Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer – won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?
Rudolph found his way onto my cake this year, though it looks like he’s got more grace in flight than on ice…
I found some great ideas on Pinterest and amalgamated a few to make my own design, but Rudolph came from this brilliant You Tube tutorial. My sugar-paste (fondant) skills are basic, but after a wonky Rudolph, I produced this one and was quite happy with him.
Rudolph © Lisa Shambrook
I made small hills and covered the whole cake in smooth fondant, then placed Rudolph on top and shattered ice behind him. If you place Fox’s Glacier Mints on baking paper you can melt them at a low temperature (about 100C) for ten minutes and create ice. If you smash the mints first you get broken ice. (My mint/ice always bubbles, so if you know how to get smooth ice, please let me know!)
© Lisa Shambrook
I bought a little set of small star stamp cutters, (I love TKMaxx) and made Christmas trees with them. Four of the large stars placed on top of each other overlapping ‘branches’ then four more smaller and finally four more tiny stars and a point on top. Very effective!
© Lisa Shambrook
A shimmer of royal icing snow and edible glitter and we’re done.
When I asked here and on Facebook for guesses, we had some great ones, including some left of centre Star Wars and Dr Who themed ideas – maybe I’ve been posting about Star Wars on Facebook a little too often 😉 We had starry nights, angels, Narnia (that would be pretty), reindeer, Santa and Rudolph, penguins, robins and Christmas Trees, and I’m not beyond trying something twice…and poinsettia…
© Lisa Shambrook
The idea had been cemented and my plan printed out before I posted my last blog post, so the guesses were fun to watch and Eilís Phillips mentioned reindeer so she wins a signed paperback copy of ‘Beneath the Rainbow’, but it’s Christmas and I decided to send copies out to those who also mentioned Rudolph or reindeer, so both Carly Sewell and Nick Johns win copies too.
At home Caitlin guessed reindeer on an icy road, which was right, and in Canada via emails Dan finally chose reindeer too, though he commented: I am probably completely wrong because I can’t read your face, ha ha… So that’s how he guesses!
© Lisa Shambrook
So here’s to the most famous reindeer of all!
How are you decorating your Christmas Cake this year?
The Last Krystallos 
It looks great. You are so talented. How can you bear to cut into it?
Wishing a very happy Christmas to you and yours.
Ha ha, I take lots of photos, and we start cutting the less decorated bits first!
Julia, have a great Christmas with your family xxx
Fantastic! I love it. I love it. Too nice to eat though. Thanks for the giggles. Absolutely delightful. 🙂 ❤
Thanks, Tess, have a lovely Christmas x
You are more than welcome. Have a fantastic Christmas with your family. ❤
This is so much fun and so cute!!! Your sugar paste modelling is wonderful and so clever. I would never have guessed Rudolph . . . I was imagining a Dr Who theme this year . . . wonder why . . 😉 xxx
He he, after Star Wars, I half considered adding a lightsaber! And Gallifreyan would look so swirly and pretty! But I’m a traditional lass, so Rudolph it was. Thanks, Lizzie, have a great Christmas x
Delightful and delicious, I’ll just bet! ❤
Ha ha, yes, it’s been a hit!