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Conqueror the Loch Ness Monster Cake from Nailed It, exclusive recipe

By Cristine Struble

Loch Ness Monster Cake, Recipe reprinted from Nailed It!: Baking Challenges for the Rest of Us by the Creators of Nailed It! with Heather Maclean. Published by Abrams Image
Loch Ness Monster Cake, Recipe reprinted from Nailed It!: Baking Challenges for the Rest of Us by the Creators of Nailed It! with Heather Maclean. Published by Abrams Image /
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As part of the launch of the new Nailed It!: Baking Challenges for the Rest of Us by the Creators of Nailed It! with Heather Maclean, the Nailed It Netflix team and Magical Elves graciously shared the official Noch Less Monster Cake recipe.

Available below, the recipe is quite in depth. While it might seem daunting at first blush, don’t fret. The reality is that this cake is easier than the long instructions seem.

Here are the ingredients to make the Loch Ness Monster Cake.

LOCH NESS MONSTER CAKE, recipe provided from Nailed It!: Baking Challenges for the Rest of Us by the Creators of Nailed It! with Heather Maclean

Season 6, Episode 2, “Paranormal Pastries”

Makes one monstrous 4-layer cake

"Scotland’s shyest and most beloved mythical creature is celebrated in this magnificent, butterscotch-flavored cake. To support the legendary monster’s rice cereal head, we’ll need to first build some quick-and-easy armature (like a skeleton for cake) using PVC pipe. And just as visitors to Loch Ness must beware of monsters, bakers should beware of this monstrously complex challenge. We believe in you (well . . . some of us do), but regardless of how seaworthy—or not—your creature turns out, rest assured the butterscotch cake is delicious."

FOR THE CAKE

  • 5 cups (625 g) all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 8 large eggs
  • 4 cups (800 g) sugar
  • 1½ cups (3 sticks/340 g) unsalted butter
  • 2 teaspoons butterscotch flavoring
  • 2 cups (480 ml) whole milk

FOR THE BUTTERCREAM

  • 2 cups (4 sticks/450 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 8 cups (1 kg) powdered sugar
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
  • 1⁄2 cup (120 ml) whole milk
  • FOR THE RICE CEREAL SHAPES
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2¼ cups (113 g) mini marshmallows
  • 3 cups (45 g) crispy rice cereal

FOR THE DECORATIONS

  • 3 pounds (1.4 kg) dark green fondant
  • 24 ounces (680 g) light green fondant
  • 4 ounces (115 g) blue fondant
  • 2 pounds (910 g) white modeling chocolate
  • 18 ounces (510 g) brown modeling chocolate
  • Red, green, and black food coloring

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

  • Two 10-inch (25-cm) round cake pans
  • Two 8-inch (20-cm) round cake pans
  • One 4-inch (10-cm) round cake pan
  • One 10-inch (25-cm) round cake board
  • One 8-inch (20-cm) round cake board
  • Two 4-inch (10-cm) round cake boards
  • 3⁄4-inch (2-cm) diameter PVC pipe rated for drinking water, 18 inches (46 cm) long
  • One 3⁄4 by 1⁄2-inch (20 by 12-mm) PVC slip-reducing bushing
  • Spade drill bit, 3⁄4 inch (2 cm) diameter
  • 14-inch (35.5-cm) diameter round MDF wooden board
  • Foil or food-safe paper
  • Hot glue gun and glue
  • Food-safe floral or cake wire, 18 gauge
  • Toothpicks
  • Food-safe paintbrush
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