My mother is wild about hedgehogs. Anyone have any ideas on how I can make a 3D hedgehog???

You could make it like an armadillo, but cuter, no tail and little spikey things all over. Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Samantha

Never made one, but I guess a half ball cake for the body, a cupcake (which you would tinker with) for the face. For the fur? quills? you could use the grass tip or make royal icing 'quills"with the round tip, dry and insert (like Colette Peter's cactus cake" Well, I tried. Probably others here with better ideas. Don't forget to post a photo.

Hi there,

Go to this link and there are many options for you to choose from!

http://images.google.com/images?q=hedgehog+cake&hl=en

Lindy Smith has a new book coming out, it's all animals, there is a hedgehog on the back cover, when do you have to have it?
I don't think this book comes out until mid March though.
http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/PartyAnimalCakes-BackCover.jpg

There are some good ideas in Panther's link. I thought of doing a hedgehog cake like those but I was thinking of using Kit-Kat bars cut in half as the spikes. Although..I guess that would make it look more like a porcupine.

I just saw this book while looking for something on amazon.com.

I do a cake thats covered with almond slivers that are poked in so they stand up then I pour ganache over and my family calls it a hedgehog cake because the chocolate covered almonds look like the hedgehog fur. So if you get your shape this is one way to get the body texture.

I used the mini "Balloon" shaped pans to make hedgehog cupcakes for my grandson's birthday at school. I don't know how to add a picture here in the forum otherwise I could show you how adorable they came out.
As for a regular sized cake, I would use the "Football" shaped cake pan and then just round off one end. A quick & easy way to get the shape you need for a hedgehog.

I love CC!!! So informative and FRIENDLY!!

I just found how to upload pics (I think!!) to Forum by poking around. Hopefully I'll see the pic when I get back to the Forum.

In the Google link above, check out www.cindascreativecakes.com, she has lots of great cupcakes, (the picture on Google is a cute Hedgehog) some really good ideas here for cupcakes and mini bear pans. Janice

cakes47, your Winnie and the hedgehog cupcakes are really cute. Bet the kids loved them. Janice

Thanks, Janice!! The kids really loved them and my grandson insisted I make them the following year!! I've just found that picture.
Thanks again ~ Joyce

I'm really glad this came up, I was never sure what a hedgehog looked like. They are cute, at least in cake! Janice