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Teddy Bear Cake Tutorial

Skill level: Intermediate

The last of our cake structure basics series, the teddy bear cake is a great example of how to use PVC materials to make a standing figure cake. This cute teddy bear has a furry texture created with buttercream, cake and rice cereal inside along with fondant accents to make an adorable show-stopper for a birthday party, special occasion or baby shower!

1:21:58 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • Learn how to create a textured teddy bear cake out of buttercream
  • How to make a standing animal cake structure
  • Learn how to make a buttercream fur texture
  • Scaling and sculpting

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Tools and materials 0:39
  2. Setting the scale 12:14
  3. Cutting PVC and adjusting 18:47
  4. Assembling 28:17
  5. Adding rice cereal 43:23
  6. The chocolate base of the body48:07
  7. Stacking cake of the body49:04
  8. Trimming cake of the body51:50
  9. The chocolate base 54:36
  10. Stacking cake of the head55:25
  11. Trimming cake of the head56:48
  12. The arms 59:23
  13. The ears 1:04:51
  14. The nose 1:07:51
  15. The fur 1:11:53
  16. Finishing the ears 1:18:01
  17. Finishing the eyes 1:18:41
  18. The tail 1:19:11
  19. The paws 1:19:41
  20. Finishing the board 1:20:08

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Liz Marek is a professional cake artist, sweet and savory recipe developer, and the founder of Sugar Geek Show, where she teaches cooking, baking and cake decorating through detailed tutorials, food science explanations, and kitchen-tested recipes. She has been creating recipes and teaching baking techniques since 2008, helping bakers of all skill levels gain the confidence to make professional-quality desserts at home.

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