Today's fun octopus tutorial comes to Kiwicakes with special thanks to The Whole Cake & Caboodle for creating it for us. (look for the fish tutorial next week.)
Roll a ball of fondant or gumpaste about the
size of a large marble. If using plain fondant with no stiffener it can be
done but will be very soft. We reccomend adding tylose to your fondant
Squeeze the end drawing it out into a teardrop
shape around this shape and length
Cut the tail of the teardrop straight down the
middle about 3-4 cm along
Open up the cut
Cut each leg in half again
So it looks like this
Then cut each of the four legs again in half so
there are 8. The knife needs to be clean or legs can stick to it and tear off
as you cut these thinner ones.
It will then look like this
Give the top of the cuts a little roll/squeeze
to make more of a head/neck
Flick each leg into a nice curl
Or twist and drape them in a direction you are
happy with.
Use a smile tool to add a smile...or a frown
Use a medium sized ball or dog bone tool to add holes for
eyeballs. A paintbrush end or even a clean earbud can make impressions.
Use a small piece of
fondant and roll into a oval shape then halve it. This gets you two eyes the
same size. Its easier to half an oval shape than a ball. If the ball is to
large start again with a smaller piece.
Use a touch of glue or water to stick the
eyeballs in then either dot a pupil with gel. If you use a toothpick you
get an even dot instead of trying to paint a circle.
Or use a slightly damp paintbrush to pick up
small non-pariels and stick with a touch of glue.
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