Easy Fondant Turkey Cake Topper
Use this cake decorating tutorial to learn how to make turkey topper for Thanksgiving cakes and cupcakes with fondant and modeling chocolate. Quick & easy!
Servings: 1 Topper
Calories: 393kcal
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup Modeling chocolate Or brown fondant
- 1 cup Homemade fondant Can use store-bought fondant, Colored red, orange, yellow, black
- 2 Round sprinkles For eyes
- 1 tablespoon Corn syrup Or water
Instructions
- Start off by rolling a small ball of modeling chocolate and a big ball of modeling chocolate. Stick a toothpick or wooden skewer or even a raw spaghetti strand into the big ball and push the smaller ball on top. This will be the turkey’s body.
- Roll out some yellow fondant now and use a scalloped cutter to cut out a piece. Now, roll out some orange fondant and use a scalloped cutter to cut out a piece. Roll out some red fondant and cut out another scalloped piece.
- Brush corn syrup or water on the orange piece and stick the red piece here. Brush water on the red piece and stick the yellow piece here. These will be the turkey’s feathers.
- Brush water on the turkey’s backside and stick the feather piece here. Bend the feathers inwards a little.
- Roll out yellow fondant again and use a small star cutter to cut out 2 yellow star pieces. Brush water on the two star pieces and stick your turkey’s body on top and press it securely into place. These will be the turkey's feet.
- Roll out little sausage shapes of red, orange and yellow fondant. Place them close together and start rolling them together into a spiral. Roll them a few times again randomly. Use a rolling pin to flatten this piece. Use a leaf cutter to cut out 2 leaf shapes. These will be the turkey’s wings. Brush water on the sides of the body and stick the wings here.
- Draw eyeballs on 2 round sprinkles with a black edible marker. These will be the turkey’s eyes.
- Brush some water and stick them into place on the face.
- To make the beak, flatten a small piece of yellow fondant. Use a knife to cut a small diamond shape. Fold it in half with the help of a knife. Brush some water and stick it into place.
- To make the little red thing around a turkey’s beak, make a small sausage shape out of red fondant and stick it into place and your turkey is ready.
- You can even make a little pilgrim hat for your turkey, if you like.
- Allow this edible topper to dry overnight at room temperature, away from humidity and moisture and then use it as a cake topper.
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- This can be stored at room temperature in a cardboard box away from heat and moisture for up to 1 month.
Nutrition
Calories: 393kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 68g | Calcium: 3mg