Naughty Elves Cake

This Naughty Elves Cake is made up from stacking cake squares together and topping it off with cake cooked in mini bowls. It's glued together with apricot jam and then rolled in fondant. The extra cake was mixed with melted cooking chocolate and chocolate sauce to create a sticky base.

Next, I cut out the windows and stuck on the door. For all the lines and markings I used a toothpick. A toothpick is also holding the elves together as it was made in different pieces and glued together with sugar glue. The legs, shoes, and body - split into lower body. The upper body which included the neck, head, hair with the ears and nose were also glued. I used the back of the glue to make my bucket shape and then again used toothpicks to carve out some shape.

This Naughty Elves Cake is made up from stacking cake squares together and topping it off with cake cooked in mini bowls. It's glued together with apricot jam and then rolled in fondant. The extra cake was mixed with melted cooking chocolate and chocolate sauce to create a sticky base.

Next, I cut out the windows and stuck on the door. For all the lines and markings I used a toothpick. A toothpick is also holding the elves together as it was made in different pieces and glued together with sugar glue. The legs, shoes, and body - split into lower body. The upper body which included the neck, head, hair with the ears and nose were also glued. I used the back of the glue to make my bucket shape and then again used toothpicks to carve out some shape.

**Tip - put the paint in the bucket before putting the handle on - I got very irritated with myself doing it the other way around - eventually took it off - stubborn I know. Loads of fun and really very proud of my Naughty Elves Cake creation.

Submitted by Tammy Mc Arthur from South Africa.

Comments on the Naughty Elves Cake

This cake is such a fun and creative idea. There are lots of fun bright colors and intriguing shapes. The pops of red and green (which in color theory are contrasting colors, thus making them appealing) pair nicely with the contrast white and brown. The use of varying mushroom heights is an effective creative choice that allows for variety in mushroom design and allows viewers to see more of each mushroom. You can tell the amount of effort that went into this cake by looking at the custom shaping of the mushroom houses and elves. Thank you to our creative viewer Tammy Mc Arthur from South Africa, who made this cake.

This naughty elves cake can work as a theme for various parties. This would work for an elf on the shelf or silly elf on the shelf party, and would work for a fairy garden party. 

• Many people’s elf on the shelf do lots of silly things, including hiding in strange places, making messes, and having snacks. They might even venture to take over your cake or attempt to make their own. You could bake a similar cake with different sizes of mushroom houses and see if your elf on the shelf wants to be included and which house they like the best. For a different type of cake you could think about the craziest thing your elf on the shelf has done and see what you can do to recreate the experience. Have they gotten dressed up? Played fun music? Been in an area that looks like somewhere else (like playing with sand if you live near snow)? This cake would be a fun addition to an elf on the shelf party and hopefully they don't do anything too silly.

• This cake also makes me think about the fairy gardens that my grandma enjoys to make. They are fun and simple to do. When we make them, there are mushrooms, types of grass, small succulent plants, rocks, moss, and a fairy or elf. Sometimes she even has small butterfly shapes that we place in the fairy garden. Often she will make fairy gardens in different types of round bowls, either wooden or stone. However, you can make fairy gardens with anything, such as a bucket, at the bottom of a tree, or a raised garden bed. The main thing is to have fun making it and sharing the experience with those you care about. This type of cake would be a great jumping off point for people who enjoy making fairy gardens. You could make a very similar cake with some small modifications that would represent the type of fairy garden that you usually make. Then, at your party you could make a fairy garden and then reward yourself by eating a fairy garden cake.