This is probably one of the tallest Minons I’ve made to date! Also one of the heaviest! I made his crown from rice crispie treats and used my hands to mould it and then covered it in red sugar paste. The rest of the crown was made using strips of petal paste and sugar paste (50/50 mix). I had a 5" cake board half way through the cake and supported it with a dowel going right through from top to bottom, however, next time I will also put some dowels under the 5" cake board -more like the barrel cake structures – as he did develop a little bit of a lean to one side. The cupcake toppers were moulded over moulding balls and left to dry and then decorated with the eyes etc. Each cupcake was also cored and filled with mini smarties – kiddies love this extra little surprise inside!