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Mother Goose Cake Topper Tutorial

September 21, 2010 By Melissa D. 3 Comments

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Adorable Mother Goose Cake Topper! Free Cake Decorating Tutorial by My Cake School!

 

 

Today I’m gong to show you how to make an adorable Mother Goose cake topper! We used this topper for our Stack of Books cake in our member cake video section, but she is also the perfect centerpiece for our platter of Nursery Rhyme Cupcakes!

Find our sweet Nursery Rhyme Cupcake tutorial, which is perfect for young birthdays and baby showers here:  free Nursery Rhyme Cupcake Tutorial !

Let me walk you through how to make our sweet Mother Goose cake topper:

In this tutorial, I’m working with gum paste. However, if you prefer to work with fondant, you can knead a bit of tylose into it which will make it easier to model with. (Gum paste dries quickly and sets firm which is helpful when modeling).

 

First, roll a gum paste ball in your hands, adding pressure to one side. This will gradually elongate the neck.

Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

Next, push a lollipop stick through the gum paste body and neck. You’ll have extra lollipop stick length exposed which will later become your anchor.Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

Make the neck thinner by rolling that end of the lollipop stick between your hands.Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

Trim away excess gum paste from the neck. A bit of the stick should still be exposed at the top.Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

Slightly bend the top of the “neck”, and leave room for the head.Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

Time to twist on the head!Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

Form a teardrop shape for the beak.Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

For the reading glasses, I used floral wire (an easily pliable gage like 22 for instance). Scissors will help you to bend it into the right shape.Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

I drew on the eyes with an Americolor food coloring pen.Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

Oops! Decided to make the neck a little bit shorter. Thank goodness this is a forgiving medium!Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

The wings are teardrop shapes which I flattened slightly, adding details with the handle of my painbrush.Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

The scarf is a triangle of blue fondant wrapped around Mother Goose’s head.Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

Next, a simple pink shawl from a thin rectangle of gum paste.Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

I used a bit of pink petal dust for blush (applied with a dry brush).Learn how to make a Mother Goose Cake Topper in this MyCakeSchool.com free cake decorating tutorial!

Now you know how to make Mother Goose!  I was able to make her in one sitting since I used a lollipop stick as my support.

If your fondant or gum paste is very soft, a bit of sagging can become an issue as it sits. The best way to avoid any chance of this is to dry the head and body separately for several hours before assembling. Make sure to make your hole in the bottom of the head with a lollipop stick before drying, so that when you assemble later, the head will easily slide onto the neck.

 

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  1. Owl Cupcake Tutorial
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Filed Under: Animals/Animal Print, Baby Showers, Blog Tutorials, Custom Toppers & Figure Modeling, Gum Paste & Fondant, Kids, Themes and Occasions

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Comments

  1. Brenda Pierce May 20, 2013 at 8:51 pm

    She is so sweet!

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  2. auntygllo August 15, 2013 at 10:38 am

    thanks so much

    Reply
  3. stephanie May 28, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    This is absolutely adorable!!! Thanks so much for the great tutorial.

    Reply

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