Bear Cake Decorating Set
A bear cake with a face that actually looks like a bear. Getting the eyes, nose and ears symmetrical by hand is genuinely hard. This is the shortcut.
The Bear Cake Decorating Set gives you a sheet of edible paper designs for the eyes, nose and ears, and it works for a large bear or a small one. Bake your cake (yes, packet mix counts), ice it, and pop the pieces straight on.
Please note: cake mix, icing, food colouring and cocoa are not included.
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What's in the Bear Cake Decorating Set?
- One sheet of edible paper designs: eyes, nose and ears.
- Sized to suit a large or small bear cake.
- Step-by-step Bear Cake guide.
What do I need to make the Bear Cake?
Shape Tins
- 2 x Dome bakes (one dome for a smaller bear)
- 1 x Cylinder Shape Tin
Ingredients
- 4 packets of cake mix for the large bear (about 48 serves, based on 12 serves per packet mix and how generous your slices are)
- Icing, coloured brown with cocoa or brown food colouring
- Black food colouring if you'd like a darker brown
Bear Cake recipe and guide
Bake two domes and a cylinder. The domes make a big round bear head and the cylinder becomes the snout, and the guide shows you how it all comes together. Ice it brown, then add the face and ears. The ears keep their plastic backing for support, so remove it (and any toothpicks) before eating.
Decorating your Bear Cake
Fur texture
Drag a fork through the brown icing for a furry finish. It also hides any bumps.
Polar or panda?
White icing makes a polar bear. White with black patches makes a panda.
Timing
Bake ahead, decorate on party morning.
Here are the colours this one calls for. Add them while you're here.
Or add another colour
Want the full step-by-step guide?
Buy this set and unlock the full Bear guide, with every step to bake, build and decorate your cake.
- How to bake
- How to build
- How to decorate
Your unlock code is emailed as soon as you order, and it comes in your delivery too.
See the Bear Cake Come to Life
From freshly baked shapes to a birthday centrepiece.
An Easy Bear Cake You Can Make at Home
Simple cake shapes, finishing details and a little imagination.
You don't need a bear-shaped tin or hours of sculpting a cake from scratch. Shape Tins uses simple cake shapes that come together to create the Bear Cake, and the Decorating Set adds the details that give it character.
Tins this cake uses
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Cylinder (used in this cake)
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Cube
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Dome (used in this cake)
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Rectangle
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Round + Ring
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Bake
Bake your cake in the Cylinder and Dome Shape Tins, ready to build your bear.
- 2
Build
Follow the step-by-step guide to bring your cake shapes together.
- 3
Decorate
Add your icing, then bring your bear to life with your Decorating Set.
- 4
Celebrate
Bring out your finished Bear Cake, take plenty of photos and enjoy sharing it at the party.
Why Make Your Bear Cake with Shape Tins?
Carving a bear from a slab cake is a job for a pro, and a custom 3D bear from a cake shop is a big spend. Shape Tins gives you the shapes ready-made. Once you own the tins, each new cake is just a decorating set and ingredients, about $34 to $44 for this one.
One Set of Shape Tins. So Many Cakes to Make.
Your Bear Cake might be the first cake you make with Shape Tins, but it doesn't have to be the last!
Instead of buying a different novelty cake tin for every birthday, Shape Tins offers reusable baking shapes you can combine in different ways to create many cake designs. With the Complete Set, you'll have all five Shape Tins to explore everything from 3D animal and character cakes to number cakes and other birthday creations.
Buy the tins once. Keep creating with them again and again.
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Bear Cake FAQs
Can I make a smaller bear?
Yes. Bake one dome and a small cylinder instead of two domes. The set suits both sizes, and the guide covers each.
How do I make the icing brown?
Cocoa in buttercream is easiest. Brown food colouring works too, and a drop of black makes it darker.
How many does the large bear serve?
About 48 serves from four packet mixes (based on 12 serves per packet mix, depending on how generous your slices are).
What's the difference between the Bear and Teddy Bear sets?
Bear is a bigger, woodland-style bear. Teddy Bear is softer and toy-like, great for babies and first birthdays.
Can I make a panda?
Yes, white icing with black patches around the eyes and on the ears.
