Journey to the sweet side: Winnie the Pooh

This was one of the my first posts on my original blog, but given that it took so long to set up the English blog, bear with me and the bad photos (old camera :/ ) and homemade marshmallow fondant, where the seams just wouldn't blend in and I was only using it 'cause I thought it was cheaper (really wasn't).

I made this Winnie the Pooh as a tribute to my first ever fondant figurine and also fondant cake, now more than 4 years ago. The cake was frosted with melted chocolate (almost impossible to cut through later), uneven, badly covered with marshmallow fondant, the cracks were covered with circle cutouts, but the fondant Pooh turned out really good. And if I could make it on my first attempt, I am sure anybody can..

Start with some yellow fondant, shaping it into ball. Press the bottom part into the surface just a bit to get the ball a little wider at the bottom, but not too much, because the fondant will naturally settle into the surface on it own, before it starts drying and keeping its shape. The wider part will be Pooh's tummy sticking out underneath his shirt. Stick a toothpick in for support.

Roll out an even strip of red fondant the same width as the top half of the body.

Cut out an opening in the middle of the strip for his collar. Remove the cutout and roll down top part of the strip.

Roll the fondant strip around Pooh's body with the collar in front. Press together where both ends of the strips meet and cut away the leftover part. Blend in the seam.

Continue with the legs, rolling out two balls of yellow fondant into two rolls. Use a knife and cut halfway into the end of the roll and bend the end upwards so that a foot forms.

Attach both legs to the body with a drop of water.

Take another two balls of yellow fondant and also shape them into rolls, this time a bit shorter than for the legs. Shape a wrist by pressing down lightly with you finger at about a third of the length of the roll and rolling gently back and forth.

Dress around a third of the arm into red fondant the same way we dressed the body to make the sleeve.

Use small scissors or a knife to cut into the hand to form a thumb.

Attach both arms to the body the same way as the legs with a drop of water.

Lastly form the head. Shape most of the leftover yellow fondant (leave two small balls for later) into a egg like shape like below.

Lay the head on a surface and press on the narrower part to flatten it a bit.

Use your fingers to squeeze the wider part into a tip.

Take the two saved yellow fondant balls and flatten them using a round fondant tool to form two ears and stick them to the head using a small amount of water. Take some black fondant and shape a round-ish triangle for the nose. Add the eyes and the brows. Use a knife and make an incision for the mouth.