If you’re sick of planet-themed baked goods, it’s finally time for a satellite dessert.

The Moon Cake, adapted from a David Lebovitz recipe, is a simple chocolate cake. The moon’s surface is made with Empress Pearl Dust, to give it the cratered surface, and optional astronaut footprint.

Invite some conspiracy theorists and try to convince them that you really baked it.

[link, via Incredible Things]