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HI whats the best cake to make the teddy out 0ff and would butter cream do instead of ganache?

I used Pauls moist chocolate cake and this carved beautifully – tastes wonderful too!

You could use buttercream rather than ganache but I found using a dark choc ganache made the cake really sturdy. (It was so sturdy that I skipped the fondant step as I thought it was too much icing)

The other thing you could do is add structure to your buttercream (see Paul’s course on buttercreams)
http://www.cakeflix.com/using-buttercream-giving-buttercream-more-structure

Have fun!

Hi Marty

Any sturdy cake would be suitable. I make my teddies from Paul’s moist chocolate cake recipe which is here
http://www.cakeflix.com/online-cake-decorating-courses/chocolate-cake-preparation
There are lots of hints and tips from members on how to get a successful bake, just have a browse of the comments here http://www.cakeflix.com/questions/pauls-moist-chocolate-cake-my-feed-back
Don’t be disheartened by some of the problems encountered, if you read the later posts you’ll see how members have overcome a few problems. If you don’t want to use a chocolate recipe have a look at this one
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/10860/easy-vanilla-cake
Ganache is the best crumb coat to use because it sets fast and keeps the structure stable. Butter cream will not give the same stability. You can try it with a firmer butter cream by using more icing sugar and less butter.
Allow it to crust hard before applying the sugarpaste.

Comments here are worth reading, hope they help.

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