I'm doing a baby shower cake for a friend at work, and I plan on putting this lil guy under a palm tree on an island in the ocean. I'll also be doing a whale. He cracked a little as he was drying, but since I couldn't find any tutorials on a gumpaste monkey (other than Lorraines), I was kinda winging it. Oh, the paint brush under his tush is to keep his tail in place while the glue dries.




Here is what he was modeled after.

My kids have that stuffed monkey!

You did a very nice job! My only suggestion would be to add ears...if it's not too late.

Oh that is great - well done.
You got the colours just perfect.
Yes, perhaps little ears as Springflour suggested.


Again - well done.
Bh.

Very cute! You did a great job

i think if you make his nose a bit wider/flatter and add a line going straight down from under it, it would look great. oh, and like the others suggested as well, ears : )

He had ears. lol. But they got in the way of the hat, so I had to take them off.

He's really a cutie!

You did an excellent job. He has lots of personality!!
Add a little crisco to your gumpaste when you first start kneading. Then when the figure dries, it won't crack. I'm been working on that same issue, and the crisco definitely makes a difference.
You did an excellent job. Post a pic of the finished cake!!

Oh my he has such personality. Nice job. Definitely try to put his ears back on. Be sure and post pics of the whale and island finishing touches.

what if you put his ears kind of poking out of the brim of the hat?

I used a TON of Crisco. You actually can't see the cracking that bad unless you look up REALLY close to it.

Thanks guys! I'll be sure to post the finished product.

Well, here's the finished cake. I wasn't too happy with the whale. But I thought the cake as a whole turned out great. Everything is edible except for the cake board. The signs and palm tree are held up by spaghetti, so truly everything is edible. I'm not a fan of the taste of fondant, so I used gumpaste. I made my own buttercream. And the sand is made out of crushed Sandies, which I was told was really good on the cake.

I don't think it was too bad for my first official cake order. Even if I did give it as part of my gift. lol.






And here again is the crib bedding that the cake was "modeled" after. The only thing I wish I had done was make a sailboat. But I honestly didn't think I was creative enough to do that. Maybe I'll give that a try next time I have a nautical themed cake.