Easy Fondant Cake Decorations for Kid Bakers

Transcript Hello. My name is Angela Cuervo, and I am a pastry chef. I grew up in my parents’ restaurant, where I found my passion for baking. After seeing my mother bake almost every day, I decided to go to culinary school where I learned the bulk of what I know now. And then I …

Transcript Now I’m gonna show you a little bit more about the tools that I’ve used in the videos. So this tool I mostly use to cut like little, maybe feet in some of the animals. I’ll use it even to cut shapes out of the fondant that I’ve rolled. And then this balling tool, …

Transcript Now I’m going to show you how to make a cut little sheep. I’m going to take some white fondant. Put it in some cornstarch so it’s not too sticky. I’m going to roll it into a ball, and this is going to be his body. Just roll it in a ball, and then …

Transcript Now I’m gonna show you how to make a cute little pig. I’m gonna take some pink fondant, which you can find premade or you can make it yourself with some pink food coloring. I’m going to roll it into a ball, almost golf ball size. Maybe a little bit smaller and place it …

Transcript Now I’m going to show you how to make a cow for, maybe, your farm animal cake. Gonna take some white fondant. Gonna roll it in some cornstarch so it’s not sticky. And I’m gonna start with his body. Golf ball size. I’m gonna take it, roll it. And gonna do like sort of …

Transcript So now I’m going to show you how to make a goldfish. We’re going to take our pre-made orange fondant. Take a little less than a golf ball size. Roll it in some of our corn starch so that it’s not too sticky. And I’m going to roll it into a ball so it’s …

Transcript Now I’m going to show you how to make a penguin. I’m gonna take some black fondant, premade. Going to kneed it a little bit and then roll it into a ball. Add some cornstarch if it’s too sticky to your hands. Then I’m going to pinch it at the top to make his …

Transcript So now I’m going to show you how to make a little baby chick. I just take some yellow fondant. I’m going to roll it in some corn starch so it’s not too sticky. Roll it into a golf ball-sized piece. Now I’m going to take it and I’m going to take the top …

Transcript Now I’m going to show you how to make a bunny for maybe a baby shower cake or any other cake you can use it for. I’m going to take some pink fondant, pre-made, and roll it in some corn starch so it doesn’t stick to my hands. Then I’m going to start with …

Transcript Now I’m going to show you how to make a cute little snowman for your Christmas cake. I’m going to take some white fondant. I’m going to take a small piece and then take a little bit of a bigger piece than the last one, and then another bigger one. So we’ll have three …

Transcript Now I want to show you how to make a cute little mermaid for your sea cake. What I’m going to do is start off by making the shells that will go on her chest. So I’m just going to take a piece of yellow fondant, which is pre-made but, if you can’t find …

Transcript So I’m gonna show you how to make a cute little dinosaur. I’ve chosen to use a purple fondant color, which you can buy premade. Or you can make a dinosaur any color you’d like. So I’m just gonna take a little bit bigger than golf ball size. So I’m just gonna take it …

Transcript Okay. So now I’m going to show you how to make a turtle. I’m going to take some green fondant, which you can find premade. I’m going to roll it into a ball into some of our cornstarch so it’s not too sticky to work with. And now I’m gonna make his shell. So …

Transcript So now I’m going to show you how to make a dolphin. I’m going to take some remade blue fondant. And if you can’t find it premade you can always get some white fondant and get some blue food coloring. I’m gonna roll it into a little bigger than a golf ball size. Then …

Transcript So now I’m going to show you how to make an octopus. I’m going to take some orange fondant, which you can buy in the store, in a craft store or in a cake supply store. I’m going to take a golf size amount. So it should pretty much be the size of a …

Transcript Now I’m going to show you how to make a shark. You’re going to take some grey fondant which you can make by buying some black fondant and some white fondant and mixing them together. Now I’m going to take our grey fondant and I’m going to roll it to a tip. The first …

Transcript So now I’m going to show you how to make a seagull. I’m going to take some white fondant that you can find in a cake supply store or craft store. I’m going to roll it in some cornstarch so it’s not too sticky. This is a little bit bigger than a golf ball …

Transcript So today we’re going to be making a crab. I’m gonna use some premade red fondant. I’m going to roll it into a ball. You can roll it into some cornstarch, ’cause it may be sticky. Then I’m just going to flatten his back a little bit. That’s for his body. Then I’m going …

Transcript So now I’m going to show you how to make a Christmas tree. I’m going to take some green fondant, premade. I’m just going to roll it into a ball, and then I’m going to roll it into a cone shape. Just pinch it up. And then I’m just going to flatten the bottom …

Transcript Now I’m going to show you how to make a number, and I’m going to be making the number one today. And this can be used for a first birthday cake for a little boy or a little girl. I’m going to use pink for a little girl. You could use any color you’d …

Transcript So now I’m gonna show you how to make daisy’s. Daisy’s can be used on baby shower cakes or birthday cakes or any other type of occasion cake. I’m going to take some yellow fondant and roll it in some corn starch and I’m going to take our rolling pin and start rolling it. …

Transcript [music] Now I’m going to show you how to make a cute little shoe. You could use a shoe on a birthday cake, or even a graduation cake, or any type of cake for any special girl. So I’m going to take some black fondant. I’m just going to roll it into a ball …

Transcript Now I’m going to show you how to make a purse. You can use a purse for a birthday cake or any other type of cake you would like. So I’m going to take some little bit darker of a beige color from my fondant, roll it in some cornstarch so it doesn’t stick …

Transcript I’m going to show you how to make a crown. You can use this for a boy’s birthday cake. We’re going to use some yellow fondant, and I’m going to just place it in some cornstarch. Get enough on there so that it doesn’t stick to your mat. Put some on the top. Take …

Transcript Now I’m gonna show you how to make a baby block. So what I’m going to do is use a piece of Rice Krispy, this is a nice square size 2 by 2, also I use this cookie cutter as a guide. You can make the squares as big or as little as you …

Transcript So now I’m gonna show you how to make an alligator. I’m gonna take some green fondant and roll it. Use some cornstarch so that it doesn’t stick to your hands. Gonna roll it into a ball. Then what I’m gonna do is take it and just make a big teardrop shape. And this’ll …

Transcript Now I’m gonna show you how to make a cute little lion for your jungle cake. You’re gonna take some orange fondant, dip it in some of your cornstarch so it’s not too sticky on your hands. Just gonna roll it into maybe bigger than a golf ball size. And then I’m gonna start …

Transcript Now I’m going to show you how to make a really cute elephant for any kind of cake. I’m just gonna take some gray fondant which you can use white fondant and adding a touch of black and just kneading it in. So I’m gonna take a piece and I’m going to roll it …

Transcript So now I’m going to show you how to make a giraffe. I’m going to take some yellow fondant, and I’m going to roll it into a ball. Then I’m going to pinch the ends. Use some cornstarch if it gets too sticky in your hands. And I’m going to pinch the ends up …

Transcript Now I’m going to show you how to make a snake for maybe your jungle cake. So I’m going to use some green fondant. Roll it in some corn starch so it doesn’t stick to your hands and we’re just going to roll it into a nice long log shape. And at the ends …