Edible Cell Cake

Did you know that 100 trillion little factories make up your body? These factories are called cells. Cells are the building blocks of life because they make up every living thing, like plants, animals and bacteria.

Cells can do lots of different tasks like digest nutrients to provide their own energy and produce new cells by making copies of itself. Most many-celled organisms have cells of various kinds and humans have roughly 200 different types of cells. The cells form different structures and perform different functions such as creating muscles, eyes, or teeth.

Inside each cell, are different machines and workers that have certain jobs to keep the cell healthy. These machines are called organelles. In this activity, you will get to create your own edible cell complete with candy organelles!

Supplies:

● Cake, Cookie or Brownie (used as a base for your cell decorations)

● Frosting

● Various edible candies to use to represent organelles

○ Oreo (or something circular in shape)

○ M&Ms (or chocolate chips)

○ Twizzlers (or something long and thin like cooked spaghetti)

○ Jellybeans (or any gummies)

○ Fruit leather (or something similar like fruit by the foot)

○ Sprinkles

Be creative! Feel free to substitute your favorite candy for one of our suggestions