Get Creative!We have given you a guideline for making this adorable teddy bear cake, however, feel free to get creative and adapt this recipe to fit your specific events. Not only are teddy bear cakes super adorable, but they are also perfect no matter if you are celebrating a child’s birthday party, or having a baby shower.

Food coloring gets darker over time, so it's best to gradually add the food coloring, which is best for lighter colors. The inspiration for the shape came when I was actually making another cake. I had baked a two-layer, six-inch cake and made some cupcakes with the extra batter from the recipe. I’ll show you how to make simple fondant decorations for the features of the teddy bear and use a small star piping tip to make the buttercream fur. In this cake recipe, you need 1 cup buttermilk; if you don't have any buttermilk on hand, you can easily use 1 cup whole milk mixed with 1 Tablespoon lemon juice or white vinegar to make your own.I highly recommend making the cake taller, so when you are creating the face of the teddy bear, it’s in portion to everything else. Use a round cutter to cut curved sections from two of the cupcakes. These will end up being placed on the head for ears. Save any scraps for use later. Blue bear cake was rainbow confetti sprinkles vanilla cake layers with light blue tinted vanilla buttercream! Please do not throw any incorrect items as we may ask you to return it to us – we will, of course, cover the cost of your postage in these circumstances. His party was a special one – seeing how thrilled he was when those birthday candles were lit, and his eyes huge with excitement when his family and friends sang him Happy Birthday – I loved every second. He blew his candles out with gusto to a round of applause and high fives. My heart is full, blue bear cake was a hit and this casual times party mama is zonked! Happy happy 2nd birthday to my sweet little boy – I love you SO much!

Use the lighter brown frosting to frost the tops of the cut cupcakes to be used for the ears. Then frost the tops of the remaining two cupcakes to be used for the legs. For these, add more frosting to try and create a flat and smooth top. This adorable cake is made with milk chocolate cake layers and filled with creamy vanilla buttercream and decorated to look just like a fuzzy teddy bear from your childhood! Use food coloring to dye your vanilla buttercream as desired for your teddy bear cake. Some ideas include dying some frosting brown or tan for the fur of the teddy bear.Then tint a small amount of the remaining chocolate frosting a darker brown and pipe on a sweet little smile. To make vanilla buttercream, in a mixing bowl combine vegetable Crisco and soft butter. Beat on medium speed until the mixture is creamy.