Purple Princess Castle Cake
This cake was on the front cover of the Wilton 2008 Yearbook. I was asked to make it for a 4 year old's birthday. It is a 10" round on bottom and 6" round on top. I used the Wilton castle cake set for the pillars. They are decorated with royal icing. The cake is iced with buttercream icing and the flowers are made from fondant.
This is beautiful! I'm making this cake next week. Any tips?
I made this cake over the course of several days. It takes many hours to ice all of the towers and make all of the flowers. Allow plenty of time!
I made this cake for my daughter's last birthday. I colored regualr sugar with icing color.You have to do little at a time, put it in a zip lock bag then with a tooth pick color the sides of the bag and rub til the surgar is all cover in the color. It worked out great , if that helps anyone. By the way this cake looks great!!
I used not quite two bottles of the cake sparkles. I had to do pieces one at a time. I put the royal icing on and then the sparkles. I have done this cake several times now and I have found that it works best to roll the cones in the sparkles in a bowl while the royal icing is still wet. You have to do it quickly, but it makes for a nicer finish and smoother icing. I have also used white sugar (and other colors). They make for a beautiful touch as well. But I still prefer the sparkles!
Gorgeous!!
I made the flowers last night. It is definitely time consuming. I guess I better get started on those towers! Thanks.
One more question. How many bottles of the cake sparkles did you end up using?
I am making this cake this weekend for my daughter's 5th birthday :D Wish me luck!! Your's looks GREAT!