Step by step instructions to make a reclining Buttercream Santa with fondant details

Supply List Diaper Bag

2 10x15(or 12x16), 2 9inch rounds,

1 7inch round cakes frozen

Fondant: 2-3 lbs, depending on your

accent details.

20 cups crusting butter cream

30x 28 or larger foil covered thick

MDF board.

1 6 inch round styro ball

11 inch tall wooden dowel at least ¾

inch thick

Screw

9 inch round cake board

PVC for dowels, or dowels...

Cake decorating supplies:

Rolling pin, cornstarch, xacto, pizza

cutter, quilting wheel, scissors, 2inch

round cutter, Piping bag w/coupler,

01 or 02 tip, cutter(optional), Small

offset spatula, large spatula,. Knife for

carving.

Airbrush and compressor.

Airbrush colors: red, skin,ivory, black.

Gold luster dust.

** whatever color you want the eyes

Make base board: screw dowel to

board 10 inches in from the left and back.

The Cake: TORTE ALL CAKES SO THEY ARE TWO LAYERS

1) Cut one of the 10x15 in half

2) Stack the 10x15, and then make a hole down the center with PVC then slide the cake down onto the

dowel

3) Cut the two corners off of the other 10x15, so it looks tapered.

4) Core the 7 inch round so a hole goes through the center with a

PVC pipe

5) Stack the round cake onto the dowel. This is the body. Place the tapered cake at an angle next to the

cakes to make the legs.

6) Drill or use a pvc pipe

to make hole in the

styro ball, so that it will

sit on the dowel.

I like to position it so the round ball looks like it is at a bit

of a tilt. This will give the angle of his head a jolly look-

instead of a stiff look!

Carving the Body:

1) Cut off the corners of bottom cakes to round out his body.

Remember that he is sitting so his rear will be larger at the

bottom.

Round out both sides and around the back

2) Cut a 9 inch round in half. Place one half in front of the “belly” area.

3)

Round off the edges of the chest area and shoulders

4) Round off the bottom cake. This is actually where the arms will be wrapped around

the belly.

5) Use the cut off pieces to fill in so the cakes “flow” over for his belly.

6) Carve the arms.

His arms should look

rounded like they are

wrapped around his

belly.

7) Round out his backside

8) Place a cake

behind your Santa.

Carve into his

backside so that it

looks like he is

leaning onto the

cake.

9) Carve off all the hard edges to give him a soft

look. Make sure he looks right from both sides.

You can take off the other cake for

now.

10) Carve in at the base of the cake that you tapered.

This is where his ankles will “cross” . Save an extra

chunk of cake to make his feet.

11) Build up his legs by adding long slivers of

cake- angle them like his legs would point. Now

that you have your basic shape, It is now time to

fill your cake. Take it apart, layer by layer being

careful to maintain the shapes.

F

Filling and Icing

1) Fill the bottom layer. Add the

top of the cakes.

2) Ice the top, and then add one more layer to the bottom of the rear

* There should

be 3 layers of

cake on the

dowel.

3) Stick a PVC pipe into the cake and mark the height. Cut 4 pipes to that measurement.

Ice the top of the cake. Insert the “dowels” evenly into the cake.

4) Cut a cake cardboard slightly smaller than the cake. Place it over the dowels. Ice over the board.

5) Add the top cake, and then “glue” the belly and arm sections on with frosting.

6) Blend all the edges by

rounding them out with a

knife.

Defining the Shape 1) Build his feet using the extra cake.

His feet will be crossed

at an angle, so one foot

will be up and one will

be down. Round it out

like the bottom of a

boot.

2) Using long slivers of cake, line them up across his thighs so they follow the shape of his legs. One leg

will be taller because it is crossed over the other one (in here, it is the chocolate cake)

You are ready to frost the cake!

Icing:

1) Using a bag with just a coupler, pipe icing over the cake- following the contours of the “body”

2) Gently smooth the tubes of icing together- making sure to follow the shape.

3) LET ICING

CRUST!!

Using a viva

paper towel,

smooth the

cake all over.

Pay attention

to the body

shape under

the icing.

Defining the Santa Suit

1) Pipe icing to build up where his pants “tuck” into his boots, and his arms. Go with the shape, so it will

flow like fabric. Place a viva paper towel over the new icing after it has lightly crusted.

2) Smooth the Viva into the “folds” allowing it to overlap a bit to create wrinkles in the icing.

Using your fingertips and to draw in wrinkles and folds, you

can create the look of flowing fabric. The folds should be

going up and down the legs and in toward where the legs are

crossed.

Remove the viva very slowly so it doesn’t pull the icing up.

3) Repeat process with the Arms. Smooth with a paper

towel.

4) Define the arms

5) Use a tool to create the wrinkles where the elbow

bends. Don’t go to deep, so the icing does not stick to

the Viva.

6) Remove the Paper towel slowly

7) Detail some “rolls” on his back the same method, and

he’s almost done!

Belts and Boots

1) Make a belt out of gray fondant. Cut a strip about 2 inches wide and 12 inches long. “Stitch” the belt

with a quilting wheel. Attach the belt along the back with a little bit of water.

2) Make his boots by adding an extra piece of cake for the toe. Ice it, and build up the icing so it is

rounded. Smooth it with Viva.

3) Cover the boots with gray/black fondant.

4) Follow the shape of the boot;

try not to smudge the “folds” in

his suit.

5) Airbrush the boots and belt

black.

Make it Red

1) Lightly spray black into the wrinkles and underside of the cake. This will create shadows and

dimension. Spray heavier on the boots, and where the cake meets the board.

2) Spray light coats of red. Allow it to dry between coats, and build up slowly. Red will turn brownish if

you spray too much, too quickly!

Santa’s Face

1) Mark where you want your eyes to go. Drill them out, or as I did, Burn them with a soldering iron.

2) Roll Fondant balls the size of large marbles, or use

medium white gumballs

Paint irises on them & insert them into the holes (make sure

they are looking the same direction!)

3) Make a brow line and bridge of nose with gum paste or

fondant.

4) Freehand cut upper and

lower eyelids with a Xacto knife.

5) Place the bottom eyelid first, then the top. Allow the edges to overlap the iris.

Finish both eyes- if the iris needs to be repositioned, you can stick a Pin into it, and move the eye into a

better position.

Making the Expressions

1) Pipe skin colored butter cream over the top portion of the face. Pipe a lump for the nose. There is no

need to pipe where the beard will cover. Smooth with a spatula and let crust.

2) Smooth with Viva, and create wrinkles and laugh lines just like you did the folds in his suit. Pipe ears

and smooth them with Viva.

3) Lightly mist his face in with a light pink on his cheeks and nose.

Make him Santa

Before you can pipe his beard, make a fondant collar out of white fondant.

1) Pipe white icing with the grass tip. ALLOW IT TO CRUST.

2) Smooth it with viva and shape it like you

did the wrinkles in the fabric.

3) Add details to his suit like a gold buckle and belt.

4) Build the bag of toys by placing

the remaining round cake and any extra cake to make it as full as you want. Cover with Green fondant.

5) Make his hat by draping a pennant shaped piece of red fondant over and making it into a hat.

Add a fur rim, and pipe fur at his wrists and up his top.

On the

back,

Roll a

ball of

fondant

then

pipe

white

fur on it

to make

the

Tassel.

Fill his bag with gifts, ribbons, candy, and toys! I like to put a plate of cookies on his belly- so he looks

like he has emptied his toy bag, and is sitting back relaxing and having his cookies! I like to add details

like gold buttons, and ribbons just to make him more festive!