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How do I make my cheesecake for a display? They will be outside at a farmer's market, so heat and cold will be a factor. I don't want them to dry out and I need them to be the exact dimensions of my different sizes. I want them to look "real".
The first thing that occurs to me is to use styrofoam and paint it the appropriate cheesecake colour
If you are actualy wanting to make a real cheesecake that won't rot or go bad in the elements, I'm not sure that's possible. Here are places you can buy fake food though www.displayfakefoods.com/
also this article might be of interest "How do I make fake food props? The props department is frequently called upon to make all manner of food and food replicas for the stage. When food needs to be eaten by the actors, the props director is in charge of making the food every night, either for real, or by figuring out a subsitute. If the food is not eaten, the props director has more latitude in choosing what to do, usually making the food out of a material that will last the run of the show. This article is about the latter type, where we make inedible but realistic fake food."
You can melt soap in a pan.
This interesting article tells how fake food is made for magazine displays:
If making a fake strawberry pie, with no top crust, how do I make the fake gel?
By El
I'm thinking that colored glue might work for the gel. Just add food coloring to any glue that dries clear. You might need quite a bit so I would go to multiple bottles from a dollar store. Now paste food coloring might give u a better color, but is more expensive. You could also try poster paint in powder form.
Here is a cute fall craft that will make a great decoration in your house. This is a page about making a faux caramel apple.
Create a "chocolate" Easter bunny for decoration by recycling ceramic figurines. This is a page about making faux chocolate bunnies.
This is a page about making a faux cake. Faux pastries and other foods are generally used for display purposes.
This page contains faux wedding cake ideas. Faux cakes make great displays or partial substitutes for the real thing.
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I would like a recipe to make fake foods especially the faux coffee and wine that you see in model homes.
Does anyone know how to make fake cupcakes, candy and cake slices? Also how is the frosting made? Thanks!
I finally found out how to make fake cakes but I can't find out how to make the "fruit topping" that looks like the fruit is in juice that I have seen on fake pies and cakes. Also, I need help with making fake crumbs that go on the side of fake carrot cakes or fake angel food cakes.
