Doctor Who TARDIS Cake Tutorial with Paul Bradford Cake Decorating and Baking Tutorial

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Doctor Who TARDIS Cake Tutorial with Paul Bradford
with Paul Bradford
Skill level: Intermediate
HD Lessons: 11
Decorating time: 4-6 Hours
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1. Tardis Cake - Stacking the Cake

Paul shows you how to prepare and stack the Tardis cake securely, which is essential due to its relatively tall design.
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2. Tardis Cake - Ganaching the Cake

After cooling the cake for around 10-15 mins after the previous lesson, it’s time to carve the cake into a much sharper shape followed by a full covering of ganache.
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3. Tardis Cake - Covering the Sides

Once the cake has chilled after the previous ganache covering, it’s time to start the primary icing of the cake.
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4. Tardis Cake - Adding the Panels

Using the provided template in the templates section you can create the various sugarpaste layers to make up the Tardis detailing. Paul will show you where everything goes and the techniques used to apply the panels.
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5. Tardis Cake - Adding the Roof

Sugarpaste is used for the roof section of the Tardis. This section is quite a tricky shape to achieve, as you can see by Pauls first attempt, but we’ll get there with a clever technique and some quick thinking.
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6. Tardis Cake - Airbrushing

Airbrushing the cake adds that extra realism and more accurate colour to the Tardis, just make sure not to over do it as it’s sometimes tricky to put the airbrush down!
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7. Tardis Cake - Icing the Board

Outer space seems the logical choice for the board design and Paul teaches you a neat, two join icing technique as well as a very sci-fi paint flick finish.
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8. Tardis Cake - Detailing the Windows

The Tardis is certainly taking shape now and it’s really the small details left, in this lesson Paul talks about the Police Box logos and how you may want to print them using edible ink / paper. We also add the details to the windows at the top to add that extra authenticity.
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9. Tardis Cake - Finishing Touches

You can almost breathe a sigh of relief as Paul shows you how to apply the finishing touches to the cake including the notice on the front and that all important light on the top.
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10. Tardis Cake - Other Ideas

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11. Tardis Cake - Pro Lesson

Fancy taking your cake decorating on a journey through time and space? This Doctor Who TARDIS cake tutorial brings the Doctor’s famous blue police box to your celebration table. Join Paul Bradford to make a cake inspired by one of television’s most recognisable designs, perfect for surprising the Doctor Who fan in your life.

Originally filmed in 2013 to celebrate Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary, this tutorial has a special place in our own story too. It was the last cake tutorial filmed at our Kenmore studio, making it a little piece of CakeFlix history. We’re delighted to bring it back into the spotlight for another generation of cake decorators to enjoy.

A birthday cake with a time-travelling twist

Some cake designs need an introduction. A TARDIS cake gives fans a clue straight away! Its familiar police box shape makes it a lovely starting point for a themed birthday celebration, a viewing party or a surprise for someone who has followed the Doctor’s adventures for years.

Who would you make yours for? Perhaps there’s a lifelong fan in the family, or a friend who never misses an episode. You could personalise the cake board with their name, age or a message inspired by their favourite Doctor. There’s plenty of room to make the finished celebration feel personal.

Revisit a CakeFlix classic

Follow Paul’s demonstration at your own pace, pausing and revisiting the sections you want to watch again. This TARDIS cake tutorial is a chance to enjoy an archive favourite while turning a familiar television subject into something you can share, photograph and eventually slice.

Looking for more screen-inspired ideas? Browse our TV and movie cake tutorials to find your next project. You can also explore the official Doctor Who website for a little time-travelling inspiration.

The original anniversary may have passed, but a fan’s excitement at seeing their own TARDIS cake certainly hasn’t. Put the kettle on, join Paul at the Kenmore studio and give this classic design another adventure. Now, the important question: which Doctor would you invite to the cake cutting?

Paul Bradford

Paul Bradford

Paul Bradford´s mission is to ‘Empower people to achieve their cake decorating dreams’ by providing a range of cake decorating courses and online tutorials through their website, which currently teaches 195,000+ students.  

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