Wilton Romantic Castle Cake Set
Online Price: $13 – $30
My Opinion: A challenge, but fun with wonderful results. Before purchasing this set, I recommended reading Wilton’s directions and the customer reviews.
A Challenge
When I saw this set in the store cake decorating section, I just had to try it. I love miniatures, and thought making a miniature castle birthday cake would be a lot of fun. (And yes, I was thinking of all the oohs and aahs when my friends saw it!) The Princess’ Address cake did take a lot of time, but I was thrilled with the results! Two pictures of the cake I made are in the gallery above – click on the thumbnails for larger views. I would use this set again to make a different cake, not because I didn’t like how The Princess’ Address turned out, but just to avoid repeating myself. See the pictures above for more Wilton ideas.
Frosting & Assembling the Cake
I decided to change the colors, and I did not make the 285+ fondant Forget-Me-Not flowers it called for in the directions. With the little experience I had decorating cakes, I thought I’d try something simpler the first time – piping flowers with a flower tip directly on the cake, then leaves with a leaf tip. I iced the towers, windows and doors several days ahead according to the directions. I also made the cake layers a week or so ahead of time and froze them, wrapping them in layers of aluminum foil and then a zipper freezer bag. I removed them from the freezer the night before I frosted and assembled the cake. Wilton directs using plastic dowels attached to the towers with candy melts for support (they are quite heavy with an iced cone on top), but I found they broke apart. Hot glue worked pretty well, which peeled off after the cake was dismantled. Other reviewers of this product suggested using 4 inch long popsicle stick or drilling the bottoms of the towers and inserting wooden dowels.
Transportation
A large cylindrical plastic container fit over the cake to protect it. Transporting the cake was a challenge, but we used a big cardboard box with crumpled newspapers surrounding the cake plate and it made it just fine. We drove slow, and didn’t have to go very far!
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Wilton Romantic Castle Cake Set
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Make ‘n Mold New Castle Pops
Online Price: $2
My Opinion: Just what I wanted!
These New Castle Pops were perfect for a Princess’ Castle birthday theme. They made attractive take-home favors for the party guests when placed in cellophane treat bags and tied with a ribbon. Just follow the directions that come with the mold and on the candy package, and they turn out great! (I didn’t paint them like those in the picture, but I liked them plain.) Be careful not to heat the chocolate too long or fill the mold too full. I made some with Ghiradelli’s Double Chocolate Dipping & Candy-Making Bar and some with the White Chocolate Dipping & Candy-Making Bar – delicious, and almost as easy to use as candy melts.
Have you tried one of these projects? Please comment below and leave your ideas and suggestions! Would you like to share your creation? Please contact me!
Copyright 2012 Kathryn Depew
Images provided by Wilton and Make n Mold (except for images of my cake!)
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