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Hi there,
I made my first cake, the Teddy Bear cake yesterday and I was so proud with how it turned out!!

However when I woke up this morning, the muzzle and ears had fallen out of place and slid down. (the weather was warm, but not hot)
In a panic I took the nose off and speared a skewer through the muzzle and head, and also through both of the ears.
But when the skewer went through the muzzle, cracks appeared on the top half and I couldn’t rub them out 🙁

Did I do something wrong that the muzzle and ears slid down in the first place?
And, could I have repaired the cracks in the muzzle or prevented them? I did colour the fondant muzzle by starting with white and adding some dark brown. And I do use icing sugar when rolling out and mixing colours as I find that it sticks to everything otherwise.

Sorry about the long question! Thank you

Hello bakermum

I think you were just unlucky with the muzzle and ears sliding down, it’s possible the glue wasn’t quite strong enough. I use ganache as glue to hold the pieces together The cracked muzzle could have been as a result of the brown colour changing the consistency of the sugar paste. Icing sugar can have a drying and cracking effect too if over used. To colour white sugar paste add lots of colour to a small amount of sugar paste and let it rest overnight to absorb the colour and develop. Use that small amount in little bits to add colour to the main amount of white until you get the colour required. This will help keep the consistency of the sugarpaste from changing too much. Sprinkle small amounts of icing sugar to the work surface when rolling to help prevent drying and cracking. Roll quickly and keep the paste moving to stop it sticking to the surface. A little trex rubbed onto the rolling out surface can also prevent sticking and cracking.

Thank you for your reply MadeitwithLove!
I will rethink my colouring technique, thank you for the tip
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