
Hi, my name is Amanda Oakleaf. I am owner, head baker, decorator of Amanda Oakleaf Cakes in Winthrop, Massachusetts where we do custom cakes of all kinds -- wedding cakes, birthday cakes, sculpted cakes. Anything you can think of we can make it into a cake. And today I will be talking to you about cake decorating.So, it's actually a fondant-gum paste mix. And that will allow, once it's dry it will hold its shape really well. Much better than fondant on its own. So, I have a peach color, skin color, kneaded. You just want to knead it into a nice smooth ball. So you kind of want to pinch a size off that's going to be appropriate for the top of the cake. So that's going to be the body. And whatever you are not using of the fondant-gum paste mix, you want to keep wrapped up in plastic so that it doesn't dry out. And then keep a foam to hold the shape. We'll put a little divot here with your thumb. And that will be a good spot for the head to sit. He needs some legs. Pinch off a smaller piece. To make them equal size, we'll split it into two right down the middle before we shape the leg. So, it's easy to always start with a ball and then flatten it out and shape it how you need it after wards. And it will be like he's laying on his stomach. And then with your hand, just shape a little foot. To have the foot that curves around and if you can't, you know, if your fingers are too hard, you can use one of the sculpting fondant tools to kind of create creases, and folds, and bends <b>...</b>
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