Playful Dragons Cake Decorating and Baking Tutorial

To make the internal structure, Paul drills a hole into both cake drums then attaches the threaded rod using nuts. Paul then covers the threaded rod with tinfoil and a layer of ganache to make it food safe. 

In this lesson, Paul shows you how to align your cakes so that the dragons are slightly offset which gives the dragons a realistic look as if they are balancing on each other.  Once the cakes have been stacked, Paul carves them into the desired body shape then covers them in a layer of dark chocolate ganache.

Paul covers the top cake by placing the sugarpaste over the top then pinches the folds and cuts them off before using acetate smoothers to finish it off.

Paul shows you how to use a different technique called the wrap around to cover the middle and bottom tiers.

A very quick and simple method to cover the board around the cake.

In this quick lesson, Paul shows you how to make the white part for the front of the body. 

When covering the head make sure to roll out more than enough sugarpaste as this makes it easier to get rid of the pleats.

Paul shows you how to make the top dragons facial features.

Paul shows you other ways to make the dragon heads using different shapes. The key thing is to just have fun with it!

In this lesson, Paul uses wooden dowels to attach each head to the body in a fun and playful way.

Paul shows you how to make the arms and legs. When adding to the cake he takes advantage of all the different angles and shapes for maximum impact.

When making the tails, it is best to make them smaller as you work your way up each dragon and don’t forget to have fun when adding the spikes!

To complete the dragons, Paul makes wings from thick wafer paper and adds a bit of sparkle using dust.

Some other ideas and potential designs to think about for your own Playful Dragons cake!

Everything a pro needs to know about selling and distributing a cake like this.