Elephant and Wagon Cake with Buttercream Ruffles!- Video
In this two part cake Elephant and Wagon Cake decorating video, you will learn to create an adorable cake topper of an elephant in a wagon, along with a fabulous ruffled buttercream technique!
Whether you're interested in learning how to create the perfect topper for baby showers and young birthdays, OR how to pipe a unique vintage style buttercream ruffle, this video has something for you!
Part One: Learn to create our elephant and wagon cake topper!
Part Two: Decorating with unique buttercream ruffles!
Materials:
For the topper:
Rice cereal treat- we used a 22g. size
Fondant with tylose powder kneaded into it (or gum paste)
Templates for the sides of the wagon (optional)
Small circle cutter for wheels (we used a large piping tip)
Coloring Gel: We used Americolor super black, Teal, Deep Pink, Electric Green
Pink Petal Dust (optional) - Watermelon is the shade that we used
Pearl Dust (ours was ultra super pearl)
Americolor Black Coloring Pen (optional) for eyes
Floral wire for balloons in a sturdy gage (20 gauge for example)
Misc.: Sharp knife,
Part Two: Buttercream Effects
Medium consistency buttercream/frosting
Piping tip 70 (this is a leaf tip)
Cake boards to boost the cake while piping (I used 4 stacked and wrapped 8" cardboards). Optional, but I find that it helps to get a good angle as you make your way to the bottom of the tier.
More Baby Shower Cakes!
We have so many more baby shower cakes to share with you! You can find a collection of our favorites here: Baby Shower Cakes! Here are just a few more of our favorites:
Gum Paste Baby Shoes Cake Topper
I really like the looks of this cake...different idea. Great idea and a great job. Perfect cute baby shower cake.
That is the cutest topper ever! Love it!
The tip 70 vertical ruffle on the bottom tier is beautiful! I have an all buttercream wedding cake to do and I just might use that technique. Simple but fancy looking, love it!
The cake all together is beautiful! Very clever as always.
OMG! This is the cutest topper. The ruffle technique is so simple yet so elegant. I can't wait for someone to order me a baby shower or kids birthday cake so I can make this cake! LOVE LOVE LOVE.
Thanks Melissa for doing this. Your tutorials are EXCELLENT and easy to follow. Take care
Thank you all so much! So happy that you like the tutorial!
This is just precious! Love your style & teaching!! Thanks!
Love it. What buttercream recipe did you use? Did you use Crisco and butter?
This is so cute! I love it!
I love seeing new ways to add texture with BC. The topper is pretty darn cute also! Thanks for yet another learning experience:)
This is absolutely gorgeous love it. Love your tutorials.
I can't believe how gorgeous that ruffle comes out! Love it, thanks!
This is absolutely precious!!! Can't wait to make the topper and try those beautiful ruffles!
Hi Melissa fantastic tutorial enjoyed minute of it will have to try this one, love the elephant and the ruffles look amazing thank you so much for this brilliant tutorial.