Igloo cake

2 tier cake with 3D igloo fondant icicle drip and fondant snowflakes, the penguins are plastic

When we woke up this morning to a SNOW DAY, I had two thoughts of how I could spend my day. One, start off the New Year right and clean o...

I was asked to make a winter themed cake for a little girls birthday party and this was the result! Playful penguins and their igloo home ☺ Vanilla sponge with jam and buttercream. Igloo is also vanilla sponge with vanilla buttercream.

Penguin Winter Frolic Cake Spiced cake with egg nog cream filling. Fondant igloo, RKT trees and modeling chocolate penguins.

First off, let me tell you how much I loved making these little penguin guys for this cake. They are...

Cereal treat igloo, sugar cone trees, sugar glass arctic ocean

First you will need to bake a classic Christmas cake but in a bowl to get the igloo shape! I used Delia's recipe: http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cuisine/european/english/the-classic-christmas-cake.html but I chose to leave out the almonds. Trim the bottom of the cake so it sits flat on the cake board. Use boiled "no bits" apricot jam to cover the cake. Knead your marzipan before trying to roll it out, use icing sugar so it doesn't stick to the surface. Start with it in a circular shape…

For a fun and unique Christmas centrepiece, follow this step by step tutorial to make your own Igloo Cake with adorable penguins! Equipment 6” hemisphere cake tin or small pyrex bowl. 6″ More →

Igloo with penguins Martha Stewart igloo cake pan on top of a 16" round. Penguins, fish, and pond are fondant, everything else buttercream.

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Igloo&Penguins Cake by simonacallas (detail)

Ruffles of white chocolate-cream cheese frosting take this carrot cake to the next level. Seen from above, it looks like a rose. Make this cake a day or two ahead for the best flavor.