Skill level: Intermediate
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a sculpted Owl cake based upon the beloved character Celeste from the popular Animal Crossing franchise. You will learn how to use reference to scale up a cake to any size, how to design the grass cake board, the belly pattern and the cartoony facial features.
While I was making this cake, it was extremely hot in my studio and I had to fix some problems due to heat, so BONUS: you will also see how to fix fondant cracks, what to do when elements break or heavy elements start to tear and pull on your cake.
3:00:14 Minutes of Instruction
What You Will Learn
- How to create a stylized sculpted owl cake
- Learn how to create cartoony facial features
- How to create an Animal Crossing grass base
- Learn how to create shinny star fragments
Tutorial Chapters
- Measurements of the cake
- Making the structure
- Making the base layer
- Attaching the base
- Coloring fondant
- Covering the board in fondant
- Making the feet
- Making the toenails
- Supporting the wings
- Preparing the base layer
- Stacking the cake
- Carving the cake
- Sculpting the cake
- Frosting the cake
- Making isomalt stars
- Covering the cake in fondant
- Finishing the isomalt stars
- Preparing the checkerboard fondant
- Decorating the belly
- Making the face and eyes
- Making the eyebrows and beak
- Making the bow
- Making the wings
- Making the tail
- Attaching the bow
- Final details