Those of you who know me know I'm a DIYer. I love to make any and all things. Hi my name is Annie and i'm addicted to craft. So my latest endeavor was… wait for it… Fake cupcakes… I was inspired by a trip to a super cute boutique called Funky Fleur De Lis coupled with a birthday present from my sister (a super fancy chandelier cake/cupcake stand.) I found that it was quite hard to research directions on making them so I will share it with you at the end of this post if it tickles your fancy. While on my fake cake adventure I learned a few things.
1: do not scrimp and buy the cheep stuff
2: don’t buy the wall spackle that is pink then turns white when it dries look first
3: listen to me when I say only fill 1/3 of the way… needless to say I had some super size cupcakes that where useless
4: do not touch for at least 2 hours … space filler is super sticky and it does not come off of anything
5: Wear old ratty clothes
6: with “icing” less is more; and,
7:these things look delicious but please remind your children that they are not edible
With that said here is the recipe for funky fake cake
Ingredients:
Foam expanding space filler (the good kind)
Wall spackle (not the pink kind)
acrilic paint
Icing die just a tad( I used Wilton gel color)
Cupcake papers of your choice
Cup cake pan
Wilton icing bags with decorating tips
And adornments to your liking ie… glitter (fake sprinkles), beads, molding clay for fruit
Step one…
Put down news paper and fill your cupcake pan with cupcake papers
Step two…
Fill the cupcake papers 1/3 way with foam and wait for them to rise wait at least 2 hours possibly more if you use the wrong foam your cupcakes will deflate after so long make sure there is no air in the kind you choose.
Step three…
Mix your spackle with the icing color of your choice it should be the same consistency as icing (do not eat)
Step four…
This should be done quickly so that your paste does not get hard … fill the Wilton bags with the faux icing and choose the design tip u prefer then decorate to your liking
Final step five…
Adorn the fake cakes with your personal touch of sweetness and let dry for 24 hours in the pan then display after completely dry
Have fun!
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