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| My finished bear! |
I was recently handed the challenge of making a 3D bear from
sugar paste to go onto my Grandma's birthday cake - here’s how I did it
(with help from a couple of enthusiastic
little girls of course!)...
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| My little helpers! |
You will need;
Sugar paste & icing sugar (or cornflour)
Cream, dark brown and pink colouring
Mini rolling pin
Sugar paste round ended tool
Cocktail stick, spaghetti and paintbrush
How to;
My bear was about 8cm tall, however, the same technique
could be used for any sized bear.
1. Roll a ball of cream sugar paste for the body. Stick a
length of spaghetti into the middle – this will act as a support for the head.
2. Roll a ball for the head and slightly flatten to create an
oval. Stick onto the spaghetti.
3. To make the ears, roll a small ball and flatten with your
thumb, cut in half, stick to the side of the bear’s head using cool, boiled
water.
4. Make another small ball for the nose section and flatten,
stick to the front of the bear’s face. Add a small dark brown nose to the top
half.
5. To make the arms, create two cylinders of paste and roll one
end gently between your fingers to create a tapered end. Mold them to the side
of the bear, using cool boiled water as adhesive.
6. Repeat for the legs with slightly larger cylinders. Flatten
the large ends to create feet.
7. Add
small half circles of pale pink paste to the inside of
each ear and flat circles of pale pink to the feet. Use the rounded end of a
sugar paste tool to create the pad indents. Add two small brown eyes and paint
on a mouth.
9.The ribbon (optional). Roll a thin length of dark pink sugar
paste and wrap it around the bear’s neck.
Roll and cut out two short lengths of dark pink paste, cut
the end of each so that it is on the diagonal and stick these onto the front of
the bear to create the ribbon ends.
To create the ribbon loops, roll out and cut two rectangles from
the same colour paste. Create the loops by joining the ends of each together leaving
a gap between the two layers. Stick these onto the bear’s neck.
To finish, cut a short rectangle and wrap it around the
ribbon joins to create the finished bow.
10. Add texture to your finished bear and ribbon using the end
of a cocktail stick!
My girls loved doing this - here are their finished bears (with pink dresses of course!)
If you have made any 3D characters, flowers or whatever with sugar paste, leave me a comment and paste in a link -
I would love to see them!
Jill x
