How to make faux cakes?

Question

I want to start making faux cakes and decorations on them.Does anyone know how ?

Answer 1

What size?

If you want to make "miniatures," check out some of the lessons and links to examples from these pages:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/miniatures.htm
(...look at the CAKES subcategory, under "Sweets"...)
http://glassattic.com/polymer/houses_structures_gingerbread.htm
(... click on COOKIES, PIES, CAKES....)

For larger fake cakes, sometimes acrylic modeling paste is used over a cardboard or other base of some kind ---or (colored) spackling, etc. can be used though it's not very strong.


Diane B.

Answer 2

For dollhouse miniatures, wood is used for the base and they are frosted or iced with thick acrylic paint. Fancy decorating is done with modified hypodermic needles.

For full-scale, "royal icing" is used. It's more pretty than tasty.