How to make Minion Figurines tutorial - minion figurine cake toppers step by step

MINIONS! I love them! They were the best part of the Despicable Me movies, so glad they finally have their own movie! I've always loved receiving Minion cake orders, hope I get to make some more this year now that their movie is coming out.

This is probably my most popular Despicable Me Minion cake.

This pink design with the middle minion picking off the daisy petals.

"She loves me, she loves me now".

I've made a minion tutorial to show you how I make my minion figurines for cake toppers.  If you scale the minion  figurine a bit smaller, you can also follow the tutorial to make minion figurines for cupcakes as well.

In this tutorial, I made 3 different minions to show you different styles to make... short, tall, with standing legs or sitting legs, and no legs, different eye exprssions and hair styles too. 

HOW TO MAKE A

MINION FIGURINE CAKE TOPPER

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How To Use Tappit Cutters, Letters and Numbers. - Fondant Decorating DIY

Tappit Cutters! Pros... I love the font, some cake designs look better overall with the tappit cutters lowercase or upper case.  Cons... they can be intimidating to use, many times I hear of bakers (from all sorts of skill levels) have trouble using them. I remember wanting to pull my hair out the first time I tried to use them. It happens to all of us!

What makes tappit cutters challenging to use, is how skinny the fondant letters and numbers are.  They can be easily twisted and deformed by the slightest touch.  Tweezers, exacto knives and toothpicks don't seem to help.

I've tried many different methods of getting fondant letters out, here I'm gonna show you the best, easiest, fastest way in getting the fondant letters out.

The trick is to have your fondant rolled very thin and air dry it a bit.  So roll it as thin as you can, and then let it sit for a few minutes.  It won't work if your fondant is too soft or sticky.  So if you just colored your fondant, let it air out for a few minutes.

I find the more stiff and dry the fondant is, the easier it is for me to get the fondant letters and numbers out.

I've made a tutorial video showing you how I do it, watch it here:

How to get fondant letters out of tappit cutters

1. Roll out the fondant as thin is you can, it needs to be thinner than the height of the cutter (which isn't very high of course).

2. Dust the cutter with cornstarch and powder sugar mix.
(While working with fondant, I have a bowl with half powder sugar and half cornstarch mixed together. I use it to powder the area/cutters/rolling pin to prevent fondant from sticking.)

3. Press the letter cutter firmly into the fondant, then press onto it and 'rub' it back and forth a bit, this would ensure it's pressed all the way through and the extra fondant is cut off.

4. If there's any extra fondant, for example, the negative spaces in a letter B or O, or P etc.. use a toothpick or exacto knife to pick it out.

5. Form a fist with your hand, place the fist behind the cutter and tap the cutter against the edge of a table.

6. The letter or number should pop right out.

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Simple Easy Mug Cake Recipes! - How To Make a Mug Cake Tutorial

 Mug cakes are perfect when you're a home and craving for some cake.  Instead of baking an entire cake, which can take up to a couple of hours, a mug cake takes less than 5 minutes, and you can make single serving too! 

I put together a mug cake tutorial to show you how simple the process is. It took me less than 5 minutes to

make each recipe.  There's 4 recipes in the tutorial... there's Chocolate Brownie, Confetti, S'More and Cheesecake.

What You'll Need
- a mug
- measuring spoons
- spoon

Most recipes call for 1 min on high in the microwave, if the cake is still not baked yet, put it back on high in the microwave at 15 seconds burst until the top of the cake is dry.

Tip: Self-rising flour = 1 cup all purpose flour + 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda + 1/4 tsp. salt


Chocolate Brownie Mug Cake Recipe

4 tbsp. self-rising flour
4 tbsp. sugar
3 tbsp. cocoa powder
2 tbsp. beaten egg
3 tbsp. milk
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions: Mix the dry ingredients together in a mug.  Add egg, milk, oil and vanilla extract. Stir until the batter is smooth and microwave on high for 1 minute.

Red Velvet Mug Cake Recipe

4 tbsp. self-rising flour
4 tbsp. sugar
3 tbsp. cocoa powder
2 tbsp. beaten egg
1 tbsp. red food coloring
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
3 tbsp. buttermilk

Instructions: Misx the flour, sugar and cocoa powder in a mug.  Add the egg, food coloring, oil and buttermilk. Stir until the batter is smooth.  Microwave on high for 1 1/2 mins.

(Optional) Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 oz. cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions: Beat the cream cheese and butter with electric mixer until fluffy.  Add vanilla and powdered sugar and beat until smooth.



Confetti / Rainbow Sprinkles Mug Cake Recipe

4 tbsp. self-rising flour
4 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. beaten egg
3 tbsp. milk
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tbsp. rainbow sprinkles

Instructions: Mix the flour and sugar in a mug.  Add the egg, milk, oil and vanilla mix it altogether.  Stir in the sprinkles.  Microwave on high for 1 min.

Of course, adding a scoop of ice cream on top of your warm mug cake is the best!

Peanut Butter Mug Cake Recipe

4 tbsp. self-rising flour
4 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. beaten egg
3 tbsp. peanut butter
3 tbsp. milk
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 tbsp. marshmellow fluff

Instructions: Mix the flour and sugar in a mug.  Then add the egg, peanut butter, milk and oil and stir.  Microwave on high for 1 1/2 min.  Add marshmellow fluff on top of cake afterwards.


Chocolate Salted Caramel Mug Cake Recipe

4 tbsp. self-rising flour
4 tbsp. sugar
3 tbsp. cocoa powder
2 tbsp. beaten egg
3 tbsp. milk
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tbsp. varemel sauce or 1 oz. solid caramel, melted
sea salt

Instructions: Mix the dry ingredients in a mug.  Then add egg, milk, oil and vanilla and stir until well combined.  Swirl in the caramel sauce on top, and sprinkle with sea salt.  Microwave on high for 1 min.

Vegan Coconut Mug Cake Recipe

4 tbsp. self-rising flour
2 1/2 tbsp. sugar
4 tbsp. full-fat coconut milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tbsp. sweetened shredded coconut

Instructions: Mix flour and sugar in a mug.  Add the coconut milk and vanilla and stir.  Stir in the coconut.  Microwave on high for 1 min.

S'More Mug Cake Recipe

4 tbsp. self-rising flour
4 tbsp. sugar
3 tbsp. cocoa powder
2 tbsp. beaten egg
3 tbsp. milk
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 graham crackers, broken into pieces
handful of mini marshmellows

Instructions: Mix the flour, sugar and cocoa powder into a mug.  Then add the wet ingredients and mix well.  Shove the graham crackers into the batter and try to distribute them evenly.  Add the marshmellows on top.  Microwave on high for 1 min.

Apple Cinnamon Mug Cake Recipe

4 tbsp. self-rising flour
4 tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
3 tbsp. applesauce
2 tbsp. milk
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
cinnamon sugar

Instructions: Mix the flour, sugar and cinnamon in a mug.  Add the applesauce, milk and oil and stir until well combined.  Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top.  Microwave for 1 hour on high.

 Pumpkin Spice Mug Cake Recipe

4 tbsp. self-rising flour
4 tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
pinch of ground cloves
1/4 tsp all spice
2 tbsp. canned pumpkin puree
3 tbsp. milk
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions: Mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon, coves, and all spice in a mug.  Add the pumpkin, milk, oil and vanilla and stir until the batter is smooth.  Microwave on high for 1 min.


Cheesecake Mug Cake Recipe

Crust:
2 graham crackers, crushed into crumbs
1 tsp. sugar
1 tbsp. melted butter

Cake:
4 tbsp. cream cheese
2. tbsp. plain Greek yogurt
 2 1/2 tbsp. sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions: Crush the 2 graham crackers in a ziploc bag.  Pour it back into a mug and mix in the other 2 ingredients.  Pack it as tight as possible at the bottom of the mug.  Add all the cake ingredients in a different mug and stir until the batter is smooth.  Pour into the cup with the crust.  Microwave on high for 2 1/2 mins.  

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My Frozen Elsa Anna Olaf Cake and Cupcake Designs!

My Frozen custom cakes and cupcakes!

Okay, I've made so many Disney Frozen cakes, it's enough to start it's own album on my Facebook Page lol. I try to make them each a different design while still catering to what the person wants.
 

 

I've only had one request to make childhood Anna and Elsa, I loved how

the figurines turned out, I used gumpaste to make both Frozen cake toppers.

My edible Frozen Anna childhood figurine!

Probably my most detailed cupcakes to date. I spent about 3-4 hours on each 

Anna and Elsa cupcake toppers. Olaf was 25 mins, the snowflakes were less time.

 I think this is my fave edible Elsa cake topper figurine. She's made with gumpaste.

3 tier Frozen Elsa cake.

Here's a 2 tier Frozen cake design, with all 3 characters, 

Anna, Elsa and Olaf cake toppersare made with gumpaste and entirely edible.

Close up of Elsa and Anna!

A simple Olaf cake for a boy turning 3.

Edible Frozen Elsa figurine.

An ombre blue cake with a Disney Frozen design.

Elsa and Anna doll cake!

 

Frozen cupcakes I made last year.

And my first Frozen cake last year.

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How to make a human figurine - Hiro figurine Big Hero 6 Tutorial

How to make a human figurine tutorial 

How to make Hiro from Big Hero 6 Figurine Tutorial 

I'm super excited to share this tutorial with you! I've been getting a lot of requests on how to make human figurines for cake toppers.  I've actually been trying to improve my sculpting/figurines the past couple of years myself, it's never easy, I understand why people would want to see someone make one in person.  So I've recorded myself making Hiro from the movie Big Hero 6. I hope you'll find it helpful. The video is sped up to make it shorter, but the portion where I'm making the face I kept it slower so you can see.   

I hope this helps!

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