Candy Castle Cake
Additional Information
Step 1
Ice 2-layer cakes smooth in thinned buttercream. Prepare cakes for stacked construction and position on base board.
Step 2
For towers being inserted into cake, attach dowel rods, cut 1 in. shorter than height of tier, to bottoms of 3 small and 4 medium turret towers using melted candy.
Step 3
Insert window and door pieces in cake sides. Position main roof piece.
Step 4
Position spice drops around top borders of both cakes and jelly fruit candies around bottom border of 6 in. cake.
Step 5
Insert 4 medium towers in 10 in. cake and 3 small towers in 6 in. cake. Attach 4 large towers to sides of cake and board with buttercream.
Step 6
Ice turret peaks smooth in blue or green; sprinkle with matching color sugar. Attach turret peaks to towers with buttercream. Attach a spice drop to top of each peak.
Step 7
Outline around tower windows, door, window and main roof pieces with tip 3 in buttercream.
Step 8
With royal icing, attach large candy-coated chocolates around door and main roof; attach mini candy-coated chocolates around all windows.
Step 9
Cut spearmint leaves lengthwise in half; cut each piece in half to make 4 thin leaves.
Step 10
Dip leaves in granulated sugar; attach to base of cake with royal icing.
*Combine Lemon Yellow with Golden Yellow for yellow shown.