Courage the Cowardly Dog

[starlitexprss]

Good day, I need help!!!!

My son's b-day is a week from Monday and he has requested a Courage the Cowardly Dog cake...it's a cartoon character. I'm having a brain freeze on what to do and there certainly aren't any ideas out there for a similar cake...wondering if I might paint the dog on the cake...but haven't done a painted cake before. Thought of modeling the characters, but haven't ever done that either. Any suggestions??? Thanks in advance.

[bupbup74]

Could you carve the shape of the dog out of a sheet cake, and then decorate with buttercream or fondant? I'm thinking you could probably print a big enough picture off of the internet that you could cut out and use as a template to carve your shape.

Or, you could try doing a buttercream transfer. If you need the instructions for that, I believe they are posted here, but if not, I know they have them at CC.

Sorry I can't think of anything else right now. Good Luck!

[starlitexprss]

Originally Posted by bupbup74

Could you carve the shape of the dog out of a sheet cake, and then decorate with buttercream or fondant? I'm thinking you could probably print a big enough picture off of the internet that you could cut out and use as a template to carve your shape.

Or, you could try doing a buttercream transfer. If you need the instructions for that, I believe they are posted here, but if not, I know they have them at CC.

Sorry I can't think of anything else right now. Good Luck!

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll look into the buttercream transfer. I'm thinking I might just get some edible markers and create him in 2-d on top. He is a cartoon character and will look cartoon-y that way. Then just decorate the cake with various borders and colors. We'll see!

[bupbup74]

That sounds good also! Good luck with whatever you choose, and make sure to show us pictures when it's all done.

[puzzlegut]

Maybe you can find a photo online and do a frozen buttercream transfer and place it on top of the cake.