How to Make Fondant Swimmers

Make your own swimmers! From fondant of course.

A few weeks ago I was asked to create girly pool themed cupcakes. I’ll start of by saying this would have been a lot easier if they wanted vanilla icing over chocolate. I’ll also say that cake decorating is basically problem solving.

I really wanted to put cossies on the cupcakes without spending a lot of money trying to find a small cookie cutter to do so. I will show you with step by step pictures how you can make your own cute little cossies using rectangle and circle cookie cutters.

This is a fantastic set with lots of little cutters. I have used it to cover a cake in mini triangles, love hearts on valentine’s cupcakes, mini gingerbread houses, lots of other things I can’t remember, and most recently swimmers.

Assorted Shapes, about $22 from Baking Pleasures

Starting by cutting out a rectangle. I’m pretty sure I used the largest rectangle. Next, cut the legs using the smallest oval cutter.

Next, cut the legs using the smallest oval cutter. Cut the neck line with the same oval cutter. Alternatively you could use the small triangle to cut a v-neck.

Cut the neck line with the same oval cutter. Alternatively you could use the small triangle to cut a v-neck.

 Using a large (or medium) circle cutter, cut out the sides of the cossie. 

And there you have it! A cute little fondant cossie. I embellished these with a few tiny blossom flowers. Other options- for bikinis just cut the middle stomach area out of the swimmers; or for boys swimmers start with a square and just cut the legs out with an oval or round cutter.

X Sammy

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