This cuddly Teddy Bear Cake is almost too cute to eat! Perfect for a first birthday party or baby shower, this cake is made using the Wilton Teddy Bear Cake Pan and a box of your favorite cake mix. Use specialty decorating tip 233 (otherwise known as the grass tip) to create the fur, then personalize your cake with a heart in the color of your choosing. An easy cake for beginning decorators, this bear cake is an un-bear-ably cute way to welcome a little one into the family.

 

Instructions:

Step 1  Bake cake. Prepare cake mix following recipe instructions. Bake and cool cake in teddy bear pan.

Step 2  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.

Step 3  Decorate cake. Prepare decorating bags with tips and icing as follows:

  • Tip 5 and rose icing
  • Tip 2 and white icing
  • Tip 4 and dark brown icing
  • Tip 5 and medium brown icing
  • Tip 233 and light brown icing
  • Tip 3 and black icing

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.

How’d your teddy bear cake turn-out? Let us know in the comments below or show us your cuddly creation by tagging us on Instagram @Wiltoncakes.

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4.34 from 3 votes
Prep Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
 

Instructions
 

  • 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!
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