Tutorial: Fondant Hedgehog Cupcakes

Tools & Ingredients

• Pre-prepared and completely cool chocolate cupcakes
• Ready to Roll Icing in brown, pink and white (or any bright colour you please!)
• Black Food Colour
• A small paintbrush
• Small sharp scissors
• Circle cutters
• Cornflour or icing sugar
• A rolling pin

Method

STEP 1

Create a lighter shade of brown icing by first preparing dark brown fondant, then kneading white fondant into brown until even in colour.

STEP 2

Roll out until approx 3mm thick and cut to circles using circle cutter and apply to cupcake, using a little sugar syrup, jam or frosting to assist with sticking.

STEP 3

Repeat rolling and cutting with darker brown colour, and partially cut the circles again to create the hedgehog ‘back’. Brush water onto icing and place sticky-side down onto lighter icing on cupcake.

STEP 4

Take scissors and gently cut spikes in three rows at a 45 degree angle.

STEP 5

Use paintbrush and black food colour to create eyes

STEP 6

Roll a nose for the hedgehog using the darker brown fondant, creating a little square. Attach to cupcake by wetting fondant with water and a paintbrush.

STEP 7

For hedgehog-ettes, create a bow using pink or white fondant. Simply shape two small pieces into cones and attach to cupcake, then finish with a small ball in the middle.