Squires Kitchen Teddy Bear Brown Modelling Paste Review
Teddy Bear Brown Modelling Paste
Reviewed by Tricia Shaw
I am an amateur when it comes to making models and decorating cakes; I have never been the most artistic person. Nonetheless I love cake decorating and over the past couple of years I have started to make a variety of icing models ranging from animals and people to bikes and other vehicles. In the past I have used normal fondant icing and just hoped that they don’t fall over or droop too much. The white modelling paste I got from the supermarket was great but more often than not I needed it in a variety of colours and I’m not good at mixing the right quantity of the colour needed!
Recently I learned about adding CMC powder to help the icing harden and although this has made it much easier, I am never sure how much to add not to mention remembering which icings have had the CMC added!
When I heard that Squires Kitchen has a range of coloured modelling paste I was thrilled. I got a 200g pack of the teddy bear brown and set to work on making the models for my husband’s cake: I decided to make a lounge scene with a teddy bear, armchair, table and cup of tea.
The packet was simple to open and resealed easily so that the paste doesn’t dry out quickly. I took out a large lump and rolled it around in my hand until I had a smooth ball. It was very easy to handle and despite a number of attempts to make the models the paste remained pliable without the cracking I usually get. It stuck to my hands a bit but was nowhere near as sticky when it came to rolling it out.
To make the armchair I moulded the paste into 4 rectangular pieces and shaped them. I stuck them together using bits of spaghetti and vodka and left them to dry, supported as necessary. Next, for the table I rolled out a small bit of icing and used a circular cutter to cut the table top which I then decorated using a circular cutter and a flower cutter. To make the base of the table I rolled 2 sausage shapes. I made a dent in the centre of one of them and placed the second at 90°. Using one of my tools I indented the end of each foot and then using a ball tool made a hole for the upright to be added. The upright was another sausage shape.
I left these to dry for about 2 hours before gluing them together with the vodka. The teddy was so much easier to make than normal using the modelling paste. A large ball for the body, a smaller one for the head and small sausage shapes for the arms and legs. I added extra details using small amounts of normal fondant icing. As a finishing touch I painted all of the models with confectioner’s glaze giving them a lovely shiny glow.
I was really pleased with how easy the paste was to use and how quickly I was able to produce a pleasing result. This modelling paste will definitely be on my shopping list the next time I need to make a cake for one of my family’s birthdays!
Rating: 5/5 
RRP: £3.55 (200g)
Available to buy from Squires Kitchen Shop here.
