'Tangled' Tower

Tia's Tangled Cake

As soon as I knew Disney's Tangled would be in theatre's for Tiana's birthday, I decided her cake had to be a tower.  In this case, we were lucky to eat the 20 layers of cake before it toppled but it was a wonderfully fun group effort putting the fondant flowers, rocks, and shingles on.  Next time, I will remember the dowels for more support.  I wish I had been able to take more time with the details but we couldn't be late for such a great movie!  Many thanks to Auntie Julia for showing up at just the right time to help with my favorite finishing touch.  I had dehydrated, and then crumbled, moss colored royal icing which we applied with a wet paintbrush to the cobblestone fondant. 

20 layers!



This was my very first homemade (no mix!)  crazy good banana pound cake per Tiana's request, with sliced bananas in the top of the tower.  Sadly, (but, so funny) Tiana got her hair all 'tangled' in the batter beaters.  We whipped up a batch of my friend Robin's favorite italian buttercream frosting to put between the layers and underneath the fondant.  Individually I thought they were divine, but together....too rich for my taste.  That didn't stop me from eating too much.