Teddy Bear Picnic
We prayed for a beautiful day for EJ’s birthday party, and lo and behold, it went from a week of high 20C’s to a sunshiny 24C with a cool breeze. Absolutely perfect for a little teddy bear picnic!
On his last overseas trip, A. had brought a bear cake tin home from William Sonoma so there was no question of what kind of cake I should bake, just how I would dress him. After receiving an inspiring idea from my websearch on how to decorate my cupcakes, I decided that the big bear would be dressed simply in a pair of blue speedos.
Balloons, sausages, tables, falafels, cupcakes, cake all made it to Speaker’s Corner at Birrarung Marr before 50 friends and 20 or so children gathered for the celebration. We ate, talked, laughed while the kiddies ran around and got grubby in the dirt. What a day! (and what a year it has been!)
You can’t see the wording, but ‘Speedo’ is written across the back of his swimmers.
The little girls at the party couldn’t decide which cupcake to pick! My niece ended up with one of the two green mermaids. I also laughed when a friend’s little boy told his daddy that there was a boy bear on his cupcake and one with boobs!
Look at what a gorgeous day we were blessed with. I love this shot of all the little girls running after and hassling the one boy.
March 8th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
What a beautiful teddy bear cake Cindy. How does the cake tin work to get that 3-D look. Is it two halves that get assembled together? Or is it like a jar and you pour the mixture in and then bake it standing up, then pop the two pan apart when it’s done?
March 9th, 2009 at 5:11 am
What adorable cupcakes! Fantastic idea…
March 11th, 2009 at 7:05 am
Yep, it’s two halves which are buttercreamed together. I seriously thought it was going to fall apart as one half of the head started breaking off as I took it out of the pan!
April 9th, 2011 at 10:58 am
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April 12th, 2011 at 9:36 am
just wondering how you made the bathing suits and mermaid tails for the little teddy bears?also, what was the icing on the cupcakes made of?
April 13th, 2011 at 3:52 pm
Hi Katie, The cupcakes were decorated with buttercream frosting and I made the bear-wear from marzipan purchased from the supermarket. Just roll them out with a small rolling pin and cut shapes out with a sharp knife.