This is the Elmo cake I made for my niece’s 2nd birthday. The cake was constructed out of the Wonder Mold (body) and the 6” Ball Pan (head) and Rice Krispy treats for the arms and legs (I used the pre-made Rice Krispy treat bars, so much easier to work with and quick). I froze all the cakes so it was much easier to work with. And all the cakes were made using the “Durable Cake for 3D and Wedding Cake” recipe here on Cake Central. The main board had a hole 1 inch dowel screwed into it that was the height of the Wonder Mold cake. Then I drilled a hole to fit a heavy gauge wire into the top, which I then put a small round cake board (plastic) to support the bottom of the head on the shoulders. Then slipped another shorter ¾ inch dowel onto the remaining wire. This dowel should be about 4 ½ to 5 inches long so it goes about half way to ¾ through the top half of the ball cake. I then made a hole down the center of one half of the ball cake so it could slip over the dowel onto the shoulders. Then I slid a 6” plastic cake board onto the dowel to support the mouth opening and the other half of the head. Then slipped the top half of the ball cake onto the top. I only pre-drilled into the 2nd half of the ball cake about half way. I then cut a wedge out of the bottom half of the head for the mouth opening. I marked the spot I wanted to cut, then took off the head, cut it and put it back on. (see pictures for a diagram of the supports) I molded the arms and legs around more wire that was bent into the rough shape of the arms and legs. I put a loop at each end to help keep the wire from slipping out, and kept about 2 inches hanging out to shove into the cake body. (I made these the night before so they could harden up). Once the body/head was constructed, I placed the legs then the arms, which rested on the legs some. Once it was constructed, I dirty iced the whole thing and put in in the freezer for a few minutes to get it hard again (it was a very humid summer day). If I were to do it differently, I would have dirty iced with the red frosting so bits of white wouldn’t have shown through. After it set a bit in the freezer to harden, I lined the mouth opening with pre-made black fondant. Then I frosted using the “grass” tip to make the fur. I made the red frosting 2 days before as the red gets darker as it sets. The eyes and nose were made from fondant covered Rice Krispy balls and held on with toothpicks. The sign was made of more cake, dirty iced and then covered in fondant.