Princess Castle Cake with FIREWORKS
This castle cake is like nothing you’ve ever seen before. It has a 3D fireworks show over the top of it. You really need to see it to believe it so watch the video to see it in action.
To make the Castle Cake with FIREWORKS you will need:
Download the Surprise Cakes App from
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The flag for the top of the cake
2 quantities of american buttercream I used chocolate buttercream recipe or you can choose a different frosting recipe here
2 quantities of the rich chocolate cake recipe baked onto 4 trays, the trays I used were 25cm (9.84 inches) x 38cm (14.96 inches) x 1.5cm (0.59 inches) tall. When baking in trays it takes 15-20 minutes per tray to bake.
Fondant – NOTE amounts listed are the actual amount that is on the cake, allow extra for rolling out
Brown fondant for the door and windows 130g (4.59 ounces)
Pink Fondant1400g (49.38 ounces)
Green Fondant for leaves and covering the cake board 300g (10.58 ounces)
Grey Fondant for path 40g (1.41 ounces)
Yellow fondant for flowers 30g (1.06 ounces)
Red fondant for flowers 20g (0.71 ounces)
Lilac shimmer luster dust
Silver luster dust
9 Chocolate Bars, the ones I purchased were 11 1/2 cm (0.79 inches) long boost bars
350g (12.35 ounces) white compound chocolate or candy melts to cover cones
9 mini ice cream cones
Make ahead:
You can make ahead your fondant door, windows and flowers and leave them on baking paper to dry out, once dry place in an airtight container and store until needed.
Cover the mini cones in compound chocolate and once set dust with luster dust, store in an airtight container.
Make the corner towers and turrets from the chocolate bars and fondant, see video for instructions. You can make these a week ahead and store in the fridge in an airtight container.
Make fresh:
Bake your cakes and make your frosting. The fresher the better but parties can be busy times so you can make 2 days before the party and decorate the day before. If making this far ahead use some simple syrup to keep the cake extra moist (see the princess cake video for how to use simple syrup)
Cut each tray cake in half and then stack with a thin layer of frosting between each layer, making sure your cakes are completely cooled before you do.
Trim the stack of cakes to make a neat rectangle and trim off each corner.
Cover the whole cake in a smooth layer of frosting and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
See the video for instructions on how to decorate the cake.
With thanks to Brendan Votano who came on board to turn my app idea into reality. You can buy the app from
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by Ann Reardon How To Cook That
2014
My Cookbook
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All recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups.
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Hi Ann, I made your princess castle cake (just a bit differently) for my nieces’ b-day . The kids loved it!! ?
Made a mess of the kitchen though, but it was worth it ?
Absolutely!
Amazing! Well done Nina.
Hi Ann
thank you very much for all the magnificent ideas.
I live in Australia Sydney my problem is the fondant, could you till me please from where can I get the good fondant?
my daughter’s Birthday on 25 October and I am planing to make princess castle for her.
I will be appreciated if you reply before the birthday.
thank you
Hi Leena, Ann doesn’t have a particular brand of fondant that she recommends.. You can order fondant from online cake decorating stores OR most cake decorating shops keep a good range in stock.
Hey Ann,
I’m hoping to make this for my friend for her 21st, I’m just wondering what size cake drum you used?
Hi Lyndsay, Ann used a cake board that was around 33cm in diameter.
My completely amateur attempt at the Princess Cake for my daughters 1st Birthday.
Ann what the name and brand of the luster dust? because i tried using the silver on the door handles and i must have gotten the wrong type- as it did not work.
Thanks
Hi Hay, you have done a brilliant job. Silver and Gold lustre powder need a very dark background to show up well. Ann used pink on her castle turrets. From the phot it looks like the silver powder is working as it should.
hi Ann i dont have the tartar cream my question is of what i can change the tartar cream to make my spong cake. i m verry excited to cook the princess castle
Hi Ann, I was wondering how big in Inches or centimeters the ice cream cones are? Thanks! I’ll be making this for my nieces’ birthday party on the 22nd 🙂 Wish me luck!!
the ones i used were 8cm tall
could you till me from where can I get it in Australia Sydney?
Hi Leena, Ann got her cones from local supermarkets.
wao
great cake for my kids
i will make on his birthday
thanks
Hi ann, I owe you BIG BIG THANK YOU. Just want to share this to you.
I’m working part time at take away noodle shop in my local area, no doubt this shop best in town, always busy every night. I like to try some of your cake or dessert recipe and share it to my working friends and the boss of course. And the boss like the dessert, and last night he talked to me that he’s planning to open a restaurant and he ask me to make and responsible for dessert section for new restaurant or I can be his supplier to make dessert and I do it at home..I said to myself oh Wow, this is overwhelming.
I still can’t believe it, this is big opportunity for me.
I learned a lot from ur website, to be honest I have poor knowledge about the dessert or cake..then I found your website, Bang ..it’s changed me,like others said your food makes people drooling :-),or wants to make it straight away after seen ur video.
I always waiting every week what come next.
Keep up good work, ann. God bless you.
So exciting Lesley, congratulations
Just bought the app, and print the marker..voila, that’s awesome.
You’re genius. Will try for next bday of my kids..:-)
I mean I will make surprise with this app..I’m excited.
Thanks Lesley 😀
And congratulations on the new app – sounds fable!
thanks Kim
I need to study my thesaurus to find some new words because stunning and amazing just don’t quite cut it now! My 6yo had a party yesterday and we used meringue frosting for her cake it was delicious so thank you. Can’t wait to give this a go but fondant does make me little nervous lol
Happy birthday to you six year old, I am glad you liked the frosting 😀
Hello Ann,
Please can you show me how to make a chocolate chip muffin! Thanks!
Hi Chelsea try this recipe… https://www.howtocookthat.net/public_html/hello-world/ you can take out the raspberries and swap for more choc chips if you like.
I love all of your videos and this app is incredible! You are always full of surprises 😀
thanks Vanessa 😀