Dragon Reveal Cake Decorating and Baking Tutorial

Paul talks us through his design, then starts by drilling holes in to hold the large dowel, which will support the entire cake.

Here Paul stacks, layers and ganaches the cake to form a nice solid tower shape. As this is going to be an old tower, it doesn’t need to be perfect, so don’t spend too long on this stage.

Paul rolls out a massive piece of sugarpaste and shows us a great way to cover the cake, without fear of stretching or losing shape.

Paul gets thrifty with a plastic food tub that was used to package some sugarpaste, and uses it to create the top of the tower.

Paul covers the top tower with sugarpaste, after wetting the plastic tub with a little water.

Here Paul adds some nice details to add character, including moss growing up the side of the tower as well as windows and other little extras. Then it’s onto creating the contraption that will hold the secret info.

Paul now finishes off the top of the tower and creates the contraption that will reveal the all important secret information, surrounded by yummy M&M’s!

In this lesson, Paul shows us how to make the dragons that are protecting the secret message. Two large sausages is all it takes…. watch to find out how he does it.

Paul starts by making the heads of the dragons and then attaches them using spaghetti and a lollipop stick for extra security. He attaches the wings once they are dry.

Paul gets the airbrush out and starts gradually building up the lovely colours. Just be careful when colouring the wings as spraying them too much will make them curl up beyond repair.

Paul finishes it all off with some final airbrush work.

Paul shares some other ideas you can try out during this project. We’re sure you’ve some of your own, and we’d love to see what brilliant alterations you’ve made.

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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.