{"id":4765,"date":"2014-08-29T17:55:27","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T07:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/?p=4765"},"modified":"2017-11-14T15:09:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T04:09:24","slug":"make-these-easy-teddy-cakes-from-my-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/make-these-easy-teddy-cakes-from-my-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Make these easy teddy cakes from my book."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my new picture book I illustrated some teddy cakes that the character Nonna makes with Celia. I decided to recreate them in real life. I took a batch to Ivanhoe library where they were quickly gobbled up. I was <em>told<\/em> they were delicious\u00a0 &#8211; I should have made more!<\/p>\n<p>I am sharing the instructions here so educators and parents can enjoy this <em>easy<\/em> activity with their children. I don&#8217;t profess to be a cake decorator, <a href=\"http:\/\/cakesofjoy.com.au\/cake-decorating\/\" target=\"_blank\">my sister, Joy<\/a> is the expert in that field I can honestly say this is an easy recipe.<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pretzels<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate cup cakes<\/li>\n<li>small light brown biscuits (I used Almond Florentines)<\/li>\n<li>Pink Smarties<\/li>\n<li>Small chocolate drops (or brown smarties)<\/li>\n<li>Soft white vanilla Icing<\/li>\n<li>Black writing icing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You will need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>piping bag<\/li>\n<li>butter knife<\/li>\n<li>a sink of soapy water<\/li>\n<li>will power not to eat all the left-overs!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gather all the ingredients:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4768\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4768\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/make-these-easy-teddy-cakes-from-my-book\/celia-and-nonna-teddy-cake-recipe02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe02.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe02.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe02-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #2\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe02.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe02.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe02.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe02.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe02.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chocolate cup cakes. Make your own or buy them Chocolate chip is okay too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4769\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4769\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/make-these-easy-teddy-cakes-from-my-book\/celia-and-nonna-teddy-cake-recipe03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe03.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #3\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe03.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4769\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe03-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #3\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe03.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe03.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe03.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe03.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe03.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shop bought Almond Florentines where used for a &#8220;Italian Nonna&#8221; theme but some children don&#8217;t like the strong marzipan taste of these. You can use any light coloured biscuit this shape. These were approximately 2cm wide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4770\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4770\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/make-these-easy-teddy-cakes-from-my-book\/celia-and-nonna-teddy-cake-recipe04\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe04.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #4\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #4&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #4&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe04.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe04-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe04.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe04.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe04.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe04.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe04.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As I was making the cakes on a very tight time frame I used bought vanilla frosting in a small tub. The type that stays thick but soft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4771\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4771\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/make-these-easy-teddy-cakes-from-my-book\/celia-and-nonna-teddy-cake-recipe05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe05.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #5\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #5&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #5&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe05.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4771\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe05-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #5\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe05.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe05.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe05.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe05.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe05.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pink Smarties for the teddy&#8217;s noses and small chocolate cooking drops for eyes. Alternatively you can use the brown Smarties for eyes. Do what you will with the left-overs &#8211; yum!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4767\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4767\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/make-these-easy-teddy-cakes-from-my-book\/celia-and-nonna-teddy-cake-recipe01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe01.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"v\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe01.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4767\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe01-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #1\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe01.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe01.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe01.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe01.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pretzels: we will loose a few to breakage but aim to break off the 2 sides like so. These will be our teddy&#8217;s ears. We will need enough for all our cakes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When you have prepared your pretzel ears start assembling the nose. Spoon a good amount of icing into the piping bag and use to glue the pink Smarties to the florentines.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4772\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/make-these-easy-teddy-cakes-from-my-book\/celia-and-nonna-teddy-cake-recipe06\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe06.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #6\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe06.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4772 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe06-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #6\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe06.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe06.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe06.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe06.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe06.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Using the black writing icing pipe the mouth on the florentines.<\/p>\n<p>Then stick the whole florentine to the cup cakes, slightly offset, allowing room for the eyes on one side.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4773\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4773\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4773\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/make-these-easy-teddy-cakes-from-my-book\/celia-and-nonna-teddy-cake-recipe07\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe07.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #7\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #7&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #7&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe07.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4773\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe07-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #7\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe07.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe07.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe07.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe07.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe07.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making the eyes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next, pipe a good amount of white icing onto the cupcake where the eyes will be. When we add the chocolate drop eyes the overflow will create part of the eye. Push each drop into the icing until almost touching the cake &#8211; but not quite!<\/p>\n<p>Add a small amount of white icing to each end of the snapped off pretzel and push gently inot the cake until it grips. Ta-da!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4774\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4774\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4774\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/make-these-easy-teddy-cakes-from-my-book\/celia-and-nonna-teddy-cake-recipe08\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe08.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #8\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe08.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4774\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe08-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #8\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe08.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe08.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe08.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe08.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe08.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smile teddy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lat tip: If transporting your lovely teddy cakes, use a muffin tray so they don&#8217;t slip around. We don&#8217;t want teddy looking beat up, do we?!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4775\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/make-these-easy-teddy-cakes-from-my-book\/celia-and-nonna-teddy-cake-recipe09\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe09.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #9\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #9&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #9&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe09.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4775 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe09-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Celia and Nonna Teddy Cakes recipe instructions Step #9\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe09.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe09.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe09.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe09.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayleenwest.com.au\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celia-and-Nonna-teddy-cake-recipe09.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you have some teddy cake pictures you would like to share here, I would love to see them.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my new picture book I illustrated some teddy cakes that the character Nonna makes with Celia. 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