Description

Create a magical winter wonderland with this tiered yogurt cake adorned with hand-sculpted fondant characters and a crystalline sugar castle. This whimsical dessert combines moist, tangy cake layers with intricate edible art, making it the perfect centerpiece for any seasonal celebration.

Ingredients

1 9-inch round yogurt cake
2 4-inch round yogurt cakes
White fondant
Flesh-toned fondant
Blue and teal fondant
Light yellow fondant
Orange and black fondant
Blue gel food coloring
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup glucose syrup
1/2 cup coconut powder
1 cup royal icing
Edible ink and vodka
Green fondant
Wooden skewers and toothpicks

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Instructions

Bake the yogurt cakes ahead of time, then briefly freeze them to make leveling and crumb-coating easier.
Sculpt Elsa by shaping a flesh-toned fondant head and teardrop torso, attaching them to a blue fondant skirt with a wooden skewer.
Construct Olaf using three white fondant balls of varying sizes, adding an orange cone nose and black toothpick arms.
Create evergreen trees by snipping green fondant teardrops with scissors and tipping the branches with royal icing snow.
Cook sugar, water, and glucose to 302°F (150°C), tint with blue coloring, and pour into molds to create the sugar castle panels.
Stack the cakes, apply a smooth fondant layer with blue ombre effects at the base, and arrange the sculpted figures and castle before dusting with coconut snow.

Notes

To ensure your sugar castle remains crystal clear, avoid making it on highly humid days as moisture can cause the sugar to become tacky. If your fondant figures feel unstable, allow them to dry for several hours or overnight before placing them on the cake to help them maintain their shape and prevent sagging.

Prep Time: 3 hours
Cook Time: 1 hour
Category: Dessert
Method: Baking and Sculpting
Cuisine: American