How to make a simple fondant figure {Tutorial}

Over the last year or so, I have had the pleasure of being able to make more and more fondant figures, either for practice or for specific birthday cakes and so on.  And since another tutorial is looong overdue, I thought I would share with you a simple way of making a fondant figure.  The basic steps are the same for any figure, just let your imagination run and put in your personal details to get what you want.  :)

1.  Roll a sausage shape for the legs and bend into U-shape.

2.  Roll a cone (slightly flattened) for the body and two sausage shapes for the arms.

3.  Stick the body and arms on top of legs.  Insert a toothpick (or dry spaghetti) through body to hold head.

4.  Roll a ball for the head, poke eyes using a toothpick.  Use a round piping nozzle or tip for the smile.  Roll small balls for nose and ears.  For the hands, flatten a tear drop and cut a V-shape to separate fingers from thumb.

5.  Put it all together and add some hair.  You can make individual sausages for the hair or a round flat disc and run a knife or scissors through the disc to make it look like hair.  Add ovals for the shoes.  And voila...

Get as creative as you want and enjoy making your fondant figures.  There are also so many videos online nowadays that give you tons of ideas on how to make different characters.  See how to make a mummy-to-be on Laura's video page.  She's amazing!  (Thanks for sharing Laura!) :) 

It also helps me when I look at photos of characters I want to make to get a more accurate costume.  Like for my cricketeer...

Most importantly, have lots of fun!

Happy decorating! :)

Piggy's day out!

Here is a cake requested by my friend's daughter for her tenth birthday.  Last year I did the castle cake for her with little Harry Potter and this year she wanted a piggy barn, one of Debbie Brown's designs. 

I think it came out super cute and my friend's daughter loved it!  :) 

Happy baking!

High heels

These mini high heel shoes were made using the mini high heel JEM cutters.  I had lots of fun playing around with the designs of the shoes.  Made me feel like a shoe designer!  They were so much fun to do and would look great on cupcakes or minicakes.  If you decide to get the cutters, make sure to check they are the mini ones as JEM has larger shoe cutters too.

Happy decorating! :)

More students' cakes

Here are a few more photos from another 2 classes we just completed.  I think my students did a fantastic job!  Everyone was so creative!

I am looking forward to my next class next term already! :)

My students' work!

Another term is over and another group of students have graduated from my cake decorating class!  This term, I had 3 classes and this is the first class to finish.  More photos coming up of the other two classes soon.

It is amazing how everyone always comes up with unique and creative ways to decorate their cakes and this term was no exception.  They have certainly taken the level of creativity up quite a few notches this term!  Take a look at the marvellous photos of my students' work below.  I am very impressed with all their work and creativity!  Well done everyone! :)

I am so proud of all of them! :)