Wilton Romantic Castle Cake Stand, 32 Pieces - Reviews
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2.2.2016
This review is for people who are not sure what they're supposed to do and are worrying like I did! It took me a while to decide if I should buy this set for my 5 year olds Birthday cake, based on the fact I didn't know exactly which materials I should use and not having a clue how to use it! I finally decided to buy it to make it cheaper than having someone make one for us. First if all I put holes in the bottom of all the turrets that we're going to be actually on the cake with a tiny screwdriver. I had someone make the bottom tier for me and I bought a plain cake for the top tier. I decorated the turrets, door, windows and main section in advance and used Wilton ready to use icing tube in pink sprinkled with with pink sparkles.
13.4.2015
give yourself plenty of time to make this awesome looking cake. it can be as detailed or as simple as you like. it was my grandadughters birthday and she wanted a frozen cake. so instead of flowers i made some tiny white snowflakes. i covered the turrets in royal icing coloured in frozen blue food colouring and coated that with granulated sugar and then glitter. the same treatment for the windows and doors.the cake was baked in a 12 inch cake tin. and two 9 inch sandwhich. i would use a large cake board at least 16 inches so that you can place the pillars around the castle using royal icing at the sides and the base. the pillars on the cake need to be attatched with dowelling rods.
10.5.2010
At first I thought the price was a bit steep for some plastic decorating pieces I knew I'd only use once and I can't deny it took a while for myself and my mother to decorate all of them and assemble the whole castle, but in the end the effect was brilliant and the guests were very complimentary! (I have uploaded my own customer image)As a novice in making anything more than a fairly simple cake, it would have been a nightmare trying to make my own turrets, columns, doors etc - getting them to all look the same, and be of the same size. But with this kit, all you need to do is decorate the pieces to your own taste.My one criticism would be the stability of the columns with turrets on top - I was convinced the cake would fall apart as we carried it from the house out to the marquee.
7.8.2012
This it a great adaptable set that can can make all sorts of different castle cakes (for boys and girls).I was using a runny icing to cover the turrets -this didn't work too well at first -you need to get the right consistency - i think i would use rolling icing next time.I would make sure you make your cake a day before decorating (to stop any subsidence!)When you have finished decorating the turrets and roof, doors and windows- add all the set to your cake & it will look like (or better than !) a shop bought cake, so you may feel like it may be a big outlay at first - but think about how much it would cost you to buy the cake from a shop for a few years & you can always sell the set on when
26.12.2015
Arrived earlier than expected , very well packaged. An excellent product which can be adapted to use in many different cakes by using some of the parts or all of the parts. Surprised at some reviewers comments that it was just a box of plastic parts. I don't understand this unless they really didn't realise just what they were buying. When used with a little imagination this product will provide the basis for lots of beautiful cakes. The plastic parts can be iced, the icing does adhere very well when icing of a good consistency is properly applied. Great results can be achieved by even the most inexperienced cake decorator.
13.4.2015
Loved making this partly because having read the reviews it prepared me for the pitfalls. Used wooden towels for the castle spires. Made hole under them with a small pointed knife. No drilling for me. Took me 5 days. As I decorated all the plastic pieces using royal icing sugar and glitter as a frosting.they need to dry out so do this as far in advance as you can. I baked a 12 inch cake for the base and used a 14 inch cake drum don't use a thin board this cake is a heavyweight. With hindsight I would use at least a 16 inch for the spires to have space on the board. The top tier was a 9 inch cake.I also hid some tiny lights that I bought from.Amazon.
9.8.2014
I have never decorated a cake before - so for my my daughter's 4th birthday this was ambitious (foolish?!) However, I was thrilled with the results - and more importantly so was she. I did a Frozen theme and stuck little snowflakes all over it instead of the flowers. The towers are a bit of a design flaw in that I wouldn't trust them to stay upright as Wilton have supplied them. My husband drilled holes in the bottom and I used dowels to fix them into the cake. Wish I could post a photo to show how fabulous it looks - I would really recommend it. Took me around 3 hours to do, including baking the two cakes.
5.2.2016
This was a God send! Initially I was going to pastillage the turrets, but changed my mind due to lack of time, let's face it that would have taken me an absolute eternity! This looked professional and was still fiddly. What I would say is that a bit of prep is required. Drilling holes in the plastic and inserting dowel rods is absolutely essential and even though I royal iced the Base ones they still collapsed on the journey so I would probably really secure the with as much as you can. The end result is beautiful, but this is not something that you can put together in 5 or even 10 minutes!
13.4.2015
Absolutely fab product & quick delivery. I used another reviewer's advice & drilled holes in bottom of turrets. I placed wooden dowels in each turret going on the cake. I sank the dowels all the way through depth of the cake. So glad I did this as the turrets stayed in a fixed position even on a bumpy 30 minute car journey to party venue. Our 10 year old daughter & all her friends raved about the cake. Cake even got "Oooo's" & "Ahhhhh's" from random strangers. You won't be disappointed with this product. You will definately impress and be the envy of all Mammies.
12.8.2015
Really impressed with this product- gave a very dramatic finish to the cake.I would say that when I washed them up I left them to soak and water got inside a turret- I had to poke a hole into it to get it out again. So I would recommend just wiping them with the cloth and not submersing in water! Although the hole did mean I could then insert a skewer for extra stability, so I think I will do this with all of them! I thought they were going to be hollow so that you could put a rod into the tube- this would have been better as the top turrets can fall over.
15.8.2012
I had been making castle cakes for a few months but just using gumpaste for the turrets, which took ages to dry. I saw this on a friends facebook and bought it. Fantastic it saves me loads of time and provided you use royal icing to stick the turrets down I don't have a problem although I do know some people have said the have trouble with the turrets staying upright on a cake I found no problem. I must admit though I didn't use all the pieces there are enough turrets for 2 cakes.
27.7.2015
A good product. Quite sturdy plastic. Would recommend. I am a cake maker and I have used these several times now. Never used all of the turrets at once as I think this looks a bit much. I've also used just one turret on its own on a Rapunzel Tangled cake to represent the tower. Worked well. They work better if inserted into the cake rather than trying to attach them with royal icing at the side of the cake
7.7.2012
i was really pleased with this item the cake i made for my grandaughters 21 was amazing i mame it all in pink covering all the turrets in fondant icing and painted rhe top point in coulered edible glue covered in sparkle i also did the doors and windows that way i painted the ivy on the pillers with powderd colouring and made sugar paste roses finishing off with 21st flags
8.3.2015
I love this, had trouble on my first cake keeping the towers up, but sussed it on this one.I cut out with a small round cookie cutter a quarter circle from the corners, and held the towers in place with royal icing.Will do the same on a round cake but a semi circle cut out.I've had requests from all my granddaughters so think I'll be making several more!!A great buy.
13.10.2011
Super castle kit. Quite tricky to use if you not used to making cakes I never used dowling rods to put the towers on just pushed in to cake. You need to be organised before you start & do some turret prep the night before decorating the cake. Difficult to transport but the great thing was my daughters face when she saw her princess castle cake. :0