Level Up With This Mario Question Block Surprise Cake

Super Mario Run was a much-anticipated game, with people counting down to the very last second till the release. A couple weeks have gone by, and I have heard a couple of Super Mario Run-related injuries…you know…play with one hand all day…

But even if you don’t play Super Mario Run, if you’re old school, you’re surely no stranger to the plumber with a thick head bumping into blocks to get surprise drops to make things more fun.

For many, coins are the best. Who can resist gold and “ka-ching”?

While we probably can’t have those blocks and hit them with our heads for real (although Takeshi’s Castle might pull it off), there’s something that could even be better. Drool-worthy better: the Mario Question Block Surprise Cake.

Conceptualized and made by Rosanna Pansino, this cake is something I’d eat for breakfast, snack, lunch, and dinner. I’ll just double up on jogging and yoga to make up for it. Or, better yet, I can do some Super Mario moves and burn those calories.

Check out this video of how the cake is made.

Have your cake and eat it, too!

Want to make it for yourself?

Make sure you add the following ingredients to your shopping list.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 cups cake flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 sticks unsalted butter
• 8 eggs
• 2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 ½ cups milk
• Zest of 4 lemons

For the decoration:

• Yellow frosting
• White fondant
• Yellow fondant
• Mario question mark template

For the instructions and all the details that will make this lemony cake (gold coins included!), visit Rosanna’s blog. You’ll probably be spending some time in the kitchen this weekend.