As we are approaching Valentine's day, I thought I would make some themed teddy bear toppers for you to have a go at. I have made them in a knitted bear design using a knitting mould and also a plain design in case you don't have a mould. They are easy to make and another project you can do with the kids.
I have created two designs so you can decide which one you like best.
To make the teddy bear cupcake toppers, you will need the following:-
2. Take a medium paintbrush and lightly dust your icing fondant with icing sugar or cornflour before using the knitting mould. (Either that or lightly dust the mould). I dusted the icing because it was easier than dusting all the little crevices in the mould.
3. Place the mould on the top of your icing fondant and roll over it with the rolling pin.
4. Carefully peel the mould away to leave the patterned icing fondant.
5. Using a pastry cutter, cut a circle the size of your cupcake.
6. Stick the circle to your cupcake using jam or buttercream. (I use cupcake dummies, so I use water instead).
7. Then, using a small circle cutter or push cutter, cut out some circles for the ears. You will see from the picture that the first circle was smaller than the second one. This is because the first circle I cut was too small for the ears, so I used my next size up.
8. Once you are happy with the size of the ears, stick them to the base of the face using a little water or edible glue. (Tip Ensure that when you cut the ears, the knitted pattern runs in the same direction).
9. Then, take a larger cutter and cut the nose/mouth circle. Again stick that using a little water or edible glue.
10. Then, take a scallop tool or the end of a straw and indent the mouth.
11. Now, take the black pearls and place them in the nose and eye area. (If you don't have the pearls, use some black icing fondant and roll it into tiny balls instead).
12 The pearls will push straight into your icing fondant but can be stuck with a touch of edible glue or water. (If using black icing fondant, lightly stick the rolled balls to your brown icing using a little water or edible glue).
13. Then, take a small piece of red icing fondant.
14. Lightly dust it with icing sugar or cornflour, then place the mould over the icing fondant and roll over it with a rolling pin.
15. This will imprint the icing fondant with the knitted pattern.
16. Then, take a small heart push cutter and cut out two small hearts.
17. Stick these side-on under the mouth of your bear to create a bowtie.
And there you have a knitted valentine's day bear cupcake topper.
1. Roll out some white icing fondant, again dust the icing and then place the knitted mould over the icing and roll over it with a rolling pin.
2. This will imprint the mould pattern into the icing.
3. Cut a circle using a pastry cutter and stick this to your cupcake using jam or buttercream. (Again, I use water as I use cupcake dummies for illustration purposes).
4. Then cut two small circles for the ears and stick them to the base icing using a little edible glue or water.
5. I then cut out some more knitted hearts using the pre-rolled/pre-patterned icing I had made for the brown bear bowtie. Next, I cut three hearts and stuck them between the ears to make a heart-shaped headband. These were attached using a little water or edible glue.
6. I then cut out the nose/mouth circle, which is slightly bigger than the ears.
7. I then used my scallop tool to indent the mouth impressions.
8. I then took three tiny black pearls ensuring they were all relatively the same size. (Ensure the two eyes are the same size).
9. I then pushed them into the icing where the eyes and nose should go. Here are both of the knitted designs together.
10. As the white bear looked a little plain, I decided that I should use a little lustre dust for the cheeks.
11. I placed a little pink lustre dust on some kitchen roll/towel. I then rubbed my paintbrush into the lustre and dabbed off the excess.
12. I then lightly dusted the cheeks of the teddy bear topper. Tip - If you have put too much lustre dust on the white topper, take a little icing sugar and then lightly dust using another paintbrush over the lustre you have put on the cheeks. It will soften the colour and make it go paler.
1. Cut all the shapes you did previously but skip the part using the knitted mould. I used the ball tool for this part to make an indent of where the nose would be, making it easier to push the black pearl in the icing as I already had a crevice/dip for it to sit into.
2. I did the same for the eye sockets.
3. I then re-rolled some red icing, this time leaving it plain before cutting out some more heart shapes.
4. I then dampened just under the mouth with my water pen.
5. I then stuck the hearts side-on to make the bowtie shape.
6. I then recreated the white bear in the plain design.
These are both the knitted bear and plain bears together.
As you can see, they are really easy to make and only take a few shapes. You can embellish the designs or use whatever colours you prefer to get the overall design you want.
I have created two designs so you can decide which one you like best.
To make the teddy bear cupcake toppers, you will need the following:-
Ingredients and Equipment
- Brown/White/Red Icing Fondant
- Black Pearls or Black Icing Fondant
- Pink Lustre Dust (Optional)
- Small Sized Circle Cutters
- Pastry Cutter
- Scallop Tool or Straw
- Ball Tool (Optional)
- Small Heart Cutter
- Knitting Mould - I used the Katy Sue Knitting Silicone Mould
- Edible Glue/Water
- Large and Small Paint Brush
- Icing Sugar/Cornflour for Dusting
- Rolling Pin/Mat
Note: I use cupcake dummies for illustration, so I only use water or edible glue to stick things together. If you are placing these toppers on cupcakes, you will need a little jam or buttercream to stick the base of the topper to your cupcake. After that, you will use edible glue or water to stick/create the design.
Method
1. Lightly dust your mat and roll out some brown icing fondant.2. Take a medium paintbrush and lightly dust your icing fondant with icing sugar or cornflour before using the knitting mould. (Either that or lightly dust the mould). I dusted the icing because it was easier than dusting all the little crevices in the mould.
3. Place the mould on the top of your icing fondant and roll over it with the rolling pin.
4. Carefully peel the mould away to leave the patterned icing fondant.
5. Using a pastry cutter, cut a circle the size of your cupcake.
6. Stick the circle to your cupcake using jam or buttercream. (I use cupcake dummies, so I use water instead).
7. Then, using a small circle cutter or push cutter, cut out some circles for the ears. You will see from the picture that the first circle was smaller than the second one. This is because the first circle I cut was too small for the ears, so I used my next size up.
8. Once you are happy with the size of the ears, stick them to the base of the face using a little water or edible glue. (Tip Ensure that when you cut the ears, the knitted pattern runs in the same direction).
9. Then, take a larger cutter and cut the nose/mouth circle. Again stick that using a little water or edible glue.
10. Then, take a scallop tool or the end of a straw and indent the mouth.
11. Now, take the black pearls and place them in the nose and eye area. (If you don't have the pearls, use some black icing fondant and roll it into tiny balls instead).
12 The pearls will push straight into your icing fondant but can be stuck with a touch of edible glue or water. (If using black icing fondant, lightly stick the rolled balls to your brown icing using a little water or edible glue).
13. Then, take a small piece of red icing fondant.
14. Lightly dust it with icing sugar or cornflour, then place the mould over the icing fondant and roll over it with a rolling pin.
15. This will imprint the icing fondant with the knitted pattern.
16. Then, take a small heart push cutter and cut out two small hearts.
17. Stick these side-on under the mouth of your bear to create a bowtie.
And there you have a knitted valentine's day bear cupcake topper.
Method 2 - White knitted design.
1. Roll out some white icing fondant, again dust the icing and then place the knitted mould over the icing and roll over it with a rolling pin.
2. This will imprint the mould pattern into the icing.
3. Cut a circle using a pastry cutter and stick this to your cupcake using jam or buttercream. (Again, I use water as I use cupcake dummies for illustration purposes).
4. Then cut two small circles for the ears and stick them to the base icing using a little edible glue or water.
5. I then cut out some more knitted hearts using the pre-rolled/pre-patterned icing I had made for the brown bear bowtie. Next, I cut three hearts and stuck them between the ears to make a heart-shaped headband. These were attached using a little water or edible glue.
6. I then cut out the nose/mouth circle, which is slightly bigger than the ears.
7. I then used my scallop tool to indent the mouth impressions.
8. I then took three tiny black pearls ensuring they were all relatively the same size. (Ensure the two eyes are the same size).
9. I then pushed them into the icing where the eyes and nose should go. Here are both of the knitted designs together.
10. As the white bear looked a little plain, I decided that I should use a little lustre dust for the cheeks.
11. I placed a little pink lustre dust on some kitchen roll/towel. I then rubbed my paintbrush into the lustre and dabbed off the excess.
12. I then lightly dusted the cheeks of the teddy bear topper. Tip - If you have put too much lustre dust on the white topper, take a little icing sugar and then lightly dust using another paintbrush over the lustre you have put on the cheeks. It will soften the colour and make it go paler.
Method 3 - Plain Bears
1. Cut all the shapes you did previously but skip the part using the knitted mould. I used the ball tool for this part to make an indent of where the nose would be, making it easier to push the black pearl in the icing as I already had a crevice/dip for it to sit into.
2. I did the same for the eye sockets.
3. I then re-rolled some red icing, this time leaving it plain before cutting out some more heart shapes.
4. I then dampened just under the mouth with my water pen.
5. I then stuck the hearts side-on to make the bowtie shape.
6. I then recreated the white bear in the plain design.
These are both the knitted bear and plain bears together.
As you can see, they are really easy to make and only take a few shapes. You can embellish the designs or use whatever colours you prefer to get the overall design you want.
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