Elmo Rainbow Chevron Cake

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Well, I had big plans to make special treats for St. Patrick's Day yesterday, but life got busy and the date slipped up on me in a blink - so it never happened.  Then I got to thinking... could I share anything new that would be related to St. Patrick's Day?  The first cake that I found when browsing through my pics was this Elmo Rainbow Chevron Cake!

Rainbows?  St. Patrick's Day?  Of course!  Works for me!  But then I got distracted with frosting the cupcakes for my local giveaway...

then taking my kids to the local (tiny town) St. Patrick's Day parade...

then I had to get groceries and do an errand for my brother and then I just wanted to rest like my kiddo...

Snuggled up with a cozy blanket and eating Cheetos.   Ha!  Isn't that the cutest kid ever?  Yes, I think so!

So, this Rainbow Chevron Elmo cake didn't get posted yesterday when I planned, but I'm finally finishing the post today.  Better late than never, right?

Okay - so let me tell you about the cake!

First, there was a smash cake to go with it!   🙂   This was a tiny little 4" round cake (single layer).  First, I cut out the black mouth shape from Satin Ice Black fondant and stuck it on the cake with a little smear of buttercream.

Then I used a large star tip (sorry - can't remember the exact one) and piped on all the red fur.  The red frosting was pretty warm, so it didn't hold it's shape very well, but then again, Elmo's "fur" is not all that neat, so I didn't stress over it.

I used a big round tip (the biggest one in this Ateco large tube set) to pipe the eyes, then used a small "dot" of black fondant to do the pupils.  For the nose, it was just a ball of orange homemade marshmallow fondant that I added a little oval shape to and stuck it on!

And then the big cake!  It was inspired by Karleigh's dress that was made by CookieBella Creations from Etsy (or find her here on Facebook and tell her I sent you!)...

Hannah (Karleigh's mom) asked that I use the chevron on the bottom to match the dress then she wanted Elmo "popping out" of a bow on top!

To do the chevron on the bottom,  I used a cutter from Not Just Cakes by Annie.  I absolutely adore their cutters and own several of them!  Then I used a silicone pearl mold to do the border with Satin Ice Red Vanilla fondant.

For the top tier, I covered it in the bright sky blue homemade marshmallow fondant, then used Fox Run Alphabet Cutters for her name and I hand-made the "2" to look like a crayon.   Again I used the silicone pearl mold to do the border with yellow marshmallow fondant.

And then the top... doesn't it just make you happy?  You can see how I make my bow loops in this How to Make a Poofy Fondant Bow Tutorial.    I don't have pics, but here are the steps to do a flat character like him:

• Roll out fondant - maybe 2-3 mm thick.  I used Satin Ice Red Vanilla fondant with tylose mixed in.  You could also use gum paste if you prefer.
• Rub the fondant (or gum paste) with a thin layer of shortening
• Lay a piece of wax paper on it
• Print out a template or coloring sheet for what you need - I found an Elmo by searching "Elmo Coloring Sheet"
• Lay the template over the wax paper - tape down the edges if necessary
• Use an Xacto knife to cut it out
• Let it dry until hard (I prefer at least a day or two).

To add details, I used a black food marker to trace the outside edges, his face/head, etc. then used a tiny amount of white and orange fondant to add his  eyes and nose.

And that's it!!  I think I covered all the details!!   Do you have any questions about how to do this cake or smash cake?  Did I miss anything?  I love to hear from readers, so leave me comment if I can help out!  

Wanna see other Elmo cakes I've done?  Check out these:

A Sesame Street Elmo Cake

1st Birthday: Elmo Bursting Out of a Cake + Smash Cake