Teddy Bear Cake Recipes

TEDDY BEAR BDAY CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• After that, grease the bottom of your pans( 6", 5" and cupcake pan) using vegetable shortening. Then, put a parchment paper. And lightly dust each pan with cocoa powder. Afterward, set aside.
• Then, using a large mixing bowl, sift the dry ingredients together and whisk to combine. Afterward, add the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. After that, beat using an electric mixer for 2 minutes until everything combines well. Do not forget to scrape the bowl's sides using a rubber spatula. And then, add the hot water and mix again until all the ingredients incorporate completely.
• Afterward, pour the chocolate cake batter into the prepared pans and bake it for 28 to 30 minutes. Expect that the cake batter will be very fluid; do not panic.
• Then, cool the cakes once they cook for about 5 minutes in the pan. Next, transfer them to the wire racks to cool completely.
• Before anything else, cream the vegetable shortening until it becomes light and fluffy. Then gradually add the powdered sugar and continue creaming until the mixture blends well.
• Afterward, add the salt, vanilla, and whipping cream. Then, blend at low speed until moistened. After that, add the additional whipping cream if necessary (up to 2 ounces). Make sure to beat the mixture at high speed until frosting is fluffy.
• First and foremost, prepare your cooled cakes. With that, one 6-inch layer, one 5-inch cake layer, and six cupcakes.
• After that, take your buttercream frosting and make another batch. Then, add 1/3 of a cup of unsweetened cocoa to the powdered sugar to make a chocolate frosting.
• Afterward, color a small amount from the batch of buttercream with pink icing color for the teddy bear's cheeks. Also, include another small amount with blue for the bowtie. And then save a little of the buttercream for the teddy bear's eyes.
• Then, use the remaining buttercream and add a small amount of chocolate buttercream. Do this to make a light brown color to make the frosting for the belly, nose, paws, and ears.
• To create the bear shape, use a sharp knife to remove a small curved portion from the 6-inch cake layer. With that, save the curved cake scraps for later.
• Afterward, attach the 5" and 6" cake layers to form the head and body. Then, place them on a large rectangular cake board. Because of that, you can use a baking sheet if the cake board is unavailable.
• After that, frost an area for the cheeks using pink buttercream. Also, ensure to frost the bear's belly area with light brown buttercream. Keep in mind to even out the frosting with an offset spatula. Then, cover a large area so you can make the belly and cheeks. With this, you can choose any size you want when piping the furry frosting later.
• Then, using a round cutter, cut the curved sections from two cupcakes. Use them as ears for the teddy bear's head. Afterward, save the scraps for later.
• Using the same round cutter, gently press and mark where you want the cheeks to be.
• Spread a thin layer of chocolate frosting using an offset spatula on the naked parts of the cake. Also, frost two cupcakes.
• Afterward, use the lighter brown frosting for the cupcake ears. Next, frost the remaining cupcakes for the legs. After that, add more frosting to create a flat and smooth top.
• To make the bear's snout, pipe a circular mound of light brown frosting into a wax paper sheet. And use an offset spatula. Do this to smoothen it out. Then, put the frosting mound in the freezer to make it firm. Because of this, you can smoothen it out more using the offset spatula once it firms up.
• Then, position the firm frosting mound in the bear's head. And gently tuck two pieces of chocolate buttons underneath to create the eyes.
• Afterward, place the dark chocolate frosting in a piping bag with an open star tip. Make sure to do this to create the teddy bear's fur. Ensure to use the round cutter's impression as a guideline for creating perfectly shaped cheeks.
• After that, pipe some frosting near the bear's neck and place two frosted chocolate cupcakes to create the arms. Then, gradually add a small amount of frosting to the bottom of each cake. Do this so that the cakes will not move around and keep the bear's shape.
• Then, carve away some of the cake if you want the legs to face upward. Next, attach the frosted cupcakes to the cake to create the legs. Then, you can use a straw through the cupcakes into the cake to secure it even more.
• Afterward, pipe frosting around the bear's body. However, make sure not to include the light brown patches for the ears, belly, and bottom paws.
• For each paw, place a big chocolate button and three small chocolate buttons facing side down into the frosting.
• Then, cut one large chocolate button almost in half. After that, position it as a nose, and put a tiny amount of frosting.
• Afterward, pipe tiny dots on the chocolate button eyes of the reserved buttercream.
• Color the remaining chocolate frosting with a darker brown and draw or pipe a smile on the bear's face.
• Using the cake scraps, create a bowtie and paste it using some frosting. Finally, cover the bowtie with blue buttercream.

SUPER-CUTE AND ADORABLE TEDDY BEAR CAKE

Steps:

• Bake cake. Prepare cake mix following recipe instructions. Bake and cool cake in teddy bear pan.
• Tint icing. Tint 2 cups icing light brown, ¼ cup icing medium brown and ¼ cup icing dark brown using color combinations provided.
• Combine Brown and Red-Red icing colors to get light brown color shown.
• Combine Brown, Red-Red and a touch of Black icing colors to get medium brown color shown.
• Combine Brown, Red-Red and Black icing colors to get dark brown color shown.
• Using Black icing color, tint 1/8 cup icing black. Using Rose icing color, tint 1/8 cup icing rose.
• Reserve 1/8 cup icing white.
• Decorate cake. Prepare decorating bags with tips and icing as follows:
• Using medium brown bag with tip 5, pipe pads, inner ear and muzzle; smooth using tapered spatula.
• Using dark brown bag with tip 4, pipe eyes, nose and mouth; smooth using tapered spatula.
• Using black bag with tip 3, pipe pupils. Using white bag with tip 2, pipe highlights in eyes.
• Using rose bag with tip 5, pipe heart; smooth using tapered spatula.
• Using light brown bag with tip 233, use pull-out grass technique to cover body with fur.
• Serve and enjoy!

BROWN BEAR CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake mixes according to package directions. Pour 3 cups batter into a greased and floured 2-qt. round baking dish. Pour 1-1/2 cups batter into a greased and floured 1-qt. ovenproof bowl. Using remaining batter, fill six greased jumbo muffin cups and four greased regular muffin cups two-thirds full., Bake cupcakes for 18-20 minutes and cakes for 40-45 minutes at 350° or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cupcakes for 5 minutes and cakes for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Level the top of the cakes, four jumbo cupcakes and two regular cupcakes. (Save the remaining cupcakes for another use.) Place large cake top side down on an 18x12-in. covered board. For teddy bear's head, place the small cake top side down above large cake. Position jumbo cupcake cut side up for arms and legs. Place regular cupcakes on top of head for ears., In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar, cocoa and milk; beat until smooth. Frost tops and sides of cakes and cupcakes. Tint 2-1/4 cups coconut dark brown; tint remaining coconut light brown., Sprinkle dark brown coconut over arms and legs. Leaving a 4-in. circle in center of bear's body, sprinkle dark brown coconut in a 1-in. circle around edge of cake. Sprinkle dark brown coconut in a 1/2-in. circle around edges of the head and ears. Press dark brown coconut into the sides of the body, head and ears. Sprinkle light brown coconut over the middle of the body, head and ears., Position one peppermint patty on face for nose. Place one peppermint patty and four M&M's on each paw. Insert chocolate kisses point side down for eyes. Cut one licorice piece into two 2-in. strips; shape to form a mouth. Cut two licorice pieces into a 7-in. strip; place around the neck. Shape the remaining licorice into a bow; place below neck. Store in the refrigerator.

TEDDY BEAR CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 1 (9-inch) round pan and 1 (9-inch) square pan. Cool completely.
• Leave round cake whole; cut square cake as shown in diagram. Arrange cake pieces on cutting board, platter or tray as shown in photo.
• Beat pudding mix, sugar and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP.
• Use a small amount of frosting to hold cake pieces together. Frost cake and decorate with candies and cookies as shown in photo.

TEDDY CHRISTENING CAKE

Steps:

• Make the 15cm fruit cake. You can do this up to a month in advance and wrap it in cling film. Once a week you can feed it with a little dark rum or brandy by poking holes in the top and spooning a little into the holes.
• Marzipan the fruitcake. Heat the apricot jam until bubbling, then take off the heat. Sieve if necessary to remove any bits. Level off the top of the fruit cake using a long serrated bread knife. Brush the top with jam and flip the cake over and position it on top of the 15cm cake board. Briefly knead the marzipan and smooth into a ball. Dust the work surface with icing sugar. Roll out into a circle. Use a bit of string or tape measure to measure your fruit cake's top and sides so you know how far to roll out the dough. Brush the cake with apricot jam and then carefully transfer the marzipan to the cake (see picture 1). Gently smooth the top first, then ease your hands down the sides, carefully lifting and coaxing the marzipan so that it fits without overlapping (see picture 2). When you have reached the bottom edges of the cake, use a sharp knife to shave off any excess marzipan. You can do this up to a month in advance.
• Ice the cake drum (see picture 4). Lightly knead 500g icing and form into a ball. Dust your work surface with sifted icing sugar and roll out the icing in a circle using a tape measure to check that it is wide enough (23cm). Brush the drum with cooled boiled water and transfer the icing to the board. Gently roll over the board again, then trim the edges with a small sharp knife. Roll gently again if you like to get a really smooth finish. Watch out for fingerprints and bits of fluff as ready-to-roll icing can be quite delicate. You can do this in advance too. If you do, put it in a cake box to stop it gathering dust.
• Make the 23cm lemon cake. The unfilled cake will keep well if you wrap it with baking parchment and cling film for up to 4 days, or in the freezer for up to a month.
• Buttercream the zingy lemon cake. Make buttercream by beating together the butter, icing sugar and lemon zest. You can do this the day before icing.
• Level off the top of the lemon cake using a long serrated bread knife. Spread a little of the buttercream onto the 23cm cake board. Turn cake upside down onto the board. Brush all over with a thin layer of the sieved apricot jam - this helps to stop crumbs getting into the buttercream. Cut the cake in half horizontally using the bread knife. It doesn't matter if it's not perfect as people won't be able to see once the cake is covered. Use a palette knife to spread a layer of buttercream onto the top of the cut side of the cake on the board. Put the top layer back on and press down a little to level it. Spread the remaining buttercream on the top and sides of the cake using the palette knife to smooth the surface (see picture 3). Pop the cake in the fridge until the buttercream is firm, this will make it easier to ice.
• To cover the cakes in the icing, you'll need 500g for the smaller cake and 900g for the larger one. For each, gently work the icing into a ball. Dust the work surface with icing sugar and roll it into a circle. Again use a tape measure or piece of string to ensure the circle is big enough to cover the cake. In the case of the fruitcake, brush the marzipan with cooled boiled water, then transfer the icing onto the cake and smooth it down in the same way as the marzipan. Use a cake smoother if you have one to get a really smooth finish (see picture 5). For the lemon cake, you won't need any additional gluing, the buttercream will do the job. Once you have smoothed the icing over the cake, trim it carefully. A ribbon will hide the bottom of the cake so it doesn't need to be perfect. Save any leftover icing to make the decorations. Wrap it in clingfilm and put into a freezer bag to seal out the air.
• To stack the cakes, use three plastic dowels, these help to keep the cake stable and level. Insert three dowels in a triangle, 2cms in from where the edges of the smaller cake will be (see picture 6). With a pen, mark where the top of the icing comes to on the dowel. Carefully pull out the dowels, you can use tweezers for this, and line them up. Pick the dowel with the highest mark, this is the length you want all the dowels to be. Score the dowels with scissors at this length and cut or snap the plastic.
• Put the rods back into the three holes, rounded end down. Smooth a little leftover buttercream onto cake where the dowels are. Pick the best side of the smaller cake and aim to position this at the front. Carefully lift it onto the larger one, you can use a palette knife to help you lower the cake.
• To decorate, pinch off a small ball of icing and leave it white. Divide the remaining icing into quarters. Dye two quarters brown. Do this by dipping a toothpick into the colouring paste and gradually adding more colour to the icing, kneading it as you go (see picture 7). Keep going until you have the colour you want and it is smoothly incorporated with no streaks. It's better to do this gradually as the colours can be quite strong and it's easy to add too much.
• Dye the remaining two balls of icing in your chosen pastels. Wrap all of the balls in clingfilm and pop into a freezer bag until ready to use. This will stop them from becoming crusty.
• Start by decorating the bottom layer. Roll out the icing, cutting out approximately 12 shapes. We did six brown teddies and alternated them with either a pink duck (three in total) or a blue duck (three in total). Paint a small amount of edible glue onto the back of each teddy and stick it on. Then repeat with the ducks, placing them between the teddies. For the top layer, we cut out 12 small bunnies, alternating brown, blue, pink, brown, blue pink etc. Stick the shapes with even spacing between them on to the cake. The number of shapes you need will depend on the size of the cutters you've chosen.
• To make the teddy, roll out one small ball for the head and one slightly larger one for the body. Stick the head on top of the body. Roll out two sausages of icing one for the legs and one for the arms. Cut them in half. Stick the arms to the side of the body and flatten the ends to form little paws. Next stick on the legs, again flattening the ends to form paws. Roll two small balls of brown, flatten and cup them slightly to make ears. Make a little ball of white icing to stick onto the face to make a muzzle. Dip a toothpick into the brown colouring paste and do two dots for eyes. Roll tiny balls of icing for the nose (in brown) and buttons (in white) and stick them on. If you like, take some white icing and make pads for the feet and for the inner ears too (see picture 9).
• To make the rabbit, roll a sausage of pink or blue icing and snip the top and the bottom one third along. Form the top into ears and the bottom into legs. Pinch a neck about 1 cm under the ears and then snip each side upwards from the legs to just below the neck to form arms and mould them slightly (see picture 8). Make a face by dipping your toothpick back into the brown paste and draw on eyes, a nose and whiskers. Sit the teddy on top of the cake and arrange the bunny on his lap.
• If you like and are handy with writing icing, write the child's name on the second tier or stick a candle there.