A giant cake with the cutest teddy bear on top is a must for any small child 

TEDDY BEAR GIANT CUPCAKE 

MATERIALS

• 22 x 9.5cm ( 8 ¾  x 3 ¾ in ) brioche - shaped cake
• 25cm ( 10in ) round cake board 1.
• 5kg ( 3lb ) sugarpaste / rolled fondant
• mauve, golden brown, red & green food coloring pastes  
• icing/confectioners' sugar in a sugar shaker  
• 220g ( 7oz / 1 cup ) buttercream
• sugar glue 

EQUIPMENT.

• large rolling pin
• sharp knife
• scissors
• bone tool
• small circle cutter
• cocktail stick/toothpick
• medium & large blossom cutters, 

TEDDY BEAR GIANT CUPCAKE METHOD:

Colour 315g ( 10oz ) of sugarpaste mauve . Roll out and cover the cake board trimming .excess from around the edge. Put the covered board aside to dry

Turn the cake upside down and spread the bottom and sides with a layer of buttercream to help the sugarpaste stick Roll out 750g (1 ½  lb ) of white sugarpaste and cover the cake completely, smoothing around the shape and into the grooves in the side of the cake With scissors, cut a neat edge about 1cm ( ½ in ) longer than the cake edge. Carefully turn the cake back over and position it on the center of the cake board.

Roll out 185g ( 6oz ) of white sugarpaste and use it to cover the top of the cake. sticking in position with buttercream. Smooth the edge to round off and create a wavy effect.

To make the teddy bear, first color 185g ( 6oz ) of sugarpaste golden brown. Roll 60g ( 2oz ) into a ball-shaped body. With 75g ( 2 ½ oz ), make a head and stick it in place using sugar glue. With the remaining piece, make two teardrop-shaped arms, flattened ovals for feet, an oval muzzle pressed flat, and two ball-shaped ears

Indent each ear using the small end of the bone tool. Indent the smile using the circle cutter pressed in at an angle and dimple the corners with a cocktail stick, then mark a line with the knife. Roll two white, oval-shaped eyes. Color a tiny amount of sugarpaste black and make a nose and two pupils.

Model a cone from the white sugarpaste trimmings and stick it on top of the teddy's head. Color the remaining sugar paste red and green. Roll a small ball of red to make the cherry pressing on the top with a cocktail stick to the indent.

Thinly roll out the rest of the red sugarpaste and cut flowers using the blossom cutters Stick the flowers around the edge of the cake board and over the white sugarpaste around the cake. With green sugarpaste, model the tiny teardrop-shaped leaves. Finally, roll out and cut red and green strips from the trimmings to decorate the hat.

USEFUL TIP

Make sure that the buttercream is still soft on the sides of the cake before covering the cake with white sugarpaste, or the sugarpaste may start to come away from the cake sides when turned back over

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