How to make a turtle cake topper

Who can resist these cute turtle cake toppers? They are very easy to make and you can even scale the size down if you want to use them as a cupcake topper. You can mix the color combination as you like. Cant wait to get started? Here is my tutorial on how to make a turtle cake topper.

This is what I use:
Gum paste
Gel paste color for the turtle + black paste color for the eyes
Tylo glue
Small paint brush
Cocktail stick
Small knife + plastic bag (not showing on the photo)
Step 1:

Color your gum paste in desired colors for the “body”, the shell and the dots. Place the rest of the gum paste in a plastic bag. Take the color that you have chosen for the “body” and roll it into a sausage. Cut 4 pieces in the same size (feets) and save the rest for the head. Take the “feet” parts and roll them into a ball and shape them like a teardrop.
Note: It is possible that you need to adjust the amount of gum paste for the feets and the head.
Step 2:

Glue all 4 feets together with Tylo glue.
Step 3:

Take the gum paste for the shell and roll it into a ball. Form it into a toadstole shape and make it a little hollow at the bottom.
Step 4:

Brush a little tylo glue at the bottom of the shell and place it over the feets.
Step 5:

Take the “head” part and roll it into a little ball. Shape it so that it looks like a “golf club”.
Step 6:

Use the paint brush to make and indentation where the head will be.
Step 7:

Brush a little tylo glue in the indentation.
Step 8:

Attach the head. I have used my cornstarch duster as support for the head while it dries.
Step 9:

Roll very small balls of gum paste. Flatten them slightly and glue them on randomly over the shell.
Step 10:

All you need now is to make the eyes. Do that with a little black gel paste on a cocktail stick. Your cute little turtle cake topper is now ready to be used.
Happy Caking!
Louise

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