To make vanilla buttercream, in a mixing bowl combine vegetable Crisco and soft butter. Beat on medium speed until the mixture is creamy.

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 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. Blue bear cake was rainbow confetti sprinkles vanilla cake layers with light blue tinted vanilla buttercream! 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.

Tbsp chocolate syrup (optional) How to Make an Adorable Teddy Bear Cake for Beginners To Make The Cake To assemble your cake, lay out your cake and your serving platter. Cut off approximately ¼ of two cupcakes using a circle cutter to use the cupcakes as feet. In the stand mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, stir together the all-purpose flour, milk cocoa powder, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. Push the 5- and 6-inch cake layers together to form the head and body. Place them on a large rectangular sturdy surface. You can use a baking sheet for instance. I used a rectangular heavy-duty cake board. 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!

Make delicious chocolate buttercream, begin by allowing your butter to soften at room temperature. Once it is soft, add your butter to the mixer and beat it until creamy.Now to add more frosting. Go ahead and spread a thin layer of the chocolate frosting on the exposed cake layers. Then frost a thin layer on two more of the cupcakes. I’m pretty thrilled with how this little teddy bear turned out. It’s the first time I’ve tried to make and decorate a three dimensional decorated cake like this, but I think he looks beary cute! For the bear snout, I ended up piping a circular mound of the light brown frosting onto a sheet of wax paper and then used an offset spatula to help smooth it out. Place the mound of frosting in the freezer to firm up and you can use the spatula to help scrape and shape it even more.