How to make Panda Bear

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1. Colour 70g of white ready to roll icing with black food colouring.
2. Roll out 40g of white ready to roll icing into a cone to form the body of the panda.
3. Insert a piece of dry spaghetti into the body leaving about 2cm sticking out for the head to go on.
4. Roll another ball of white ready to roll icing to form the head. Glue into position over the spaghettis strand using a dampened paint brush. Roll another ball of white ready to roll icing to form the head. Glue into position over the spaghettis strand using a dampened paint brush."/>
5. Take a small ball of white icing and shape it to form the muzzle. Glue into position. Mark the mouth with the edge of a knife and using the end of your paintbrush  make an indentation where the nose is going to be. Make two more indentations where the eyes will be. Take a small ball of white icing and shape it to form the muzzle. Glue into position. Mark the mouth with the edge of a knife and using the end of your paintbrush  make an indentation where the nose is going to be. Make two more indentations where the eyes will be."/>
6. Roll two small ovals of black paste for the eyes and glue into position. Make two smaller white ovals and put these into the centre of the eyes to make the pupils.
7. Put a small ball of black icing where the nose is and make two other balls of black icing into ears.
8. Using the remaining black icing make the two arms and legs and glue into position with a little water.