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    Home » Blog » Blog Tutorials » Gum Paste & Fondant » Custom Toppers & Figure Modeling

    Little Princess

    July 8, 2010 By Melissa Diamond 16 Comments

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    I'm using this post to declare my love for Wilton's mini wonder mold pan!  I love the little cakes that they make--and the possibilities are endless!  Here's a little tutorial on how to make a cute little princess!

    Here's how we do it...

    First- Bake, Cool, & Frost with a delicious crusting buttercream!!

     

     

     

    After the frosting has crusted (about 10 minutes or so), smooth with a Viva paper towel.

    Now, let's start working on the face and body!  First, roll a 1" ball of gum paste tinted your desired skin color (I used a touch of  Copper).  Then, attach to a lollipop stick and wrap a small piece of gum paste just below the head to form the neck.

    Form torso by pushing and molding a 1" ball of fondant onto the stick.

    Now it's time to draw the face with a food coloring pen.

    I'm using a little petal dust for blush.

    Use sugar glue or water to add arms, little balls of fondant for hands, and big puffy round sleeves!  I decorated the dress with tiny buttercream polka dots (tip 4)  and applied a shell border with a tip 16.

    Now for some hair action!  You can use frosting, fondant, or gum paste.  I'm going with fondant (mixed with a little tylose).

    I'm using my clay extruded for the hair.  Know what else you can use?

    A Garlic Press!

    Add hair, several strands at a time, with a little sugar glue or water.  Then,  a little fondant crown, a little heart sprinkle to hold onto, and finally...PIXIE DUST like crazy!!  Are you ready for the big reveal?........

    Ta Da!!!  She insisted that I take her picture outside---better lighting!  I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial!  These are so adorable as cake toppers, or all by themselves!

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    1. Melissa Diamond February 8, 2012 at 8:10 pm

      Thanks!!! ;0)

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    2. Amanda Snyder May 7, 2012 at 6:07 pm

      I don't have a wilton pan (broke college student). So instead I used a glass liquid measuring cup and it turned out wonderfully. Thanks for the great ideas!

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    3. Colette March 26, 2013 at 9:30 am

      Thanks so much for sharing this! I needed to model the whole princess (ie, the bottom of the dress needed modelling rather than using cake) - and I too struggled with the paste falling off the stick - so I pierced a hole in a paper cup, turned it upside down and pushed the stick with princess through the upturned cup so the princess dress was resting on top of the cup base - wish I'd thought of this before trying to model the actual dress as the dress is now very squashed!

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    4. Carmen April 30, 2016 at 6:59 pm

      Hermosos los tutoriales, y se ven fáciles a seguir. Los felicito por la ayuda que nos dan y enseñan. Muy agradecida.

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