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Park Your Brooms! A Witchy Halloween Blog Tutorial~

September 26, 2012 By Melissa D. 45 Comments

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Today I’m going to share a FUN and festive “Park Your Brooms & Let’s Party” themed Halloween Witch Cake!!

 

CUTE Free Halloween Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com featuring witch legs and brooms!! This "Park Your Brooms and Let's Party" themed cake is perfect for both kids and adults!

 

 

Last year I REALLY wanted to try a cake design that featured witch legs! I know it sounds strange, but take a scroll through Pinterest in the fall, or your local home accessories or card shops and you’ll notice that witches these days have a fabulous sense of fashion when it comes to their pointy black shoes & colorful striped tights.

I could never quite come up with a design that worked last year with this theme….but today, I had better luck! Now, I have a fun, and witch leg-tastic cake to share with you.

Here’s what I did…

 

I started out with a basic 8″ cake,  and some crusting vanilla buttercream like our Classic Vanilla Buttercream recipe.  (I would recommend a crusting buttercream/frosting or ganache–anything that isn’t overly soft or wet.)

Next,  frost however you’d like.  I gently waved my spatula up and down as I spun my cake around on the turntable to get the pattern that you see. I wasn’t in the mood for smooth today. As a matter of fact, I prefer textured buttercream whenever I can get away with it. (So much faster!!) ;0)

 

Free Tutorial for a CUTE Halloween Party Cake featuring witch legs and brooms! So fun and festive! MyCakeSchool.com

 

** A day in advance, I prepared the witch legs so that they would have extra time to dry.  I tinted some royal icing with Americolor Orange, Electric Green and Regal Purple.

Next, I sliced some long pretzel rods in half to create the basic witch legs.  I scraped a few of the obvious salt crystals off, and pushed a toothpick into the end of each pretzel.  Then, I painted them with the royal icing.  The royal icing was not runny, but thin enough to easily paint with.  It was a consistency a little thicker than Elmer’s glue if that helps.

For me, this was easier and smoother than dipping my pretzels in chocolate.

Free Tutorial for a CUTE Halloween Party Cake featuring witch legs and brooms! So fun and festive! MyCakeSchool.com

Next, I allowed the legs to dry in an inverted styrofoam bowl (styrofoam block or inverted paper cups would be good too).

If you’d rather let them dry flat on parchment paper, that should work too.  You’ll just want to move them after the excess has run off to keep things neat.  The backs won’t be visible anyway.  My legs were dry and ready to use after a day.  I probably could have used them sooner…but it’s better to play it safe.

If you are into sugar cookies, I think that cookie legs would be adorable too!!

 

**No time for painting pretzel rods with royal icing? No problem. Simply roll snakes of colored fondant to create your witch legs. These could even be applied while the legs are slightly soft if you are not working in advance.

Free Tutorial for a CUTE Halloween Party Cake featuring witch legs and brooms! So fun and festive! MyCakeSchool.com

Next, I tinted some fondant (with tylose powder kneaded into it) using Americolor Super Black.  Gum paste is a good choice too.  If you have neither, you could also just pipe your shoes in buttercream …I’m sure there are other great alternatives for fun, witch shoes.

To make each shoe, I started with a ball of the black fondant, pinched the end to form the pointy toe of the shoe, and flattened what would become the back of the shoe.

Free Tutorial for a CUTE Halloween Party Cake featuring witch legs and brooms! So fun and festive! MyCakeSchool.com

Then, I used a knife to cut out a small wedge so that I could form the heel.  Flatten and pinch your way to your fabulous witch shoe.

Then, use your first shoe as a guide to create the other shoe.  (I like to lay one shoe on top of the other to check the size.)  *By the way, I did not allow my shoes to dry for very long…(maybe about an hour)…but it always helps if you can work in advance.

Free Tutorial for a CUTE Halloween Party Cake featuring witch legs and brooms! So fun and festive! MyCakeSchool.com

Now for the fun part!  I used my black Americolor pen to create stripes, and I tinted buttercream for more accents on the tights and shoes.

All of the witchy details in buttercream were added with a Wilton Piping Tip 3 (but any of the small round tips would be fine!)   I also added a small shell border around the base of the cake using a Wilton tip 21.

Free Tutorial for a CUTE Halloween Party Cake featuring witch legs and brooms! So fun and festive! MyCakeSchool.com

Our witches are sassy with their short ruffled skirts ;0) — I used my tinted buttercream piped with a tip 104 (petal tip) to create the ruffles.  (Make sure that the thin end of the tip is facing you as you pipe!)

Free Tutorial for a CUTE Halloween Party Cake featuring witch legs and brooms! So fun and festive! MyCakeSchool.com

Now for the next set of legs~  The basic idea is the same for all of these.  I pressed the shoe into the icing first, then “glued” on the leg just above it with a little fresh buttercream.

The shoe is not supporting any of the weight of the leg…the pretzel legs are locked into place by that buttercream “glue” that we added to the back.

Free Tutorial for a CUTE Halloween Party Cake featuring witch legs and brooms! So fun and festive! MyCakeSchool.com

Free Tutorial for a CUTE Halloween Party Cake featuring witch legs and brooms! So fun and festive! MyCakeSchool.com

 

Here’s my second set of legs…and you can see a bit of my candy corn border and brooms!  (I demonstrated how to make brooms in my last witch themed tutorial.)

Free Tutorial for a CUTE Halloween Party Cake featuring witch legs and brooms! So fun and festive! MyCakeSchool.com

I added a third set of legs, a few sprinkles here, a few candy corns there and a cardstock/lollipop stick sign. And………WE’RE FINISHED!  Wahoo!

Free Tutorial for a CUTE Halloween Party Cake featuring witch legs and brooms! So fun and festive! MyCakeSchool.com

I hope you enjoyed our witchy leg cake.  It was so much fun to make!   I had a few other sayings in mind that I was deciding between–these were my two runner ups:  “Witch Way to the Party?”… “Eat, Drink, & Be Scary” ;0) –There are lots of sites with fun sayings, but I think that I found the most on Etsy.

Let me know if you think of other ones…and especially let me know if you try the cake yourself.  You know that I would love to see!

Thanks for flying by the blog…come back again soon!

 

This funny Witch Cake Tutorial is the PERFECT Halloween Party Cake for kids and adults! Free Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

 

**Don’t miss our full collection of favorite free tutorials in our Free Cake Tutorials section! If you need fabulous cake and frosting recipes, look no further than our Recipes Section. You can find tons of tried and true recipes there.

Free Halloween Party Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Park Your Brooms and Let's Party!

 

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Comments

  1. Sandy Breaux September 26, 2012 at 10:18 pm

    You are so talented! I’m learning so much from this website. So glad that I found you. Thanks so much!

    Reply
  2. Kate September 26, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    oh my gosh! SO CUTE!

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  3. Sue {munchkin munchies} September 26, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    I cannot get over HOW CUTE this cake is!!! The tights, the shoes, the brooms, I love it all!

    Reply
  4. Luanne McCallister September 26, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!!!

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  5. Linda September 26, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    How did you cut the pretzels without them cracking

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  6. Dina September 26, 2012 at 11:00 pm

    Sooooooo nice … Very very nice . I love the colours too

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  7. JN Tan September 26, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    Thanks very much for sharing. Its adorable!

    Reply
  8. mel September 27, 2012 at 12:05 am

    So cute! And so easy!

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  9. Bird September 27, 2012 at 6:59 am

    That is such a clever idea!! Love how you used royal icing too!

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  10. Jan Carmichael September 27, 2012 at 12:08 pm

    I am SO doing this for my Witches Only party next month! And the pretzel sticks….genius!

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  11. Alicia Do Cookies September 27, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    Wow love this cake and Thanks for the tutorial

    Reply
  12. lulu50 September 27, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    This is just TOO DARN CUTE!!! ( : ……….. Your Holloween decorations make me smile every time I see a new one Melissa!! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  13. trish September 27, 2012 at 9:33 pm

    I make it a habit to NEVER park my broom (just ask my hubby and daughter!) BAWWAAAHAHAHA.. However, I may reconsider that if offered a piece of this cake. It inspired me to try to make at least the legs for a fun treat that is for sure! The entire cake would be the BOMB!!!

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  14. Chineka September 28, 2012 at 9:15 am

    This is so cute and I love how all of the witches have their own personality with their tights. Love it!!! 8-)

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  15. Cindy Honea September 29, 2012 at 9:11 am

    Do you keep royal icing made to use or do you make it every time you have a project?If so how do you store it to re-use it?

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  16. BeBe September 29, 2012 at 10:26 am

    Hi Cindy, We use meringue powder to make our royal icing and our recipe keeps approximately 2 weeks in the refrigerator. I press plastic wrap onto the surface of the royal icing and it is in an airtight container. It will separate over time and you will need to remix when you are ready to use.

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  17. Chelsea September 30, 2012 at 5:58 pm

    So cute, love it!

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  18. Anita Barron September 30, 2012 at 10:25 pm

    I just love this. Thanks again for sharing. This web site is th!e best

    Reply
  19. Dalia Pacheco September 30, 2012 at 11:50 pm

    “Bottoms up, dont drink and fly!”

    Reply
  20. Grammy Sue October 4, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    LOVE LOVE LOVE this cake! Love the “cute” side of Halloween! You’re awesome Melissa and BeBe!!

    Reply
  21. Susana October 5, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    From Spain. I love your delicious work. I will try to make your marvelous cake. Love your blog!!!!!

    Reply
  22. Kim @ The Celebration Shoppe October 6, 2012 at 7:25 am

    This is fabulous! So clever! Great job.

    Reply
  23. Peggy Thomas October 7, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    So cute; you mentioned this is an 8″ cake, is it a double layer? What was the height on it?

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  24. BeBe October 7, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    Hi Peggy, This cake is three 8″ layers and is approximately 5 1/2 inches tall.

    Reply
  25. Kathryn's Crafty Cakes October 10, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    You are too cute! I love this cake, I’m going to practice it this weekend and will send pics!! :)

    Reply
  26. Lisa October 11, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    Adorable! Makes me want to decorate again!

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  27. M.J. October 11, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    Sweet!! Even though i am not a cake anything, i really want to have a go at making something that will try to look like this, your site is inspirational.
    Thank you.

    Reply
  28. Marie, the EpicureanPiranha October 16, 2012 at 12:05 am

    Now this is a very cool cake! Love those tights :-)) Has me wishing I was organizing a girly party for Halloween – what fun this cake would be! Thanks for sharing all your fun cake decorating tips & ideas, Melissa.

    ~ marie

    Reply
  29. victoria October 16, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    Hi Melissa!!!!!!! absolutly supercute!!!!!!!!!! :)

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  30. Evelyn October 17, 2012 at 8:57 pm

    love this…wish i was having a Halloween party just so I can make this cake!

    Reply
  31. Norma October 25, 2012 at 1:21 am

    How stinkin adorable is this one. I saved it, Pinned it and liked it several times (so all my friends and family) could see and…I keep coming back here to look some more =0) Just fabulous Melisssa XXXX

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  32. Linda October 29, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    I made this cake for my niece’s 13th birthday (Oct.28th). Thank you for the inspiration & the directions.

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  33. Melissa Diamond October 29, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    Thanks SO much for your wonderful comments! @Linda–So glad that you made it!!

    Reply
  34. Catherine October 8, 2013 at 9:49 am

    TOO freakin’ cute!~!~ I LOVE it!

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  35. Susan Canady October 10, 2013 at 6:43 pm

    Seriously awesome!! Love the creativity!

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  36. cristina October 11, 2013 at 11:42 pm

    So cute, easy, great!!!!

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  37. Martha Gartsman October 15, 2013 at 9:42 am

    Of all your Halloween themed cakes, this one featuring Witches legs is simply “the bomb!” I just love the whimsey you put into your cake designs. Thank you so much for sharing!

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  38. Melissa Diamond October 15, 2013 at 9:47 am

    Thank you!!

    Reply
  39. Miya October 18, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    I love this cake idea. I asked a bakery how much it would cost to duplicate this and and they told me it would cost $150. So, I am going to attempt to practice making the legs this weekend and then just buy a plain cake from Walmart and decorate it myself using your methods. Wish me luck.

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  40. BeBe October 18, 2013 at 7:29 pm

    Hi Miya, Wow, that is a lot of money. I think you have a great idea using the plain cake from Walmart…..it will be great!!

    Reply
  41. Jennifer Blake May 31, 2014 at 11:06 pm

    I LOVE this cake! I love the idea of witch legs. Last year I made a cake with a cauldron on top and witch legs sticking out of it. I wish there was a way to post a pic to show you. Any way, I think I might have to do this cake this year at our children’s Halloween party.

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  42. Jacqueline August 28, 2014 at 6:56 pm

    I saw this on Pinterest and thought it was mine! Wasn’t that the cutest thing? I bought the magazine just for it. I just reposted it on Pinterest. It was really fun and not too hard. The kids loved eating it!

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  43. Angelia Kenney October 28, 2014 at 4:03 pm

    Love this cake!!! I was thinking of using candy melts instead of royal icing for the witch leg, you think that will work as the have great Holloween colors this year…Thanks

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  44. Joye blank September 6, 2015 at 6:25 pm

    How did you make the brooms?

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  45. Melissa Diamond September 6, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    Hi Joye, I link to the broom instructions from another tutorial of mine just above the 2nd to last photo above. Here is the link!:
    https://www.mycakeschool.com/blog/witch-crasha-halloween-blog-tutorial/

    Reply

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