How to : Fondant Groom figurine Topper

 

I hope you all enjoy this cute sweet and handsome groom. Nothing too complicated and tools are really easy to find or must of the time we already have a few. My idea is to bring you a cute figurine topper that is easy and fast to make. Sometimes we are not willing to expend hours and hours on a cake topper, specially if we are working on a cake with a tight budget, but we still want to present something that looks cute and appealing.  No complicated nose, or hours modeling lips, this is entirely to spend less than one hour. Enjoy. 

Use a Styrofoam ball of about 1” diameter, to cover it; use a piece of fondant that is one size and half the size of the Styrofoam ball. Push your fingers inside fondant ball and add a bit of shortening. Put the Styro ball inside fondant and start covering the entire ball 

 

Cover the entire ball and press the excess with a clean scissors, cut and smooth the ball as much as possible. 

Using your finger, mark the space where the eyes should be place, then with a small ball tool, press the distance between the eyes. Use edible glue to attach the eyes: you can either use two small black edible pearls or two small fondant spheres.  

Mark the mouth; I use a #12 round tip. Add the Nose, Press a small ball tool to mark the mouth corners and add some color for the cheeks and using a thin brush, paint the eyebrows. 

Cut a circle, large enoough to cover the head, you can even strech it out if necessary. Mark the side of the hair and use any tool that can texture the hair; in this case I used a small wire brush, other possible tool can be a wired sponge.

Add the ears on the side of the head and on the eyes level. For the pants, roll a piece of fondant of about 5” long and a finger size of thickness. Fold it in the middle and create the pants. They can be thinner and longer, but you need to make sure there is balance between head size and body size.

I use a thick skewer, they are short but thicker, these are meant for corn in the cob or you can also use a Chinese chopstick; but always make sure it is strong enough to support the body and head. Shirt part is thick piece of white fondant. Finally cut a fondant rectangle to cover the back of tuxedo. 

Cut the front piece making sure it covers the front and the side of the entire tuxedo. Add extra details, like buttons, collar, and tie bow.

For the shoes, use two circles and press on one side, add them to the legs. Finally add the arms and the hands.

For a great and more completed class, please check this class

Cake Topper Techniques

 

Tutorial: Anna From Frozen Cameo Style

 

For Anna, we  will make exactly as on Elsa's tutorial  , but we have to change the colors and hair style.i also add a little smile on Anna since she looks sweeter than her  Cold sister.

This Cameo Style figurines are meant to be place on the front of the cake tier. It should be dry and hard before adding it to your cake. I work ahead of time always, so any decoration is ready even a week previous to event. I use round styrofoams on the sizes of the cakes I am making, so I can basically add all decoration to the dummy and I make sure it fits perfectly on the cake once is ready. 

Cut an oval (I use graduated one), once cut mark with a smaller one where your figurine will fit in. You need some space to add the scrolls to decorate the cameo. Once is cut, place it on the dummy so it can dry on the same size as your cake will be

 Make a ball not bigger than 1 ", flatten it a bit, use your finger to mark the space that separates forehead and cheeks. Use a small ball tool to mark the eyes 

Make sure the head fits inside the marked Oval. Use black fondant for the eyes.Add a tiny little ball for the nose.  I use a #000 brush for the eyelashes and yes I put it upside down so it is easier to make the eyelashes look curvier. Add the eyebrows. Three white dots for adding some shine. A little pink powder for the cheeks and a heart shaped mouth with a red marker. Set aside and wait until is dry. 

Once you add the head, you should add the body, arms and robe. For the robe just fold and add the half circles as collar 

For the hair Make the sides of the hair as 2 little sausages thinned on the sides and mark them as you did on Elsa's Tutorial. Make 4 cones and also mark the hair lines and add the braid. 

(I am sorry I missed some pics on this stage) 

Super easy and fast to make!!! hope you also like the Elsa tutorial you can find here

Tutorial: Fondant Cameo Elsa from Frozen (super easy version)

 

I am soooo sorry for all this silent, I know I know you were wondering where in the world I was!!! Well, busy!!! tired !!! and sick!!!, but I am back and I am energized and full of great vibe to share with you. 

I am pretty sure that this year you have some Frozen request, maybe from one of your sweet cousins, your niece, the girl next door or maybe your own little one, and if you are like me, lazy !!! you are probably wondering how are you going to model those two girls ??? and on that cake request the first word was FIGURINES!!!!  

Seriously I am not taking any modeling class just for making Susie's cake!!! Well I should but honestly there is not much time and anyway, Elsa's expression is sooo freaking expressive that my latest Elsa figurine looked like the ugliest pageant girl ever!!! 

So, here is one easy and cute and fast option !!! Let's start 

Before You start !!! 

This Cameo Style figurines are meant to be place on the front of the cake tier. It should be dry and hard before adding it to your cake. I work ahead of time always, so any decoration is ready even a week previous to event. I use round styrofoams on the sizes of the cakes I am making, so I can basically add all decoration to the dummy and I make sure it fits perfectly on the cake once is ready. 

Cut an oval (I use graduated one), once cut mark with a smaller one where your figurine will fit in. You need some space to add the scrolls to decorate the cameo. Once is cut, place it on the dummy so it can dry on the same size as your cake will be

 Make a ball not bigger than 1 ", flatten it a bit, use your finger to mark the space that separates forehead and cheeks. Use a small ball tool to mark the eyes 

Make sure the head fits inside the marked Oval. Use black fondant for the eyes.Add a tiny little ball for the nose.  I use a #000 brush for the eyelashes and yes I put it upside down so it is easier to make the eyelashes look curvier. Add the eyebrows. Three white dots for adding some shine. A little pink powder for the cheeks and a heart shaped mouth with a red marker. Set aside and wait until is dry.

Roll 2 little sausages and thin the sides Those will be part of the hair. Make a little ball, about 1/2", flatten it use the same oval cutter you marked the cameo to keep part of the dress inside your mark. add a little skin tone flatten  ball for  the neck,Use a tool to mark the hair, you can also use a non serrate knife. 

Make the upper  part of the hair, make sure to keep it really puffy !!! and make a braid. I add the scrolls using  this scrolls mold from Wilton

Voila!!! She is ready