Medieval Castle and Dragon Cake

By - April 16, 2020

Difficulty Level
Advanced
Production Time
2 Days
Number of Servings
20 - 25
RRP
$450 - $500

Learn how to make a 3D Medieval Castle Cake with a gravity defying Sugar Dragon in the air.

In this tutorial you will learn how to make a 3D castle cake with a gravity defying sugar dragon blowing fire onto it from the sky. Perfect for any medieval cake or Game of Thrones themed cake.

What you’ll learn…

  • Gravity defying internal support for flying creatures
  • Castle wall textures
  • Luster coloring
  • Modelling a Dragon
  • Make natural looking rocks

Downloadable Course Material

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Medieval Castle and Dragon Cake Course Material
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Track
Duration
Introduction
1:44
Tools & Materials
5:24
Building the Construction
5:29
Castle - Sandwiching the Cake
3:40
Crumb Coating
6:24
Shaping the Wire
2:35
Making the Castle Walls
7:33
Cutting the Windows
2:49
Making Lower Rings & Door Frame
2:55
Making Tower Balcony & Holders
5:56
Decorating Base & Adding Lustre
6:21
Dragon - Making the Wings
8:43
Making the Body
10:04
Making the Head
10:30
Making the Legs
6:23
Making the Horns & Spikes
8:48
Adding the Wings
2:01
Making the Flames - Part 1
4:14
Painting the Dragon
7:38
Making Flags & Door Grill - Part 1
2:39
Making the Flames - Part 2
1:33
Making Flags & Door Grill - Part 2
1:58
Final Thoughts
1:39
Total Duration
1:59:10

While not everything on this list is absolutely required, these are the things used in this tutorial video. Of course you are welcome to find alternative ways of doing things and we would love to hear if you've discovered an easier method or better tool to achieve good results. Please note that some items may be listed as sets, and it is usually recommended to have full sets, it may not be neccessary. In most cases, only one item from a set is actually used in the tutorial. Please watch the tutorial before purchasing any items to make sure you are not buying anything you don't need.
Tools & Materials
Cutting & Slicing
  • Set of knives
  • Craft knife
  • Pizza cutter
  • Box cutter
  • Set of scissors
Masking & Layering
  • Set of icing spatulas
  • Set of scrapers (hard and flexible)
Rolling & Coating
  • Set of PVC pipes (30mm to 40mm thick, 40cm & 20cm long)
  • Rolling pin (30cm long)
  • Powder shaker (Filled with starch)
  • Needle or pin (to pop air bubbles)
  • Perfections strips
  • Fondant smoother
Modelling & Shaping
  • Modelling tools
  • Plastic cutlery (knife, fork, spoon)
  • Hard pastry margarine/shortening
  • Oil cooking spray
Straws
To protect cake from metal contact
Luster colours
Set of Brushes Shop Online
Aluminium Foil Shop Online
Thicker is preferred.
Oil Cooking Spray Shop Online
Colour should be as light as possible to prevent discolouration in the fondant or pastillage.
Water Spray Bottle
Round Cutter Set Shop Online
PVC foil
For chocolate crust coat
Hand Towels
Ensure fibers are not loose.
Slice of tin
To make square cutter
Cake Board Watch Tutorial
9mm thick 35mm round covered with brown velvet and coated with cellophane
A piece of wood coated with fabric and temporarily covered with cellophane to keep fabric clean until the cake is complete. For more information, watch our tutorial on how to cover a cake board with fabric .
Long threaded road
12 mm thich (M12) 18cm long + 4 nuts
Galvanised wire
3mm thick 50cm long

for Dragon

Thin wire
0.5mm 50cm long

for wings

Plier
Spanner
2x #19
Recipes & Ingredients
White Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe View Recipe

1400g

A moist and rich white chocolate mud cake aerated with baking powder and soda bicarbonate. A very milky and dense mud cake which contains a lot of chocolate. It’s a perfect choice for many reasons.


It’s...[read more]

White Chocolate Ganache Recipe View Recipe

500g

White chocolate ganache is nothing but pure chocolate melted with a generous amount of boiling fresh cream. This smooth airless chocolate cream makes a lot of things possible. A benefit of white chocolate ganache is that...[read more]

Dark Chocolate (Compound) Wikipedia

400g

Compound chocolate is a product made from a combination of cocoa, vegetable fat, and sweeteners. It is used as a lower-cost alternative to true chocolate, as it uses less-expensive hard vegetable fats such as coconut oil or palm kernel oil in place of the more expensive cocoa butter. It may also be known as 'compound coating' or 'chocolatey coating' when used as a coating for candy.
Rolled Fondant

1500g White
100g Black
200g Green

A commonly used sugar paste for coating cakes. Also known as RTR (ready to roll) fondant.
Pastillage Recipe View Recipe

1000g

A thick sugar paste, similar to gum paste, that can be molded into different shapes and forms. When dried, it is hard and brittle. Unlike gum paste, pastillage dries much quicker and stronger. Made with gelatine, water...[read more]

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