My daughter Angel asked for a Big Pink Castle Birthday Cake for her 9th birthday. The cake was pretty easy. I used 4 Valentine confetti cake mixes,3 boxes would do, had an extra cake that I froze. Cake took a lot of frosting. I used 3 1/2 cans for the crumb coat and to frost … Read more
I made this Dragon Castle Cake for my son’s 7th birthday party. It was my first time making a cake like this. I found it to be easy as long as you prepare the materials needed. I made my own butter cream frosting and fondant. I started with a square medium size cake pan for … Read more
This medieval castle cake was made for my husband’s 30th birthday party. I love making cakes and this one was so fun, it was the first tiered cake I’ve ever made at home. I used 3 large containers of supermarket bakery icing and 3 boxes of cake mix. There were supports in the bottom tier … Read more
My sons have their birthdays in the same month and we all share a love for Harry Potter, so we decided to have a joint birthday party with a Harry Potter theme. I asked my oldest what he wanted the cake to be, and when he told me Hogwart’s Castle I didn’t know if I … Read more
I was 12 when I made this Harry Potter cake for my neighbor’s birthday (Summer 2007). I had just finished reading the last Harry Potter book which inspired me. I baked a basic yellow sheet cake in an 11 x 13 cake pan. I made the schoolhouse out of graham crackers using melted chocolate chips … Read more
Instead of doing the traditional “Over the Hill” cake, I decided to do Sleeping Beauty, which was her childhood favorite. Besides, castle cakes are fun to make. For the castle I used the Wilton house pan and a pound cake batter. The pound cake worked well because it was strong enough to stand up. I … Read more
If I were to make this again I would save myself some time and use store bought tub icing. We used 3-box mixes total; the base is made of two 9×13 sheet cakes layered with butter cream icing. The top is made of two 6 in. rounds layered on top. We split the batter used … Read more
The cake used 4 cake mixes: the bottom layer was baked in an 18×12 roaster pan (cut into a 12×12 piece). The second layer was two 8″ pans and the top was two 6″ pans. I decorated the sides with spice drops and used two different kinds of cones for the towers. The top of … Read more
I laid ready-rolled white icing on the top of it and smoothed down the corners using my fingers dipped in warm water. I repeated the same process for the smaller square but this time I used a chocolate sponge. I placed the small square on top of the later one. I then decorated the castle … Read more
Leave opening for windows and doorway. Use black icing for black fondant. The top edges were hand trimmed from fondant. The castle birthday cake was easy to make just time with the little bricks. Would be great with a extra little hands to help. They would feel extra proud if they helped to make their … Read more
I purchased official Disney Princess candy sprinkles and scattered them on top of the cake. The cupcakes were made in Disney Princess liners and decorated with various Disney Princess candy sprinkles and toppers. My daughter was thrilled and said that it was one of the most beautiful castle birthday cakes in the world.
I couldnt believe how easy this cake was to make.t believe how easy this cake was to make.