The Hobbit House Giant Cupcake Cake - A Cupcake Addiction Lord of the Rings Tutorial

Learn how to make this awesome Bilbo Baggins Hobbit House Cake!
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The Hobbit "The desolation of Smaug" is released worldwide in just 2 weeks and this video forms part of an awesome Hobbit themed playlist which includes a Smaug cake, Smaugs treasure cupcakes and lots more! --- Click HERE to view the playlist ---

Thanks to Cupcakes By Amanda for the inspiration for this awesome giant cupcake.

Tools & Equipment:
Giant silicone cupcake mold
Knife
Pizza cutter (or sharp knife)
Circle cutters (
Hobbit figurine toys of your choice (optional)
Disposable piping bag
Grass piping tip
Cornflour/starch in a shaker
Plunge cutters (assorted flowers, leaves)
10" Cake board (I iced mine green - see board icing tutorial below)
Cake turntable (optional)
Fondant roller
Tap water
Skewer or toothpick
Paintbrush

Ingredients:
Black writing icing / cookie icing
Giant cupcake baked (see our giant cupcake series links below)
Giant cupcake base (link to video below) - I made mine in a latte colour using 90% white chocolate and 10% milk chocolate
Fondant (green, latte, orangey brown, dark brown, marbled grey, orange, white and yellow)
Green buttercream frosting (recipe link below)
A little melted white chocolate (you won't need this if you're not using toy figurines)

Useful Links:
Link to How to Ice a Cake Board:
Link to Giant Cupcake Basics 1 (chocolate cupcake case):
Link to Giant Cupcake Basics 2:
Link to Giant Cupcake Basics 3:
Link to Buttercream Frosting recipe:

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Xx Elise

Music: "Six String" by Chris Blackwell via Audio Network www.audionetwork.com