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

    Jungle Cake! A Cake Decorating Video Tutorial

    September 16, 2015 By Melissa Diamond 14 Comments

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    Hi everyone!  Jungle themed cakes never go out of style for little ones.  There are so many fun design options to choose from, and we've created a video to highlight some of our favorites!

    In this tutorial, you will learn to model several jungle animals, as well as how to create simple accents to bring your design to life!  Enjoy the tutorial!

     

    Jungle Cake Video Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com 
    Materials:

    In this video, we are working with 8 inch and 6 inch tiers stacked as usual, and covered with fondant. Cakes are stacked as usual with each tier having it's own cake board cut down to size.  Top tier is supported by 4 bubble tea straws cut to height of bottom tier.  Find our Tier Stacking Video if you'd like to see the full process! ;0)  

     

    Gum Paste (or fondant with tylose kneaded into it.)

    Coloring Gels:  Lion: Chocolate Brown, Egg Yellow, Lemon Yellow.  Giraffe:  Egg Yellow  Monkey:  Chocolate Brown with Copper features. Elephant: Super Black, Sky Blue for water, Red for "3",

    Floral Wire:  26 gauge for spray of water, 20 gauge for balloons (doesn't have to be exact)

    Cake & leaves, etc.:  fondant is tinted Wilton Leaf Green

    Americolor Super Red Fondant and "3" cookie cutter or template (for the "3")

    Food Coloring Pen- I used black for eyes, brown for giraffe

    Piping Tips:  I used a Wilton 6 to cut out small circle for eyes (use any small round tip, or form by hand), Wilton 10 for polka dots on "3". (any medium sized round tip is fine)

    Extruder (optional) for vines...or roll by hand. We used Makin's Ultimate Clay Extruder (aff.)

    Lollipop sticks- used as anchors

    Toothpicks or gum paste tools of choice for creating animal's facial features

    Confetti Sprinkles (optional) Used on Lion's cake.

    Your favorite Pink Petal Dust (I used watermelon) for rosy cheeks- optional.

    Part One:  You will learn to create an adorable giraffe cake topper!

    Part Two:  You will learn to create a lion and an elephant!

    Part Three:  We add the finishing details including an adorable monkey, lots of palm leaves & vines, and birthday balloons!

     

     

     

    Adorable Jungle Cake Tutorial!! Member section of My Cake School!

     

    More Jungle/Safari and Animal Print Ideas!

    We've made a few more animal print and jungle themed cakes! Check these out for more inspiration!

    Jungle Sheet Cake (with Zebra Print Inside)- Member Tutorial

    Jungle Sheet Cake Tutorial with Zebra Print Inside

     

    Leopard Print Baby Shower Cake with Leopard Print Inside!- Member Tutorial Section

    How to Make Leopard Print on the Inside of a Cake! MyCakeSchool.com Online Video Tutorial!

     

    Zebra Cake Pattern on the Inside- Free Blog Tutorial

    Learn to make a zebra print cake (pattern on the inside) in this free cake decorating tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Online cake tutorials, cake recipes, and more!

     

    Animal Print Cupcake Tutorial- Free Step by Step Blog Tutorial

    Wild About You! These adorable animal print cupcakes are perfect for Valentine's Day! Free Cupcake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

     

    Leopard Print Cupcakes- Free Blog Tutorial

     

     

    Thanks so much for stopping by! We hope that you enjoyed the video!

     

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    2. Circus Poodle!~ Video Tutorial
    3. How to Make Elephants & Seals! (Part of our Circus Cake)~Video
    4. How to Make a Clown~ Video
    5. Time for Tea! A Gravity Defying cake with Suspended Teapot Decoration~ Video
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    1. BeBe October 26, 2016 at 10:37 pm

      Hi Martha, Thank you, we are happy you are going to make this cake! Melissa has figures that are many months old and they still look great. After you make the figures you need to keep them out of sunlight or fluorescent lighting or it will fade the colors. Store in a container that is NOT airtight. We often store in a bakery box. Good luck with your cake, I hope all goes well.

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    2. Martha Santos November 15, 2016 at 2:04 pm

      Thank you Bebe

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