sheep cake topper tutorial

Hi everyone...I am bringing you another simple yet lovely step-by-step tutorial of sheep couple cake topper using sugarcraft.

This tutorial has 30 steps so it is super easy for you to follow exactly how it is done.

So ensure you have sugar paste in the below mentioned colors and all the required tools listed below. It is frustrating if you don't have things handy while your hands are working magic.

So get going and create this beautiful creation and impress your friends and family.

And yes, I have added a couple of my special tips at the end of the tutorial.

Please send your comments in the comments section.

List of things:
  • Saracino cream sugar paste {obtained by mixing white and brown sugarpaste}
  • Saracino Brown sugar paste
  • Saracino Black sugar paste
  • Cornstarch
  • Edible Glue

Tools you need:

  • Rolling pin
  • Cutting wheel
  • Cocktail sticks
  • Dresden tool
  • Sharp knife
  • Extruder {optional}

Step 1: Mix a tiny amount of brown food colour in saracino modelling white paste and blend it to make a lovely cream colour, then roll two balls of the paste about 3 inches wide and form an oval shape. Similarly make the second oval ball but a little smaller than the 1st one so roughly 2.5 inches wide.

Step 2: Now for the head, again make 2 oval shaped balls one smaller and the other bigger, this time they need to be 1” and other a little bigger than an inch.

sheep cake topper tutorial step 2

Step 3: Place the respective body and head together and check if you are happy with the sizes and proportions.

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Step 4: Press both sides of the head with your thumb to make indents for the eyes.

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Step 5: Now with the sharp end of the dresden tool mark the mouth.

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Step 6: Put 2 tiny black eyeballs either sides.

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Step 7: Place 2 small cream discs over the black eyeballs as show in the photo.

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Step 8: Blend it with the head using a dresden tool.

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Step 9: Roll a thin strip in cream sugarpaste, if you are not comfortable rolling it with your hand use an extruder.

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Step 10: Cut this strip into small parts, each an inch long.

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Step 11: Taper these smaller strips on either sides.

Step 12: Swirl the strip like in the picture.

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Step 13: Make all the swirls.

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Step 14: Start gluing these swirls on the oval ball {body}

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Step 15: Glue them close to each other as shown in the picture and cover the entire body with swirls.

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Step 16: Glue the head on top of the body.

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Step 17: Similarly glue the female head on the body, you could use a cocktail stick if you wish.

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Step 18: Now make a bigger swirl for the tail.

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Step 19: Glue it on the back end of the body.

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Step 20: For the ears make a small droplet in the cream sugarpaste and press the center with the dresden tool.

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Step 21: Now place the ears over the head and blend it well as shown.

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Step 22: Roll a strip of cream sugarpaste and a thinner brown strip and start rolling them together.

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Step 23: Fold the strip and keep rolling, do it a few times to get the stripy pattern in it.

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Step 24: Now cut a small amount of the patterned strip and swirl to make the horns.

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Step 25: Glue the horns above the ears on the male figurine.

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Step 26: For the legs roll a thick strip of light brown and cut 4 parts for each sheep, smooth one end of the leg that is going on the bottom and mark it with the pointy end of the dresden tool.

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Step 27: Make sure all the legs are equal length, they should be an inch tall.

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Step 28: Place the body on top of the legs, you could use cocktail sticks if required.

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Step 29: Do the same thing for the other figurine but make the legs a little bigger so that they are in proportion to the male body, roughly 1.2 inches long and place the body over the legs and your sheep couple is ready.

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You can place the figurines beside each other or the way you would like to display them.
Tip #1
You could use a small piece of net to make a veil over the female head and a bow tie for the male if you wish to use these figures as a wedding cake topper.
Tip #2
Try using an extruder to roll thiner strips of sugarpaste, will save time and roll evenly