Wizard of Oz Cake with Spiraling Yellow Brick Road

Here is another take on a Wizard of Oz cake. In this guide you will learn how to carve a spiraling yellow brick road into a 10 inch round cake.

To make this cake you will need....

two 10 inch round cakes
8 inch round cake divider
12 inch cake board
yellow and green buttercream icing
tips # 789 and #2
3 lollipops
gumpaste ruby slippers
gumpaste melted witch
3 gumpaste poppies
small Emerald City sugar plaque

Directions:

Step 1

A few days in advance, make the gumpaste decorations listed above. These helpful tutorials will help you...

How to Make Edible Image Sugar Plaques
How to Make Gumpaste Ruby Slippers

Step 2

Level, tort and fill your 10 inch round cake then place it on your cake board. Freeze your cake for a few hours or overnight.

***Decorator's Tip*** Freezing is not necessary but it will help reduce the crumbs when it is time to carve.

Step 3

Using your 8 inch cake divider as a guide, carve your path down the side of the cake.

Step 4

Ice the sides of your cake with the green buttercream icing then take your spatula and tap it around the icing to create the grass effect.

Next, using tip #789 and yellow buttercream icing, pipe the yellow brick road onto your cake. This will give you the spiral shape you are looking for. With tip #2 and yellow buttercream icing, pipe the bricks onto your road.

Step 5

Place your gumpaste decorations onto the cake and enjoy!