Tuggy's Turrets In Castle Cake Help
Decorating By AKA_cupcakeshoppe Updated 30 Aug 2009 , 6:22am by AKA_cupcakeshoppe
I'm thinking of making a castle cake for my niece's 2nd birthday next month and I stumbled upon Tuggy's beautifully made castle cake right here
http://forum.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=20227
I love how she made the turrets and mentioned cookies. I love how they're not perfect cones and have a whimsical quality to them. Has anyone tried this look before? Please give me tips on how to achieve it. I think this cake is so precious.
Thank you all!
uh-oh I just realized, does turrets mean those pink roof thingies? I hope it does cause that's what I'm asking help for. TIA!
I think you'll find they are just modelled fondant. I did them on my castle cake with fondant (not modelling fondant or gumpaste, just fondant).
http://forum.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1430029
I wanted mine a bit chunky. I found a demonstration on you-tube and they'd used the fondant.
Thanks Melnick! Is that hollow inside or solid? If it's solid, was it heavy?
The turrets aren't that big so they aren't too heavy. I did hollow out the bottom a little - I just pushed my thumb into it. I think the ones on those cakes look like they're are hollowed out a bit too. My towers were made of cake (actually just the mini jam rollettes) covered in fondant so they supported it easily and I just pushed a couple of toothpicks through to keep it in place. I have seen some towers made out of gumpaste - they put a round disk on top to support the weight so I imagine they would hold it too.
I was thinking of using cake too! Am glad you have tried it. It would give more support I think too. 
Melnick a question I forgot. How did you dry the turrets?
There was another thread going about the towers. In it, it mentions using cupcakes for the towers. This is the link to the thread:
http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-649113.html
You'll find a link to another site for a method of making tall cupcakes....
Maybe that would work for what you want, too. At least for the towers... looks like kind of a neat way of doing it!
HTH
good luck 
when i make turrets i make a cone out of light cardboard and cover it in cling wrap. i cover with modeling paste and shape the points into a shape i like and then let dry for 24 hours on the card then i remove the card and leave to dry on its own for another day.this leaves them hollow and light weight and can be placed ontop of hollow or cake filled towers.
I make these little turrets quite often, I make them solid, so they are quite heavy. I've just posted one I made today.
It was really wet here today and I'd made the a tower out of gumpaste yesterday (I should have made it at the beginning of the week!) so when I delivered the cake I put the pointy top on the side, I'd made an indent in it so it was easy for my customer to place on at the last minute.
Normally I make everything early enough so it has a few days to dry and even though it's heavy I've never had any problems.
Sara
wow i replied tot his and didn't post?
thanks for the awesome ideas everyone.
i have thought about sugarbloom's tall cupcakes and i'm gonna go that route for the towers.
sadsmile, oreos... YUMMY!!!!
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