How to make a toilet paper cake without fondant

Add half and half cream and mix on low.  You might need to add a little more until frosting is a thick but smooth consistency.

INGREDIENTS: (fondant)

• 4 cups mini marshmallows (half of a 16 oz. bag)
• 4 cups powdered sugar- plus a little for dusting.
• 2 tsp water
• 1/2 teaspoon of clear vanilla
• black gel color to make center of roll
• brown gel color if you want to add a poo or two 🙂 

DIRECTIONS: (fondant)

Place your mini marshmallows and water into a large mixing bowl and microwave on high for about one minute- until they are puffy and melted.

Stir them together with a rubber spatula until they are completely smooth (if not melted completely, put them back in the microwave on high for 5-10 seconds).

Add clear vanilla and mix well.

Add about 1/4 of the powdered sugar, stir until smooth, add another 1/4 and stir.  It will become difficult to stir and very sticky.

Pour the rest of the powdered sugar onto a clean counter or cutting board.

Scrape the sticky fondant mixture out of the bowl and onto the powdered sugar and begin to knead it together with clean (powder sugar coated!) hands.  It will gradually become like a smooth clay consistency.  Use a metal scraper to keep it from sticking to the counter/ board.

This can now be colored with gel, rolled out and cut, or stored (tightly wrapped) in the fridge for about one week.  Want a picture tutorial of this process? Check out this post. 

Assembly: (the fun part!)

Use the frosting to place a thin, smooth layer over the entire cake. Let this harden a bit while you prepare your fondant. 

Color a small ball of fondant a grey color. Roll this out on a clean and powder-sugared counter and use a small circle cookie cutter to cut the center of the roll out. Set aside.

Roll the remaining white fondant out into a large flat rectangle. Measure your cake height and circumference and then trim the rectangle into this size using a ruler and knife. I made mine a tiny bit longer so it would drape off the end like TP does. 

Frost the cake again with a thicker layer, making sure it is as smooth as possible. Gently fold the fondant strip a couple of times so it is easier to handle, and then carefully press it against the sides of the cake, lining the top edge up with the top of the cake. Once you are all the way around, gently lay the extra across the front and on the plate. Mine wasn’t even close to perfect- it was bumpy, and wrinkly. Normally, I would smooth this out, but I left it because it looked more like TP — all messy! 

Place the grey center on the cake’s top, and use a toothpick to draw a spiral in the frosting out from the center to the edges. 

Finally, (if you have one!) use a pattern marking wheel to make the pattern on your fondant resemble TP. You could also use a toothpick- but that seems like a lot of work? Brainstorm ideas for an item you might have lying around that could do this otherwise. 

I had extra fondant, so I colored it brown, rolled it into a little poo and added it to the side of the cake- with a little flag. Then, I stepped back and laughed. Which was good for my soul 🙂 

Toilet paper roll cakes were funny before, but in the midst of the Covid 19 craziness they’re even more funny. If you or a friend have found yourself being quarantined for your birthday, and still struggling to find toilet paper in the store, a toilet paper roll cake make just be the perfect birthday cake this year. We need all the laughter we can get right now! I also have a tutorial on how to make the poop emoji cupcakes.

What you’ll need for your toilet paper cake.

• One 6″ 3 layer high cake frosted in vanilla buttercream. Get my favorite recipe here. This cake size gives the perfect toilet paper roll look.
• White fondant. You can make your own at home with my easy homemade marshmallow fondant or you can use store bought. This is my favorite store bought.
• A small amount of black fondant.
• Brown food coloring.

Cake decorating equipment you’ll need.

• An 8″ cake board.
• A turntable for frosting your cake.
• A non slid mat for your turntable.
• An icing spatula.
• Piping bags
• Knife or pizza cutter for cutting your fondant.

Step 1.

After baking and torting your cake layers, begin stacking and assembling your cake on an 8 inch cake board. Crumb coat and cover your cake in your vanilla buttercream.

Step 2.

Measure the height of you frosted cake and cut out a rectangle of white fondant, which will be the end of the toilet paper. You’ll want it hanging off the cake to resemble a real toilet paper roll. Lightly press the fondant into the side of the cake while letting the extra fall into place. 

Step 3.

Cut out a small circle of black fondant and place in the center of the top of the cake. Place a small amount of vanilla buttercream in a piping bag (you don’t need a tip just cut off the very end of the bag) and pipe circles around the black circle of fondant until you reach the outside of the cake.

Step 4. 

In a small bowl color a small amount of your buttercream icing brown. Pipe your message on the front of your cake. I get a lot of request for “Oh Crap Your Old”, which certainly fits the theme really well! I also take my brown icing and make one circle around my black fondant on top of the cake. This just gives it a little more detail.

And Voila!! You’ve made yourself (or your friend) a toilet paper cake! 

Now go celebrate, laugh, and eat cake! And if you have any questions please let me know in the comments.

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