Winter is coming or is it Spring?  Well, it still feels like winter around here because we are still getting snow.  Are you a Game of Thrones fan? I had the honor of making a Game of Thrones birthday cake this week.  The cake was completed with an edible iron throne cake topper.

I have to admit I do not watch the show, therefore, I had to depend on photos online and my peeps who are avid Game of Thrones fan to help with accuracy.  While the iron throne cake topper was easy to make, it did take some patience.  After many fixes to the swords that I kept breaking accidentally, I managed to take some progress photos and thought I would share them with you today.  The last I heard, the birthday boy refused to cut the cake.

The Cake

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The cake was a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting as the filling and Italian Meringue buttercream on the outside.  It was covered in marshmallow fondant that I colored with a Wilton sky blue color gel.  Once the cake was covered with fondant, I used the lines from the base of the throne to mark the lines around the cake.  The phrase “Winter is coming” and “Game of Thrones” were made from Wilton Sugar sheets and that was cut out using my new Silhouette Cameo 3.  I had spent so much time perfecting the cake that I needed to save some time with the cutouts.  I have been trying to get my Silhouette Cameo 3 for a while now and I was straight up frustrated.  Therefore, I was so excited when it worked. 

Making the Iron Throne Cake Topper

Supplies for the Iron Throne Cake topper

• A batch of Rice Krispie treats
• black or grey fondant
• grey or black candy melt
• rolling pin
• 4-inch circle cutter
• small spatula
• 6-inch cake board
• 6-inch cake pan
• fondant strip cutter
• paint brush
• silver and gold edible luster dust
• foil paper
• sword mold

Rice Krispie Treats Recipe

The Rice Krispie treat that I use for modeling is an equal amount of Rice Krispie cereal and an equal amount of marshmallows.

• 5ozs of Rice Krispie cereal
• 5 ozs of marshmallows (melted )
• nonstick spray or vegetable oil for hand and bowl

Directions:

Spray bowl and spatula with nonstick spray.  Melt the marshmallows then add to the rice cereal.  Mix until combined.  Cover with plastic and place in the refrigerator if you want it to harden or use right away.

Step 1: Making the base for the Iron Throne

To make the base I added some Rice Krispie treats to about a quarter of a 6-inch cake pan and leveled it in the pan.  Then I removed it from the pan and covered with candy melts.  I then covered it with a grey fondant.  Using a crumbled up piece of foil paper, I added some texture to the fondant.Using a 4-inch circle cutter, I marked a circle.   Then using a ruler and glued to a 6-inch cake board.

Step 2: Making the frame of the Iron Throne Cake Topper

I made a rectangular shape out of the Rice Krispie treat then I used a knife to round the top.  To create the base I made a square shape and made it thick enough for height.  I glued them together with candy melt and used a small spatula to add candy melts all over the chair.  I placed the throne in the refrigerator to firm up.  My original throne was a bit too thick in the back and on the arms, therefore, I used a knife and trimmed it down.

Step 3: Adding the fondant swords

When the throne was firm enough I started adding fondant.  I rolled out a piece of fondant into small sausages and added fondant to the front, sides, and back of the chair.  Then I rolled out black fondant and cut strips using my cake boss fondant ribbon cutter.  I cut some of the strips in half and using an x-acto knife cut the ends to look like a sword.  I added them to the seat, handles and the back of the throne.

At this point, I realized that this was going to take me hours. So I decided to cut out the swords for the top one in the front and one in the back.  I glued them together to make them stronger and placed the throne to lie down a few minutes while I matched them.  Then, I added more swords in the back and on the sides.

Step 4: Making the sword mold

In addition, I made a mold of a sword using a sword cocktail stick that I removed the handles.  This was such a lifesaver because I had to make a thousand swords.  At least it felt that way.  For the more detailed swords, I used my mold and staggered the swords.  Eventually, I broke a few and had to reattach and make new ones.  This time I used royal icing to glue them on.  I glued the iron throne to the base to prevent any more accidents with moving the iron throne.  In hindsight, I should have built the iron throne on the base.

Step 5: Painting and dusting the Iron Throne and the base

Once the iron throne was dried and all swords were firmly in place, I mixed coin silver luster dust, with black dust, vodka and a few drops of black edible paint for the first coat of paint.  Then, I dusted with Egyptian gold luster dust to get the old iron look.  Using the sword mold I made a few more swords and added them in different places on the Throne.  I used the same mixture to paint the base making it a little darker in the areas that were marked.

Have you made a Game of Thrones Cake? Did you try making the Iron Throne Cake Topper? Hey, can you let me know how it turned out? As always if you find this tutorial useful don’t forget to share.

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