Anne Heap

Cake Topper Techniques: Figure Modeling

Anne Heap

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  • In-depth Instruction; over 204 mins
  • On-demand video access anytime
  • Bonus downloadable PDF resources
  • Access to class Q&A
Meet Anne and learn about the Craftsy platform. Start asking questions and see what your fellow students have created.
Start making your own adorable cake toppers by preparing the gum paste. Anne will walk you through the steps!
You'll make leaves, a baby and finally the oh-so-adorable Pea in a Pod - "Henry" with Anne's detailed instruction.
Construct a sleeping baby, complete with blanket. Then bring "Olive" to life with cute curls and a bow.
Learn to sculpt a torso and legs to create "J.J.", a sitting child. Anne also shows you how to create his head and face.
Finish "J.J." by adding ears, arms, a shirt and hair. Anne makes each feature easy with her step-by-step instruction.
Make "Pregnant Penny" by building her body, tunic and even eyelashes. This adorable topper will be a hit at baby showers.
Add Penny's shoes, her spunky ponytail and accessories. Your friends will be impressed by your attention to detail.
Use all the skills you've built to create "Madison" with Anne's step-by-step instructions and lifelike design.
 
 
9 Lessons
3  hrs 24  mins

Anne Heap teaches you how to make sugar paste figures that are too adorable for words. Learn how to color, structure and form gum paste into a sleeping baby, a sitting boy, a sitting pregnant lady and a standing woman. These characters are so cute you could almost eat them up! Adorn your cakes with these colorful figurines and apply the techniques learned in class to model an endless variety of cute characters. Start with the basics of working with gum paste, and learn how to use gel colors to produce realistic skin tones. Then sculpt your toppers and dress them with fashionable gum paste outfits that you create, no sewing machine required! Support your figures with skewers and wire to place them in a wide variety of positions. Your toppers will take the cake!

Anne Heap

After working in advertising, Anne decided to quit the corporate world and pursue pastry arts. Once she finished her studies at the French Culinary Institute, Anne apprenticed with Ron Ben-Israel Cakes in New York City. In 2005, she founded Pink Cake Box in Denville, New Jersey, which includes a retail location and a skilled staff of decorators. Her work has been featured in numerous magazines and TV shows. Anne is also the 2013 recipient of the prestigious Dessert Professional's Top Ten Cake Artists of North America and was recognized by Bake Magazine in 2014 as one the most influential cake artists in America.

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