Castle cake topper on a decorated wedding cake.
Castles represent most happy, romantic, fairy-tale endings that many couples want to capture for their special wedding day. Incorporating a fairy-tale or princess theme into your wedding is made easy with a regal castle wedding cake. Sandcastle cakes work well for romantic beach or seaside weddings as well. Does this Spark an idea?
Castle Cake Toppers
The easiest way to make a castle wedding cake is to incorporate a cake topper. Bake as many cakes as necessary, such as a traditional three-tier wedding cake. Use proper support, such as plastic or wooden dowels inserted in the cake, to avoid ending up with a collapsed wedding cake. Decorate the cake with any color of royal icing you prefer. You can use white frosting for the base and add color through borders or flowers. Center the castle cake topper on the top tier and use icing to decorate around it, making it a part of the cake. There are crystal renditions, plastic or even castles that contain small, battery-operated lights, making the castle look like a sparkling ice sculpture.
Build a Castle
Bake a 10-inch round cake and a 6-inch round cake. Ice each cake with white royal frosting. Center the smaller cake on the larger cake and insert dowels for support. Decorate pre-made plastic towers and peaks, such as those available by Wilton, with the colors of the wedding and small fondant roses. This can be done ahead of time. Attach the towers in and around the cake with dowels and frosting.
You can also use two or three of the same-sized square cakes and stack them directly on top of each other. A smaller square can adorn the top. Instead of purchasing plastic columns, you can make your own using cardboard gift wrap or paper towel holders covered in fondant. The peaks can be upside-down ice cream sugar cones covered in fondant. Line the top of the castle walls with sugar cubes, then ice them to match the cake.
Storybook Castle
Bake a large sheet cake and carefully trip the top of the cake to shape it like an open book. You'll also need a smaller round cake for the castle. Decorate the sheet cake with white frosting, then take a small fork to go around the edges of the cake to make it look like pages. Place the round cake in the center of the "book" toward the top of the pages. Decorate the round cake like a castle with columns and pillars. The pages could then be decorated with flowers and pretty scroll designs. Use frosting to write your own fairy tale. This could include a short story of how you met, the proposal or simply your names and wedding date. The end result should look like a three-dimensional pop-up book.
Sandcastle Cake
You can use one cake, or multiple tiers, depending on how many guests you'll need to feed. Decorate the cake in a soft white icing. Use real (clean) seashells or create them out of frosting. Build a small sandcastle out of fondant or even cardboard. Add a thin coat of icing or sugarpaste, and sprinkle crushed vanilla wafer cookies over it to look like sand. Add a few tiny shells in front of the castle and sprinkle more cookie crumbs around the cake. You can draw small hearts and your initials in the "sand" in front of the castle if you wish.
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