Christmas Fairy Castle Cake Decorating and Baking Tutorial

Paul talks us through the concept and design, and explains how he plans on putting it all together.

Paul begins to assemble the base, which will then be covered in all sorts of loveliness to create a mountain feel.

Paul shows us how to make the rocks for the rock face, using dried sugarpaste and lovely edible dusts. As this part of the cake is not for consumption, you could really use anything you like… within reason of course!

Paul adds the rocks to the polystyrene using medium peak royal icing.

In this lesson, Paul cuts the cakes to shape and then adds dowels for support.

Paul adds a thin layer of ganache to the cake and then smooths it off with some warm water and a palette knife.

Paul rolls out a large piece of sugarpaste to around 3mm, and then wraps it around the cake and cuts away the excess.

Paul uses large hollow cake dowels covered in sugarpaste to create the long turrets going up the side of the cake.

In this lesson, Paul creates cones of sugarpaste which he places on top of the turrets to finish their structure. Using a little CMC here may be advisable.

It’s time to start making the turrets look pretty, and Paul gets out some moulds to help.

Paul gets out some more dusts and paints the cake to create lovely glue, green tones on the turrets and lovely silvers on the cake.

Paul finishes adding the rocks to hide all the joins – tying it all together.

Paul now covers the base of the stand in white sugarpaste and you’ll see what happens when you use cheap sugarpaste… lesson learned!

Paul starts on making the fairy’s head, using a lovely modelling paste, which you’ll find links for on the ingredients list below. Paul shows us some great techniques using various modelling tools to create delicate facial features.

Paul starts on the eyes using the sugar shaping tools.

Paul finishes the eyes using different coloured sugarpastes, as well as various edible dusts mixed with vodka.

Paul demonstrates a nice way we can make the eyes pop out a little more. Then he makes the legs, reinforcing them with wire to help keep their shape.

Paul now forms the body and uses a wooden skewer to keep it upright and straight.

Paul now shows us how to dress the fairies in pretty white dresses, using flower paste.

Using similar techniques to making the legs, other than placing wire in them, Paul shows us how to make lovely feminine arms.

Paul adds the arms using a little edible glue and then blends them into the body using modelling tools.

Paul makes up lots of thin strands of hair and uses various things like paint brushes and toothpicks to wrap them around – creating lovely curly hair.

Paul finishes the hair for the younger sister, and goes for a more straight haired look with it sweeping across her forehead and right eye.

Paul adds some snowflakes to the cake to add more prettiness to the overall design, as well as blending the two halves together.

Paul experiments with Dr Oetker gelatine powder to make the wings for the fairies.

Paul finishes the cake by adding the dried wings along with some final little touches.

Here Paul shares some other ideas you can try your hand at when making this cake. We’re sure you have some of your own great ideas and we’d love to see what you come up with.

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In this lesson, Paul shares some insider information about the cost to make this cake, as well as pricing, portions and other vital information for any professional cake designer.