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Anyone know of any videos about making small animals?  I'm making a Noah's Ark cake for a baby shower for twins and need ideas for the animals.  I have no problem with the Ark, but making cute giraffes, elephants, pandas, hippos or zebras makes me nervous, mine just aren't cute and falling apart.  Also any opinions about using gumpaste, fonadant, or modeling chocolate.  Which is easier and do you have a good recipe?


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If your animals are small any of these should be ok, you can add tylose powder to fondant to make it into gumpaste. On youtube there are tutorials on making animals , just do a search. Also google how to make fimo animals, it is the same way with fondant, good luck hope this helps.
Thanks for the websites. Your right sometimes I just need a photo to look at, but couldn't find any cute ones for a baby shower cake. These are great, especially the giraffe.



Sherry Qualls said:
Celene

Check out you tube, there is a lady on there that shows you how to make a lion, elephant and alligator.

here is a link to a giraffe
http://www.cakeboss.com/giraffe.aspx

here is a link for a horse
http://justcallmemarthaa.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-to-make-fondant-h...

here are instructions but no pictures of several animals
http://www.ehow.com/how_4840441_d-fondant-animals.html

and sometimes you just need a good picture of one which you can find on google images...to copy from.

hth
Sherry
What ratio of tylose powder? It just takes a small amount right?

Tracey said:
If your animals are small any of these should be ok, you can add tylose powder to fondant to make it into gumpaste. On youtube there are tutorials on making animals , just do a search. Also google how to make fimo animals, it is the same way with fondant, good luck hope this helps.
Thank you so much. You are wonderful!

Sherry Qualls said:
cELENE

i can't post the link from here at work but Lorraine McKay has a great video on youtube show how to use tylose powder to make gum paste.

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