The tools I used for the hedgehog

You will need:

• Scale
• Dresden tool
• Rolling pin
• Scalpel (sharp knife)
• Edible glue
• Paint brush for edible glue
• Fine paintbrush for eyes and eye lashes
• Cmc (2 tsp )
• Pettinice - White ( 500g )
• White 8mm sprinkles x 2 (bonus if you have them in black)
• 2mm piping nozzle
• 2.5cm tear drop rose petal cutter
• Silicone leaf impression
• Quick paint (alternative vodka, clear vanilla essence )
• Powder colour (Brown Xmas green Emerald Yellow Orange)

Make a smooth ball of cream fondant (100g )

Press your round ball in the middle and create an hour glass shape. You will need to work fast with your Fondant to prevent it from creating wrinkles).

You will now be creating the nose by slowly pinching and pulling the fondant.

This is the side view from slowly pinching and pulling the fondant.

Use your finger and press slightly above his nose to flatten where his face is going to be.

Using the thin side of the Dresden tool make 2 holes either side of the nose for your eyes.

Using the thicker side of your Dresden tool create a small hole for the mouth.

Using the tip of the thin side of your Dresden tool and create 2 small holes on either side of the mouth.

Using the thin side of your Dresden tool, put the tip in the mouth and gently push outwards stopping by the small hole creating his smile. (Repeat this step on both sides of the mouth).

Using the thin side of your Dresden tool, draw a line lightly from the tip of the nose to the inside of the mouth.

Put a small amount of edible glue on each hole you made for the eyes.

Using your brown fondant take a small piece and make a 4mm ball, poke a small hole into it and Put a small amount of edible glue in the hole and glue it to the tip of the nose

Roll a long strip of fondant into a sausage (about 1cm in thickness)

Cut it up into 1cm sections and roll into tear drop shapes.

Using edible glue, start by adding 3 "spikes" centre on the top of his head

(Top view)

Continue downwards each side with a single row of spikes outlining your hedgehog.

Once your outline is complete, fill the back in starting from the top and working your way down.

(Use a very small amount of edible glue just enough to make your fondant tacky, too much glue and your spikes will start to slide.)

Finished!

Using some black powder food colouring and some quick dry paint, paint the eyes.

Paint the eye lashes with a fine brush.

Roll out a thin piece of cream fondant and cut 2 x 2mm dots

Glue the dots to the eyes.

Roll 2 x 1.5cm round balls and make an indent for the ear using your thick side of your Dresden tool in both balls.

Glue each ear on the side of his head with some edible glue.

Weigh out 4g of cream fondant and split it into 2 tear drops.

Use your scalpel to make 3 indents for toes.

Slightly flatten the back of your feet.

Glue the feet next to your spikes.

Weigh out 6 grams of cream fondant and roll it into a 9cm sausage.

Flatten each end lightly with your finger to create your hands.

Cut a triangle out on each side to create the thumb

cut diagonally in the centre to create 2 equal arms.

Using your scalpel to make 2 indents on each hand creating fingers.

Hold your arm between your fingers just under the thumb, applying light pressure to give him a wrist.

So cute!

Using the reminder of your cream fondant cut as many 2.5cm tear drops as you can

Use a leaf impression create some leaves and leave to dry. (You can curl them in different ways to make them more realistic and not flat)

Using a dry brush dust your leaves in fall colours. I chose orange, yellow, brown, xmas green, and emerald.

Renee Chambers is the owner of TR Custom studio in Hazyview, South Africa

In 2016 I took my passion for food to a professional level and attend Capsicum Culinary arts studio for 2 years. I spent a few years working in the industry and then decided to branch out on my own and started working full time on TR custom studio in 2019. I am by nature a very creative person and use this when working on custom orders. I enjoy the whole cake decorating process, paying special attention to the small details, my biggest passion is making fondant toppers, wedding cakes and love a good challenge, my biggest goal is to inspire all my followers to have fun in the kitchen!!

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