I got inspired by ThinkGeek's "Monkey Business" range (check them out here: http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cubegoodies/a1a2/?srp=1) and made some sugarpaste monkeys this weekend. I also remembered to take photos this time so I'm able to share these step-by-step instructions on how to make a monkey face.... literally!
First, shape some dark brown sugarpaste into a ball and make a flat heart out of flesh coloured sugarpaste - you can use a small cookie cutter or just shape it. I find it quicker to just shape it.
Stick the heart on the brown ball using a bit of edible glue.
Make a small sausage out of flesh coloured sugarpaste - here's the size of the sausage in comparison to the face...
Using a shaping knife like this one, but if you don't have a shaping knife, any knife will do. Make a slit lengthwise but DON'T cut all the way through. It's like how you'd slit a hot dog bun, I suppose.
Stick the slit "hot dog bun" piece on the face with edible glue like this.... voila! You now have a monkey's mouth!
Using a ball tool like in this pic, make 2 indentions for the eyes.
Stick the eyes, again using edible glue. I use black nonpareils but you can just shape some tiny balls out of black sugarpaste or even the same dark brown sugarpaste used for the head (saves buying more sugarpaste). Make a tiny teardrop out of flesh coloured paste for the nose.
Position the nose like this...
Poke 2 holes for the nostrils. You can use a skewer instead of a shaping tool like what I have here.
Make 2 small balls out of flesh paste and attach to the sides for the ears. Use your skewer to make indentations to shape the earlobes.
Make 2 very tiny sausages out of flesh paste for the eyebrows.
Finished monkey face!
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