I was asked to do this cake (http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1393087) and I'm trying to figure out the best way to make the monkey. I was thinking of using the Wilton 3D cuddly bear pan & just carving it a bit & then making the arms & legs with fondant. How do you think they made the fur? I was thinking it was chocolate buttercream... What do you think?
Also, do you think I need a more dense cake for the monkey?
Also I thought I would put a dowel through the top of the monkey & through to the base of the cake, so it wouldn't fall over. I think that should work??
Any tips would be appreciated!!! 
Yes, I think the fur is buttercream with the grass tip. And if you're going to be carving you'll want a denser cake. I actually freeze mine a bit before carving. Good luck! 
Yeah, that's what I thought too.
Ok I was thinkning about doing this recipe, it's a cake with pudding mix added to it. (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/lemon-cake/detail.aspx) I think I seem to remember reading somewhere that I can't use regular cake with this bear pan or it will fall apart?? Sound right?? Do you think that this recipe would hold up? The lady wants a lemon cake for the monkey. I also thought of doing a WASC cake and substitute lemon in for the almond. Has anyone tried that??
To me it looks like they did the scissor method with the fur...
It looked like the star tip to me too. The bear is suppose to use a heavier cake like a pound cake. However, I have never tried adding lemon to it. I have actually used a chocolate cake in that type of pan before and it was fine. When I tried white cake, not so much. If I find the instruction sheet, I will look at it again and share. Sorry......
To me it looks like they did the scissor method with the fur...
What's the scissors method??
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