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

    Circus Poodle!~ Video Tutorial

    August 4, 2014 By Melissa Diamond 2 Comments

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    Hi everyone! In this quick demonstration, you will learn how to make a cute circus poodle-- she will be balancing on a ball for her act. This was part of our Circus Cake video tutorial.

    I have more involved poodles that I've done in the past (for a shopping cake that we did years ago). But this sweet poodle comes together much more quickly as her legs are lollipop sticks! This topper is quick, easy, and perfect for a circus themed cake.

    Materials

    Approx 1 oz. (23 g) gum paste or fondant with tylose kneaded in
    Lollipop sticks- 2 sticks split in half to create the poodles' legs.
    anchor for attaching head to body (I used a toothpick)
    Food Coloring Pen in Black
    Toothpick or scriber needle for creating the mouth
    Piping tip 3- I used a small round Wilton tip for piping on my buttercream fur
    Buttercream/Royal-- I used buttercream for the fur and paws. You could also use fondant or gum paste for these accents instead.
    *Small Styrofoam ball for the poodle to balance on-- (You could also use a rice cereal treat). The ball I used was 1 ¼ inches.
    Anchor for attaching the ball to the board. (I used a toothpick but you could use a lollipop stick if pushing directly into the cake) -

    Light Pink petal dust for the cheeks (I used Cosmos but any light pink is fine)
    Coloring Gels: Electric Green for ball.

     

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    1. niborgc August 6, 2014 at 12:04 am

      Loce her. Can you place white items when done by a dark background so we can see them better.

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    2. MsGF August 16, 2014 at 5:06 pm

      Very cute!! I think she is adorable!

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