Fondant Figure Tutorial

Hey Guys,

I've decided I shall show you step by step on how to make a fondant Figure,
I am using my example from the Army style cake I made Yesterday :-)

You will need, fondant, various cake decorating tools, a cocktail stick, a paint brush and edible glue (or water)

Break off a chunk of fondant (whichever colour you desire) these will be the legs,

Roll the fondant into a sausage shape

Bend the fondant around so both sides are of equal length, (you can always use a knife to trim to size) These are your legs

Take another lump of fondant, slightly bigger and roll it into a tear shape

Place the tear shape on top of the legs, this will be the body of your figure.

Put a cocktail stick all the way through the middle until it reaches the base of your figure.

Take another lump of fondant, rolling it into a sausage shape once again, (this time slightly thinner) and cut them in half, then cut diagonally at one end on both pieces.

Glue, I use a water pen, they have the edible glue inside, which is also re-fillable

Attach the arm, these should stick more or less instantly.

Now for the peach colour, which will act as skin, I use pink and orange to create this colour (more orange than pink). Roll a small ball, this will be his neck.

Glue and attach, pressing the ball into place to make it flat.

Make a larger ball (make sure its in proportion to his body) glue the neck and stick the head on the stick, you may need to trim the stick depending on how big the head is (The stick sometimes will poke through the fondant, if this happens, take the head off and trim the stick, and re mould your head)

Make holes at the end of each limb

nip off some small pieces of fondant, and make little hands (I stick to the mitten look, just basic and looks realistic enough for this kind of character) make sure you make the side you are attaching to the figure slightly pointy, to stick into the hole.

Do the same in black for his boots. (Don't forget to use glue!)

Use your tools to make the holes for eyes, nose and mouth. Glue the eye and nose holes.

Add a little blob of skin coloured fondant for the nose, and two blobs of black fondant for the eyes.

Hair can be created a number of ways, you can use imprints off one of your tools and dusting powders, or you can use a cutter to create the effect of hair, I did both on my cake for these figures.  

And here is the finnished result!