How To Make a Cute Fondant Gingerbread Man Cake Topper

This 'Gingerbread Man in Hot Cocoa' topper is such a festive little scene to create — playful, detailed, and incredibly satisfying once it all comes together. It’s perfect for Christmas cakes and winter orders, and it includes so many elements you can reuse in other designs too.

What makes this one special is all the fun parts you get to build: the wooden base, the mug with hand-painted style lettering, filled with hot cocoa (I show you how to create that effect too, so the pieces look truly immersed rather than simply placed on top), the candy cane and peppermint swirl, the metal spoon, tiny marshmallows, and the sweet little gingerbread character sitting right on top. It’s a great project for practising neat, clean details that make a topper look polished.

Templates are included for every part, no silicone moulds or mats needed, and the whole process is broken into small, manageable steps, so you’re guided from start to finish without having to figure anything out on your own.

You will learn how to:

• create an adorable gingerbread-man-in-hot-cocoa scene topper with cute proportions and a polished, refined look
• build the mug with a smooth outer surface, a clean rim, and a curved handle that holds its shape
• create a realistic hot cocoa surface so the gingerbread character looks properly ‘in’ the drink, not simply placed on top
• create a crackled wood-style board effect you can use again for other cake boards and toppers
• add the lettering in a neat, hand-painted style (a technique you can use again and again on other toppers or directly on a cake)
• craft the festive details (candy cane, peppermint swirl, spoon and tiny marshmallows) with crisp edges and tidy joins