I'm doing a castle cake next weekend. If I do the turrants with paper towel rolls covered in buttercream will the rolls fall apart? Will the buttercream make them soft? She wants the cake Friday night for the party Saturday. Thanks!

I used rice crispy treats to make turrets. It was easy. I just cut out a bunch of circles and stacked them and put a dowel through the center. I would definately worry about the bc softening the paper towel roll.

I just posted the castle cake I made this weekend. I, too, used RKT---however I packed it into empty gift wrap rolls, sliced them apart in appropriate lengths and shoved a dowel through. I covered them in fondant then rolled them over the impression mat like using a rolling pin.

Good luck on your cake.

(Incidentally, I made them several days ahead so the fondant would dry enough to handle when inserting them into the cake and board.)

Jan

I just posted the castle cake I made this weekend. I, too, used RKT---however I packed it into empty gift wrap rolls, sliced them apart in appropriate lengths and shoved a dowel through. I covered them in fondant then rolled them over the impression mat like using a rolling pin.

Good luck on your cake.

(Incidentally, I made them several days ahead so the fondant would dry enough to handle when inserting them into the cake and board.)

Jan

I used pvc pipes completely covered with fondant (of course we didnt eat them hehe) but they work great....I would cover the paper towel holder with wax paper or parchment or it will soak thru and collapse....but I would think buttercream would then slide off hmmmm. RKT may be your best option

here is my castle pics

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/2039618/2039625

I made a castle cake over the weekend too. I used fondant to cover paper towel rolls and pringles tubs. I wrapped them in cling wrap first and then greased them. Once the fondant was hard I slid the tubes out. For the turrets on top of the cake, I made a fondant 'bung' and put a dowel through it and stuck it all with royal icing.

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/2137695