Elmo Cake 47

by Anh N. Nguyen
(Ankeny, IA)

Elmo Cake

Here's my attempt at a 3D Elmo Cake.

Body: I used the Wilton 3D teddy bear cake mold. I shaved off the ears and muzzle. Carved out a mouth where black frosting would go.

Eyes: I used gumpaste to roll the eyes and piped on black buttercream dots for the eyes. Attach with toothpicks.

Nose: I used gumpaste to mold Elmo's nose and mixed in orage wilton gel to get the orange color. Attach with toothpick.

Elmo's hair: I used the grass tip to pipe on red hair for elmo. Since Elmo's so red, I used roughly 2.5 bottles of Wilton's No Taste Red gel to achieve that dark red color.

Alphabet Blocks: I cut out blocks from fondant premade from Wilton's. (buy this at Michaels) and piped on letters for the name.