I have a bride who would like this cake...how would you go about making it????

Just the castle...not the pail....

I've heard some gals use "cans" to bake the towers, and others use something like Rice Krispy treats to form them, then frost them like the rest of the cake..... they really only serve the main part of the cake if they do that....

search the forums on "castle" (above under the pink forums title) and you'll find lots of advice on this.

yes, can use soup cans for towers

also can make them by rolling fondant around paper towel roll and letting harden (then can hide treats inside).

or can stack cupcakes (and dowel them!)

the main building is nothing more than a standard torted cake (and maybe two or more stacked to get extra tall castle)

lots of people use one of the pointy ice cream cones for the tower tops

I've read (don't remember where) that some have used plastic tubing of different lengths and widths. Each had been iced and then covered with fondant. The tops were also molded from fondant then attached.
To do windows you would precut out the windows, cover with fondant and then cut through the fondant.
You can do either stones, stucco look or whatever you imagine for texture & look of the castle.
Please post a picture of your castle.
Have fun & good luck.

I would not want to be the one to have to make that cake! Anyway...it looks like the cake has been dusted with either graham cracker crumbs or maybe brown sugar.

I wish you the best of luck and can't wait to see pics!

Use vanilla wafers for the sand, it's much prettier than graham crackers. Just my opinion.

Go to www.earlenescakes.com. She has a pattern you can buy from her. It is very complicated. You might also be able to go to Diane Shavkin's site. It's a good site. Just keep scrolling. If not, email her and she will help.

How would you get the sand/nilla wafers to stay on the cake like that....If it were covered in fondant...

You know I was thinking the same thing. I emailed the baker of this cake last night....I'll let you know if he sends me the instructions. I don't think so...since he does ship his cakes!!! He does it by airplane.

I'll keep you all posted!!!