sphere cake. You should now have a cake that resembles a rain drop.
Cover fondant with the same blue buttercream used to cover cake.
Roll out black fondant on a non-stick surface that has been lightly sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Cut out two smaller sized circles
Add a small black circle on top of each slightly larger white fondant circle.
With a tiny brush of water on the back of your fondant eyes, gently press into buttercream. Try to press onto the top half of your sphere.
Using your red buttercream, pipe on a large smile.