My daughter wanted a Belle cake and I didn’t want to try to draw Belle, so I decided to attempt a castle cake.
I baked two 9×13 cakes, one for the second layer and one cut for the third layer. The first layer is actually the cake pan iced over! I thought 3 cakes was too much for the number of guests, it worked great!
I bought the Beauty and the Beast mini doll set (Polly Pocket sized: about $10.00 at Walmart) and used the figurines to add detail to the cake. The towers are iced and glittered ice cream cones and the railing is yogurt covered pretzels.
The cake was a huge hit, but I do recommend doweling. It was tipping badly by the time we cut into it!
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I’ve looked at a ton of castle cakes.. and this one really stands out to me! It’s so gorgeous! I love how you used the yogurt covered pretzels as the railing – I never would have thought of it! It looks like I’ve found the PERFECT cake that has inspired me! thank you!
I have looked at dozens of castle cakes and this one suits me the best as it seems so easy. I am going to try for my granddaughters 6th Birthday tomorrow. I am going to use small jam roles for the turrets with a straw down the middle because as you said your turrets are beginning to fall over-thanks for this idea. The pretzels covered in yogurt what a great idea that so makes the cake so feminine. You are an ideas lady which is great for others who aren’t. Thanks Melbourne Australia
You big cheater – ha ha. I LOVE the idea of simply icing the pan. Your pretzels look like a real iron railing – but prettier. The only thing wrong with this cake is that I wasn’t clever enough to think of the details myself. Thank you for posting it here.
Hi. Your castle cake looks great. Used similar ideas to make a castle cake for a 1st birthday party. Used white chocolate instead of yogurt for the pretzels, which worked out fine although it didnt come as white as i thought it would. Thanx for posting your castle ideas,it was genius.
I love the idea using the pretzels for the railing and the vines creeping up the turrets, it really added the finishing touches. This is a beautiful cake. Thank you for posting it.