I have so many fond memories of Alfons Åberg growing up. I read our Alfons Åberg books countless times and truly felt a connection to this little dreamer with a kind heart. Now that I have children of my own I’m enjoying reading about him all over again.
When it came time to pick a character for my son’s first birthday cake, the decision wasn’t hard. It had to be an Alfons Åberg cake!
My strategy with creating a character cake (as I like to call them) is always the same.
- I start by picking a cake pan size and cut out a wax paper or baking paper in the same size.
- I find a reference photo online and draw the character free hand on the pre cut wax paper or baking paper (for those who are not so strong at free hand drawing I suggest finding a reference photo, blowing it up and printing it out, and then tracing it onto your wax- or baking paper).
- I cut out the character
- After I bake the cake in my cake pan I place the character onto the cooled cake and cut the outline of the character, using my drawing as a stencil.
- I frost the cake and then decorate – using my wax paper character and the original online reference as a guide.
- I like to use Odense sugar paste and just plain old frosting
For Alfons, I frosted him entirely in chocolate frosting. Covered his face and pants in sugar paste (fondant), made little sugar paste legs and booties. The final tough was roughly cut semi-sweet chocolate that I sprinkled all over his sweater for texture. His facial features and boot laces where also made with sugar paste.
I made the face and leg sugar paste by mixing pink, yellow and white together.
I hope you give the method a try and write me a comment if you need any help <3
