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I wondered if there is a recipe for the fudge icing for the teddy bear cake yet? I have looked at previous questions relating to such a recipe but have not found any clear answers yet. I am making this cake on friday so any help would be be eally great.

Thanks
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David has an answer here http://www.cakeflix.com/questions/fudge-icing

Hi
thanks very much. I did see this answer but it doesn’t actually give the recipe ingredients so I’m afraid I’m still in the dark here.

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That is the recipe. David says to use your own judgment by keep adding the condensed milk little by little until you have it to a peaking consistency. It should stick up and holds it’s shape. I add melted chocolate to the butter cream, it sets up like ganache but is soft to the bite.

Thanks MIWL

I will give this a try so am I right in assuming I simply add the condensed milk to the already made buttercream icing?
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Yes, that’s how I read it. David does say to do it gradually until you get the feel of the consistency. G’d luck with the icing, if you manage the correct consistency your feed back will be greatly appreciated. x

Thanks I’ll let you know how I get on. x

Hi Madeitwithlove

Just to let you know I finished the teddy bear cake today and am really pleased with the result! And the fudge icing turned out very well too. But just to be sure it would not lose it’s shape when piped, I added some ready made royal icing powder and some cocoa powder to deepen the overall colour.

As ever thanks very much for all your help. x

Aww, thank you for taking the time with your feed back, it’s really appreciated! I’m so pleased your teddy turned out well. Did you measure the height? x