3D Ferdinand Bull Cake Tutorial

By Yeners Way - March 11, 2018

Learn how to make a 3D Ferdinand Bull Cake!

Cartoon characters have been always very big inspiration for cake decorators for kids birthdays cakes. One of my grandsons wanted to have the loving bull from Ferdinand for his birthday cake and I was happy to make it for him as well as create a tutorial on how I made it.

So here is a step by step, feature length tutorial on how to make a 3D Ferdinand Cake

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Downloadable Course Material

If you would like to approximately match the size of the artwork in the tutorial, print the downloadable files at 100% size. If you require your artwork to be smaller or larger, just adjust the print size accordingly.

3D Ferdinand Cake Course Material

This PDF document contains templates and guides to help you with this tutorial.

While not everything on this list is absolutely required, these are the things used in this tutorial video. Of course you are welcome to find alternative ways of doing things and we would love to hear if you've discovered an easier method or better tool to achieve good results. Please note that some items may be listed as sets, and it is usually recommended to have full sets, it may not be neccessary. In most cases, only one item from a set is actually used in the tutorial. Please watch the tutorial before purchasing any items to make sure you are not buying anything you don't need.

Tools & Materials

Cutting & Slicing

Set of knives
Craft knife
Pizza cutter
Box cutter
Set of scissors

Rolling & Coating

Set of PVC pipes (30mm to 40mm thick, 40cm & 20cm long)
Rolling pin (30cm long)
Powder shaker (Filled with starch)
Needle or pin (to pop air bubbles)
Perfections strips
Fondant smoother

Planning & Templates

Flipchart sheets (70cm x 50cm)
Semi transparent silicon baking sheets (70cm x 50cm)
White cellophane sheets (70cm x 50cm, on side matt)
Basic stationary (pencils, marker pens, ruler etc.)
Semi transparent plastic file separators
Plastic sleeves

Modelling & Shaping

Modelling tools
Plastic cutlery (knife, fork, spoon)
Hard pastry margarine/shortening
Oil cooking spray

Colouring & Painting

Airbrush set
Gel colours
Luster dust
Set of brushes
Clean sponge cubes
Titanium dioxide

Masking & Layering

Set of icing spatulas
Set of scrapers (hard and flexible)

Oil Cooking Spray Shop Online

Colour should be as light as possible to prevent discolouration in the fondant or pastillage.

Water Spray Bottle

Cold Spray Shop Online

Tin cutter

Hand Towels

Ensure fibers are not loose.

Luster colours

Cake Board Watch Tutorial

35cm round, 9mm thick MDF wooden board coated with brown velvet

A piece of wood coated with fabric and temporarily covered with cellophane to keep fabric clean until the cake is complete. For more information, watch our tutorial on how to cover a cake board with fabric .

Threaded Rod (10mm) Shop Online

21cm long + 8 nuts + 4 washers

Threaded rod with 10mm diametre (also known as M10).

Cake Board Watch Tutorial

3mm MDF for internal support

White thin cardboard

To cover internal support levels

Recipes & Ingredients

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2kg mix
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for
4 x 25mm high by 150mm (diametre) - (250g each)
2 x 25mm high by 200mm (diametre) - (400g each)

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Dark Chocolate Ganache Recipe View Recipe

1kg

Chocolate ganache is nothing but pure chocolate melted with a generous amount of boiling fresh cream. This smooth airless chocolate cream makes a lot of things possible. A benefit of chocolate ganache is that the high...[read more]

Dark Chocolate (Compound) Wikipedia

350g

Compound chocolate is a product made from a combination of cocoa, vegetable fat, and sweeteners. It is used as a lower-cost alternative to true chocolate, as it uses less-expensive hard vegetable fats such as coconut oil or palm kernel oil in place of the more expensive cocoa butter. It may also be known as 'compound coating' or 'chocolatey coating' when used as a coating for candy.

Rolled Fondant

500g brown
500g black
100g skin colour
100g relish brown
50g pink
10g blue

A commonly used sugar paste for coating cakes. Also known as RTR (ready to roll) fondant.

Pastillage Recipe View Recipe

200g

A thick sugar paste, similar to gum paste, that can be molded into different shapes and forms. When dried, it is hard and brittle. Unlike gum paste, pastillage dries much quicker and stronger. Made with gelatine, water...[read more]