No, I didn't dowel through the cake, but really should have....I did put a piece of cardboard under him and dowels under that, but would have been sturdier if I used a center dowel as well.
I found that the heating core really didn't work for me. I just baked him a little longer. I used the cake mix extender recipe to get 1-2 more cups of batter in the pan so he would fill out all the way up to his feet.
The only other thing I had some trouble with was coming up with a "Pooh Yellow". I think I mixed a tiny bit of brown into my yellow to get the rather mustardy color of Pooh.
Good luck! Can't wait to see him!
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