Planning a science party for your little one? Make it unforgettable with cakes that are as fun as they are delicious! We’ve run hundreds of science parties and have collected this compilation of our favourite science cakes. Check out these exciting science-themed cake ideas that are sure to delight and amaze young scientists of all ages!

 If you’re going to have a science party with experiments and science games, you surely have got to have a science cake as well?!

These creative confections will turn any science party into a spectacular celebration.

 

Chemistry Cake

These are really simple Victoria sponge cakes, with chemistry inspired decorations.

One of the cakes has little plastic bottles (these are reused, not bought new) filled with colourful liquids, one of which has spilled over, tipping green icing goo all over the cake! The “Happy Birthday” topper is widely available in supermarkets.

The others have a little bottle that seems to levitates above the cake with goo pouring out of it onto the cake below. This effect is managed by using a wooden skewer covered with icing which sticks in the cake and has the bottle (or you could use a test tube) balancing on the other end. You could use a strong pipe cleaner to prop it up (also cover it with icing) so that you can bend it around a little bit.

Both are engaging ways to introduce children to chemistry and were perfect alongside the Crazy Chemistry Party package we ran for these families. 

   

 

Space Cake

Launch your party into outer space with a space and astronaut cake that’s out of this world! Featuring blue and grey colour schemes, shimmering stars around the edge and topped with edible planets, these cakes add a “wow” touch to your space science party. It’s sure to impress little astronauts and space enthusiasts alike!

      

 

Slime Party Cake

Slime is always popular, and our slime parties are usually booked for older children, aged 8 and above. The slime-themed sponge cake is easy to make, even I would try this style myself, and I am a complete cake-novice! The edible slime-splat on top leaves no doubt that this is a slime party or a slime fanatic! Colourful decorations finish it off and these are obtained from local supermarkets or online.

 

Atom Cake

These 3 science cake examples all have atoms in common, the building blocks of matter, but each comes with a different budget.

The grey cake is medium priced and has the birthday child’s name written in periodic table elements, and a fun molecular decorations using icing balls.

The Rainbow cake below depicts the mixing of colourful chemicals to align with our Crazy Chemistry themed science party which has colour changing bubbly chemistry, and it has a simple paper atomic topper. This cake goes to show that you don’t have to spend a fortune to get a great looking science cake.

The very tall cake you see below was very tricky to cut, but looked amazing! The text was intricate, and they added exploding stars and protons half way up, and a hand modelled test tubes and an erupting conical flask right at the top, which was perfect for the chemistry we did for his birthday party.

        

 

Harry Potter Cake

We’ve seen many Harry Potter cakes at our “Magical Potions” themed parties. Most of the time these cakes are simple sponges covered in icing with commonly found Harry Potter themed toppers, these toppers are so widely available. However, this Harry Potter cake was incredible – a Monster Book of Monsters Cake – truly spectacular.

If you’re after something a little less time consuming, then maybe Harry Potter themed cupcakes would be perfect for everyone. You can also colour the sponge inside to represent the house colours, which aren’t revealed until you bite into them….using cake to sort party guests into their houses!

 

Nature Cake | Savanna Cake | Farmyard Cake

I have to share this one with you. This is by far the most detailed cake we have seen at our science parties. This was for a joint party, they both loved science and agreed on having our Crazy Chemistry themed Science Party but one of the children loved farmyard animals and the other loved the savanna habitat. The cake maker made a big cake the two children could share, but half had a farm yard scene, with the other half being the savanna. The details are incredible. Every time you look at it you see something different…can you spot the spider? I love the hay bales made of mini weetabix!

      

 

Science Party Decorations

I couldn’t leave without showing you some decorations ideas that caught our eye. Yes, you can buy the usual science party decorations online but these examples below show a little more of a personal touch.

What do you think?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look at these balloons fizzing out of the conical flask! Looks amazing but it did take a long time to set up. See also that the children got cup cakes to take home with them as well as a slice of the science cake.

 

Final Thoughts

Science-themed cakes are the perfect way to add a touch of magic and education to your child’s science party. These creative cakes not only look fantastic but also provide an interactive and enjoyable way to learn about science. If you’d like to see more about the science parties we offer, please go here: https://devonscience.co.uk/science-parties/

Or read more about what happens at our science parties here: https://devonscience.co.uk/what-to-expect-at-our-childrens-science-birthday-parties/

Happy baking, and here’s to a party that’s scientifically sweet!

 

Happy science-ing

Ruth

Chief Scientist at Devon Science