Toadstool House Novelty Cake

Spiced pumpkin cakes decorated with sugarpaste and buttercream to resemble a whimsical toadstool house set in a detailed garden.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 1120.4 kcals 13444.8 kcals
Carbohydrates 182.1 grams 2185.2 grams
Fat 42.7 grams 512.4 grams
Protein 9.9 grams 118.5 grams
Cook Time
45 mins
Produces
12 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
350
g
Self-Raising Flour
Sifted, plus extra for dusting
500
g
Sugarpaste
White, for modelling
2
tbsp
500
g
500
g
Fondant Icing
Ready-to-roll
500
g
Royal Icing Sugar
Plus extra for dusting
Dairy
6
piece
Eggs
Large, free-range
Fruits
130
g
NutsSeeds
1
pinch
0.5
tsp
0.5
tsp
Nutmeg
Freshly grated
1.5
tsp
65
g
Walnuts
Chopped shelled
OilsFats
350
ml
Rapeseed Oil
Plus extra for greasing
Other
1
set
Gel Food Colouring
Brown, red, blue, yellow, orange, green, and black
Vegetables
280
g
Pumpkin
Cinderella pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled and grated
1.5
tbsp
Stem Ginger
In syrup, chopped

Steps

  • Grease the giant cupcake mould with oil and flour, then preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • Whisk oil and sugar in a bowl, add eggs individually, then stir in pumpkin and ginger.
  • Sift in flour, then fold in salt, bicarbonate of soda, spices, raisins, and walnuts.
  • Bake moulds at 180°C for 10 minutes, then at 150°C for 30-35 minutes until a skewer is clean.
  • Beat vegan spread, maple syrup, and icing sugar together until smooth, adding water if needed.
  • Knead green food colouring into half the sugarpaste, roll it out, and cover the presentation board.
  • Mould brown sugarpaste into a 5x6cm door, a 4.5x6cm table, stools, and logs with grain effects.
  • Create purple sugarpaste windows, a yellow path, a blue pond, and small picnic items.
  • Arrange the path, pond, liquorice pebbles, and cocoa soil with sugarpaste pumpkins on the board.
  • Place the picnic table and paraphernalia on the board and let the cakes cool completely.
  • Smooth the cake base ridges with marzipan and cover the roof cake with buttercream.
  • Mix royal icing sugar with water and put a small amount in a 1cm piping nozzle bag.
  • Cover the cake base with rolled fondant icing, trim, and place on the board.
  • Attach the windows, door, and lintels to the base using the royal icing.
  • Cover the roof cake with red-coloured fondant and rub with vegetable shortening for a sheen.
  • Sprinkle with glitter, secure the roof with royal icing, and add fondant spots.
  • Pipe green royal icing grass around the base and finish with edible wafer butterflies.