Design Your Own Castle Cake
Sharon Wee
Class Preview
1:01
- In-depth Instruction; over 210 mins
- On-demand video access anytime
- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Getting Started
18:51
Meet your instructor, Sharon Wee, as she leads a discussion on how to design your own custom castle cake and demonstrates how to make several shapes and sizes of turrets.
Crumb Coating the Cake
13:35
Sharon shows you how to achieve a perfectly smooth crumb coat using a delicious chocolate ganache.
Carving the Cupcake Cake
21:02
Master the art of cake carving as you create this adorable top tier, add the swirl roof and carve out a window for your princess.
Covering the Cakes with Fondant
30:30
Sharon shares her tips and techniques for covering flat-topped tiers as well as carved ones.
Covering the Board & Assembling the Cake
13:36
Stack your cakes with confidence as Sharon guides you through the process of building your castle from the ground up. Cover an extra-large cake board and secure the turrets.
All the Trimmings
20:05
Your cake comes to life as you add the finishing details: a door, window trim, scallops and more.
Modeling the Princess
20:00
Every castle needs a princess! Learn how to sculpt her body, create her tiara and hair and make all the details for her precious face.
Medieval Castle Variation
13:59
Apply all of the techniques and skills learned with the princess cake to create a medieval castle complete with textured stone walls made from marbled fondant.
Jousting Horse & Castle Trimmings
31:08
Sharon takes you step by step through creating an adorable jousting horse dressed in a suit of fondant armor and shows you how to make a door and add shading for that true medieval look.
Sand Castle Variation
26:57
Bring the beach to your next celebration as you learn to make a charming light house complete with cookie-crumb sand and a friendly crab.
Your birthday girl will feel like royalty when you make a princess castle cake – complete with turrets, flags, and an adorable fondant figurine. If a pink palace isn’t your preferred theme, Sharon shows you a medieval twist for a knightly castle and another fun variation that creates a lighthouse topper on a cookie-crumb sandcastle. gIn this technique-based class, you’ll learn to design, carve and sculpt your castle cakes before applying a smooth ganache crumb coat. Sharon’s methods are as practical as her creations are whimsical. She’ll teach you time-saving tips to efficiently imagine, build, and embellish your cakes with textured fondant, modeled figurines, and realistic shading.
Sharon Wee
Sharon Wee is an Australian cake artist whose work has been featured in Cosmo Bride, Modern Wedding and Bride to Be magazines. She is also the author of Adorable Cakes for All Occasions. Sharon teaches cake decorating classes around the world, as well as on Craftsy. Through her business, Sharon Wee Creations, she specializes in clean and simple wedding cake designs, as well as fanciful figurines.
Bonus materials available after purchase