bakery cook and tips: How to Make Safari Cupcakes

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Hi!

If this is the first time you're reading my blog, I'm Aikko.

I'm a baker. Welcome to my little sweet space on the blogosphere.

If this is not the first time you're reading my blog. Hi, there! Long time no see. I hope you still remember me. Here's a picture of me to joggle your memory.

So it's a baby picture. But nonetheless, it's still me. Memory joggled now? Uh oh, not yet?

I might have to reintroduce myself. I'm Aikko - yeah a baker. And can sometimes be very good magician. Now you see me, now you don't.

Okay, so that's the story cut short but nevertheless, I love you my dear Bake Happy friends for always visiting Bake Happy even though I haven't updated it properly for ages (now that's an exaggeration). But now I think it's high time for a cupcake topper tutorial.

Anyone knows Lion King? It's this Disney film about a lion named Simba and his journey to becoming the King of his domain. One of the most beautiful songs from the film was "The Circle of Life". I can't remember where I heard it but the song came to be so the film can explain the food chain to kids in a not so gruesome way so they won't be grossed out. You know, the lions being on the top of the food chain mean they have to hunt and kill other animals to feed themselves. How do you explain that to kids? The Circle of Life. If you ask me, that's pretty genius!

So today, we're making lion cupcakes as part of the safari cupcakes we previously made. Remember Mr Monkey and Ms Ellie? Now here's Mr Lion!

Safari Cupcakes - Fondant Lion

What we need:
Fondant or gumpaste in orange, brown, flesh and black
Rose petal cutter (the tear shaped one)
Flower cutter
Rolling pin
Fondant tool
White sprinkles
Brown long sprinkles
Round small piping tip
Water and brush to put things together

Here's how:
(1) Roll out brown fondant and cut out two flowers

(2) Place one on top of the other

(3) Roll orange fondant into a ball and press it flat slightly

(4) Roll out flesh fondant thinly

(5) Cut out two rose petal shapes

(6) Place into flesh fondant into Mr Lion's head where the cheeks should be. Add a nose using the brown fondant. And using the piping tip, make him smile.