{"id":26373,"date":"2020-12-18T09:10:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T09:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/?p=26373"},"modified":"2023-07-11T16:02:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T16:02:16","slug":"quick-easy-rudolph-cake-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/quick-easy-rudolph-cake-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick &#038; Easy Rudolph Cake Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26444\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quick-Easy-Rudolph-Cake-Tutorial-on-Cake-Geek.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Quick &amp; Easy Rudolph Cake Tutorial on Cake-Geek.com\" width=\"800\" height=\"1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quick-Easy-Rudolph-Cake-Tutorial-on-Cake-Geek.com_.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quick-Easy-Rudolph-Cake-Tutorial-on-Cake-Geek.com_-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quick-Easy-Rudolph-Cake-Tutorial-on-Cake-Geek.com_-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quick-Easy-Rudolph-Cake-Tutorial-on-Cake-Geek.com_-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quick-Easy-Rudolph-Cake-Tutorial-on-Cake-Geek.com_-150x206.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quick-Easy-Rudolph-Cake-Tutorial-on-Cake-Geek.com_-600x825.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>This quick and easy Rudolph cake tutorial will take you out of a bind if you&#8217;re short on time this holiday season.<\/p>\r\n<p>And the best part is, it can be used to decorate a cake covered in fondant, buttercream, chocolate ganache or modelling chocolate &#8211; the choice is yours!<\/p>\r\n<h4>Rudolph Cake Tutorial: Materials<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>an 8&#8243; inch cake covered in either brown fondant or buttercream or milk chocolate ganache or modelling chocolate<\/li>\r\n<li>8 1\/2 oz\/240g brown fondant or modelling chocolate<\/li>\r\n<li>2 oz\/60g of white fondant<\/li>\r\n<li>1\/3 oz\/10g or less of red fondant<\/li>\r\n<li>rolling pin<\/li>\r\n<li>a small, sharp knife or sugarcraft cutting wheel (plus round cutters if you have them: 2 inch, 1 inch and 1\/2 inch)<\/li>\r\n<li>water\/edible glue or melted chocolate for sticking piece in place<\/li>\r\n<li>holly cutter (optional)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>Rudolph Cake Tutorial: How-To<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Start by taking 200g of brown fondant or modelling chocolate and rolling it into a smooth ball. Then press it into your work surface to flatten the bottom, while keeping the nice rounded shape on the top side.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26435\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_143323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"797\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_143323.jpg 797w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_143323-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_143323-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_143323-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_143323-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_143323-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>Position the half-sphere of brown fondant on the bottom half of the cake as shown below and when you are happy with the position, secure it to the cake by brushing water\/edible glue\/melted chocolate on to the chosen spot to attach it.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26437\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_143521.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_143521.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_143521-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_143521-768x690.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_143521-150x135.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_143521-600x539.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>Cut out a red circle of fondant approximately 2 inches\/5cm and glue it into place over the half sphere of brown fondant as shown.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26438\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_144049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_144049.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_144049-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_144049-768x624.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_144049-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_144049-600x488.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>Next cut out a tiny crescent of white fondant and place it on to Rudolph&#8217;s red nose to give the illusion of shine.<\/li>\r\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26439\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_151625.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"908\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_151625.jpg 908w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_151625-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_151625-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_151625-150x128.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_151625-600x513.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>Take 1 1\/2 oz or 40g of brown fondant\/modelling chocolate and mix it with the same quantity of white fondant or white modelling chocolate to make a lighter brown color. Roll it out on your work surface.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Using a sharp knife or cutting wheel, cut out an extended leaf shape freehand about 3 1\/2 inches\/9cm in length. Using the first cut-out as a template, cut out three more leaf shapes that will represent Rudolph&#8217;s antlers.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26440\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_154633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_154633.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_154633-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_154633-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_154633-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_154633-600x419.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>Glue the &#8220;antlers&#8221; into place on the cake one overlapping the other as shown below.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26441\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_154232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"832\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_154232.jpg 832w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_154232-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_154232-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_154232-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_154232-600x447.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>Roll out some white fondant and cut out 1 inch\/2 1\/2 cm white circle for the eyes. Roll the circles out a little more to extend them slightly to create an slightly more oval shape.<\/li>\r\n<li>Cut out two small black circles, 1\/2 inch\/0.6cm, for the pupils. Glue the whites of the eyes and pupils together.<\/li>\r\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26442\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_151644.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_151644.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_151644-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_151644-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_151644-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201214_151644-600x344.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>You can finish Rudolph at this stage or you can add a festive spray of holly over his eyes. You can use a holly cutter for the leaves or cut out a freehand shape with a sharp knife if you prefer. Make two leaves from green fondant plus three red berries for the center. If you prefer to make a wired spray (which you can keep for more Christmases to come) learn how to create a wired gumpaste holly spray in our <a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/gumpaste-holly-tutorial\/\">gumpaste holly tutorial<\/a> here.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26446\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quick-Easy-Christmas-Cake-Decoration-Tutorial-on-Cake-Geek.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Quick &amp; Easy Christmas Cake Decoration Tutorial on Cake-Geek.com\" width=\"800\" height=\"916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quick-Easy-Christmas-Cake-Decoration-Tutorial-on-Cake-Geek.com_.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quick-Easy-Christmas-Cake-Decoration-Tutorial-on-Cake-Geek.com_-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quick-Easy-Christmas-Cake-Decoration-Tutorial-on-Cake-Geek.com_-768x879.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quick-Easy-Christmas-Cake-Decoration-Tutorial-on-Cake-Geek.com_-150x172.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Quick-Easy-Christmas-Cake-Decoration-Tutorial-on-Cake-Geek.com_-600x687.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This quick and easy Rudolph cake tutorial will take you out of a bind if you&#8217;re short on time this holiday season. And the best part is, it can be used to decorate a cake covered in fondant, buttercream, chocolate ganache or modelling chocolate &#8211; the choice is yours! 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