Castle Cake Decorating Set
A proper fairytale castle cake, towers and all, and not a scrap of fondant in sight. Two cylinder towers, one cube keep and a handful of lollies become the kind of castle that gets photographed before it gets cut.
The Castle Cake Decorating Set has a sheet of edible designs (a door, windows, a prince and princess, and flowers) plus paper cone roofs and turrets. The turrets are the bit everyone comments on. They take about two minutes.
Please note: cake mix, icing and lollies are not included.
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What's in the Castle Cake Decorating Set?
- One sheet of edible paper designs: castle door, windows, a prince, a princess and flowers.
- Paper cut out cone roofs for the towers, and turrets for the castle walls.
- Step-by-step Castle Cake guide.
Edible details
The door, windows, royals and flowers are all edible. Cut them out and press them onto your iced castle.
Roofs and turrets
These are paper. The cones sit on top of each tower and the turrets line the top of the castle. Lift them off before serving.
What do I need to make the Castle Cake?
Shape Tins
- 2 x Cylinder Shape Tin bakes (one tin, used twice, works too)
- 1 x Cube Shape Tin
Ingredients
- 3 packets of cake mix (approx. 30 to 36 serves, depending on how generous your slices are)
- Icing in your castle colour
- Mint leaves, jubes, TV Snacks and plain chocolate for the garden and drawbridge
Castle Cake recipe and step-by-step guide
The Shape Book guide walks you through the whole build with photos.
Bake
Bake two cylinders and one cube. If you only have one Cylinder tin, bake, cool, wash and go again.
Build
The cube becomes the castle, the cylinders become towers either side. The guide shows where everything sits.
Decorate
Ice, add the door and windows, pop on the prince and princess, then crown each tower with its roof and line the castle with turrets.
Decorating your Castle Cake
Choose your kingdom
Pink and lilac for a princess castle, grey and blue for knights, or white for a snow palace.
The castle garden
Mint leaves tuck in around the flowers, a piece of plain chocolate makes the drawbridge, and jubes with TV Snacks make a railing along it.
Party-day plan
Bake the night before. Fold the cones and turrets ahead of time so the morning is just icing and placing.
This one's up to you. Colour your buttercream however you like.
Swipe to browse our Colour Mill colours
Want the full step-by-step guide?
Buy this set and unlock the full Castle guide, with every step to bake, build and decorate your cake.
- How to bake
- How to build
- How to decorate
Your unlock code is emailed as soon as you order, and it comes in your delivery too.
An Easy Castle Cake You Can Make at Home
Simple cake shapes, finishing details and a little imagination.
You don't need a castle-shaped tin or hours of sculpting a cake from scratch. Shape Tins uses simple cake shapes that come together to create the Castle Cake, and the Decorating Set adds the details that give it character.
Tins this cake uses
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Cylinder (used in this cake)
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Cube (used in this cake)
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Dome
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Rectangle
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Round + Ring
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Bake
Bake your cake in the Cylinder and Cube Shape Tins, ready to build your castle.
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Build
Follow the step-by-step guide to bring your cake shapes together.
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Decorate
Add your icing, then bring your castle to life with your Decorating Set.
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Celebrate
Bring out your finished Castle Cake, take plenty of photos and enjoy sharing it at the party.
Ways to Get a Castle Birthday Cake
| Ways to get a castle cake | Approx. cost (AUD) | Best for | Keep in mind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery or cake shop | $150 to $600+ | Zero effort on the day. | Multi-tower castles are among the priciest custom cakes. |
| Supermarket cake plus toy castle topper | $25 to $40 | A fast, budget option. | It's a flat cake, so the castle is the toy, not the cake. |
| Baking and carving your own | $60 to $100* | Keen bakers. | Getting towers to stand straight takes practice. |
| Disposable-tin cake kit | $90 to $100 | All-in-one convenience. | Single-use tins, so a new kit every birthday. |
| Shape Tins | About $49 to $59 per cake* | Towers that come out tall and straight every time. | Needs Shape Tins. Each cake after is a decorating set plus ingredients. |
*Indicative estimates. Shape Tins figure is the $33.95 set plus $15 to $25 ingredients, using tins you own.
One Set of Shape Tins. So Many Cakes to Make.
Your Castle Cake might be the first cake you make with Shape Tins, but it doesn't have to be the last!
Instead of buying a different novelty cake tin for every birthday, Shape Tins offers reusable baking shapes you can combine in different ways to create many cake designs. With the Complete Set, you'll have all five Shape Tins to explore everything from 3D animal and character cakes to number cakes and other birthday creations.
Buy the tins once. Keep creating with them again and again.
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Castle Cake FAQs
Can I make the castle cake with one Cylinder tin?
Yes. Bake the first tower, let it cool for 10 to 15 minutes, turn it out, wash and grease the tin, then bake the second.
Is it a princess cake or a knight cake?
Both. The prince and princess are included, and your icing colours decide the vibe.
How many does the castle cake serve?
Approx. 30 to 36 serves from three packet mixes, depending on how generous your slices are.
Are the turrets edible?
No, the cone roofs and turrets are paper. Everything else from the set is edible.
How far ahead can I make it?
Bake a day ahead and decorate on party morning for the best finish.
