How to Make a Fondant Football Player Cake Topper

A football player is a classic choice for boys’ cakes — a playful, popular figurine that works beautifully for birthdays and sporty themes.

The tutorial is broken into clear steps, with printable templates that guide proportions and sizing, so you can work without second-guessing. The template set is intentionally versatile: use it again and again to create any boy topper in shorts — not only a football player — simply by changing the colours, hairstyle, and small details to suit each cake.

Everything is set up so you can focus on the enjoyable part: shaping, refining the small details, and adding the finishing touches.

You will learn how to:

• Make a football player topper with balanced proportions and a clean, neat finish (the same base can be used to create many other boy toppers)
• Build and assemble the body so it stays straight and sturdy, without sagging
• Shape the outfit and features with crisp edges and tidy joins for a more professional result
• Add small details cleanly, without bulky layers
• Use number cutters to get clean cut-outs — and prevent the paste from getting stuck inside the cutter
• Secure the finished topper on the cake so it stays stable for delivery and display