[Tutorial] Fondant Baby Booties

Yellow 'LOVE' Baby Booties by Mycupkates

I printed many templates for baby shoes and haven't really tried yet..

There are lots of resources on the internet when you search 'fondant baby booties' 

My laziness have stopped me cutting all the templates 

and actually making cute baby shoes..

What a shame.. 

However, I finally put my effort into making one of the shoes templates and 

would love to share with you.

First of all, the title of the post is 'Fondant baby booties' 

but I used gum pastes(flower pastes) because It holds up the shape easily and dries fast.

The original template(below) is from cakecentral.com and 

special thanks to grannys3angels 

who offered one of the most popular baby shoes templates people have been using.

 

 If you like the cute bunny(above), check my little bunny tutorial here.

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[Tutorial] How to make a fondant bunny

I've just finished making gum paste and am totally exhausted!! 

However, I happened to make this little bunny today so had to post this 

to share with someone who might need a cute bunny for cupcakes

 or saving it for Easter holidays perhaps?

I made a giant sugar flower and there was a bit of white gum paste leftover 

so I decided to make a bunny which is great for beginners to try.

(The carrot is not included in the tutorial. It is the one I made for Easter holidays.)

After taking photos, editing, I just researched "fondant bunny tutorials" 

on the internet to see how other people have done bunny tutorials and 

I found the exact same looking bunny like mine in the blog "wee love baking" by Sharon 

who is one of amazing Australian cake artists.

What a coincidence! 

I was shocked at the beginning and also hesitated to post this tutorial 

but I found there are a few different methods so I decided to post this to share.

What you need..

White modelling paste or Gum paste

Spaghetti Stick

Pink petal dust

Tooth pick

Small round tip(optional)

Brush 

Water

1. Shaping body parts

 2. To attach the body parts, use a brush with a little bit of water (very lightly!)

*I put the spaghetti stick in the center of the body to support the head.

3. Making bunny ears

4. Use tooth pick to mark a line in the middle of each ear

5. Dusting in the marked line

6. Making the mouth using the tip (you can also use the tooth pick)

7. Making two holes to place ears 

8. You can simply put ears into the holes with a little bit of water.

9. Using an edible pen, draw eyes on her face:)

Done!

I hope you enjoy it.

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[Tutorial] How to make a fondant teddy bear

Finally! This is my second tutorial posting.

"How to make a fondant teddy bear"

The teddy bear is from my Valentine Day Cupcakes.

I love using teddy bear on my cupcakes & cakes. 

They are adorable to look at. Especially, when it's small.. 

This is my way to make a teddy bear.

I tried my best to take pictures of every single step to make it easier for you.

You will need:

White fondant( your choice )

Black fondant( your choice)

Quilting tool

Small round ball tool

Knife

Brush & water or Edible glue

1 spaghetti stick

Making a body

I use spaghetti to support body & head. 

Press sides of top & bottom to attach legs and arms for next steps.

Dividing 

 There is another way to make legs & arms.

You can roll the ball out (not dividing) long, cut it in the middle diagonally.

This way you can make two legs or arms at the same time.

Making Legs

Shaping a foot

Quilting

 Brush edges of legs with water or edible glue and attach to the body.

Making arms 

Attaching a head

Shaping an ears

 Press the middle of the ear with a small round ball tool.

Trust me, this makes a big difference!

You can also put a tiny round fondant dot( colours of your choice )

 in the middle of the ear.

* I also attached a small round ball on his mouth spot.

A red heart for Valentine's day

Make eyes & a mouth with a black fondant

Finished! 

Send my love to MyCupKates' visitors & fans.xx

I hope this tutorial helps you make a sweet teddy bear..

Good luck.

Valentine's day cupcakes

How to make a Rubber Duck with Sugar Fondant

Cute Rubber Duck

A few days ago, I saw this rubber duck from a cupcake book in a bookstore.

It looked so cute in the cover page so I decided to make one.

It is so easy that everyone can do it.

1. Prepare sugar fondant(You can find it in Woolworths or Coles)

2. Add a tiny drop of yellow colouring in sugar fondant. Knead it till getting the right consistency.

*Prepare orange coloured fondant,too

 3. Shape of the body

4.(Sorry for jumping up the stage quickly. I've forgotten taking a picture=D)

Head, Eye balls & Mouth

Brush water on ther surface you should attach.

 5. Make Feathers

Yes.. you need some tools for it. If you don't have it, you can shape the feathers with hands.

6. Almost finished. She needs eyes to see.

7. It is an edible pen. I got it from a cake decorating shop. I used small chocolate sprinkles for eyes before.

You can draw eyes with the pen. Make sure to draw them after drying fondant.

(Ink from Edible pen can be spreaded on sugar fondant if it's not dried. Like what I did..)

A little cute Ducky Completed!!!

I haven't posted 'How-to/Tutorial' because I think I am not good at Explaining in writing.

However, this one was so cute that I had to share it with you.

I hope you enjoy it. If you have any question, feel free to leave me a message.

Have a delicious day!