NEW VIDEO- How-to Sock Monkey Cupcake Topper

I've had a LONG history with Sock Monkeys. Here's a new video how-to make a cuddly cute sock monkey

From my very first Food Network Cake Challenge to one of my last Food Network  Cake Challenges: EXTREME CAKES (I won- yeah!)

First Food Network Competition

EXTREME Food Network Competition

Now I made a super cute and yummy version perfect for any cake or cupcake topper.

I also made a sculpted cake involving a sock monkey in our second book: Confetti Cakes for Kids

Sock Monkeys for all!

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Oh and here is a list of the stuff you'll need:

WHAT YOU NEED

Decorated cake or cupcakes

* I used #12 pastry tip to make polka-dots

MATERIALS

Vegetable shortening

*Sculpting/Modeling Chocolate (4 ounces)

Pastry tips: #2  (for nostrils), #6 (for eyes)

Toothpicks

Stitching tool

Brown powdered food coloring

Lemon extract

*Pre-dyed red, black and orange fondant

Paring knife

Veining tool

Small brush with stiff bristles

Small soft brush

Dish of water

Royal Icing (optional)

Black food safe marker (optional for eyebrows)

*(Fondarific brand is suggested)

Hot Air Balloon and Cloud Cookies-Dr. Seuss Style!

Cookies were inspired by Dr. Seuss's book, Oh, the places you'll go!

To make these cookies watch our video here!

WHAT YOU NEED

• Sugar Cookies
• Royal Icing 
• (Recipes at THIS link)http://www.today.com/id/27440745/#.UjDRNRaFEao

MATERIALS

• *Light Brown Pre-dyed Fondant
• Hello Kitty Strawberry Marshmallow Candy (25 pc bag)
• Food color gels (yellow, pink, blue)

*(Fondarific brand is suggested)

EQUIPMENT

• Pastry bags and Pastry tips #2 and #3
• Small Rolling pin
• Toothpicks
• Paring knife
• Scissors
• Round cutters: 1.5, 2.75 and 3.5-inches
• Square cutter: 1 3/8-inches
• Small dish with water
• Small brush

This is how I remember everything I used in video!

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Hello Kitty Backpack Cake

 To make this backpack cake watch our video here 

One cake will feed about 10-15 people

WHAT YOU NEED

• One 9” x 13” sheet cake (one box of cake mix or half of my cake recipes)
• Buttercream/Filling (about 8 cups)

MATERIALS

• Vegetable shortening
• *Pink Pre-dyed Fondant (2 pounds)
• *Red Pre-dyed Fondant (1 pound)
• White Gum paste (size of a large marble)
• Yellow and black gum paste (small amounts)

*(Fondarific brand is suggested)

EQUIPMENT

• X-acto Knife
• One 5 x 3.5-inch rectangular cardboard or foam core
• Tape measure
• Ruler
• Pastry bag and large pastry tip (#806)
• Small brush
• Rolling pin
• Scissors
• Small serrated knife
• Small off-set spatula
• Hello Kitty (or any Logo) template
• Tracing wheel (stitching tool)
• Toothpicks
• Clay gun
• Paring knife
• Dog bone tool (optional)
• Scalpel (optional)
• Turntable (good to have)
• Heart cutters: 1.5 and 2.5-inches
• Air Heads-Xtremes sweetly sour candy (rainbow berry flavor)

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