krteilman Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Hi folks! I am doing props for a production of Les Mis. We have a tiny budget and I am looking to make the wedding cake for the end. I am wondering if anyone knows a recipe for making a "frosting" that will be hard and be durable (the cast is high school kids so durable is good!) I have used jaxsan before but have no access to it now. I am looking for something realistic and cheap! Help!!! Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 If you're in the US (and even if you're not) look for PermaIce available here you can get that sort of thing from most wedding cake making suppliers along with Styrofoam cakes etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krteilman Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 thanks for the info, the perma ice is a bit out of my price range (a gallon would eat up a third of my budget) but I will definitely bookmark it for later. The cake rounds will come in handy though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 polyfilla and white (or suitably coloured) paint. Can be mixed to a consistency that can be piped through an icing nozzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 or tetrion, a little more elastic, I've found. if you reinforce it with open weave material, (I use gauze) this makes it much stronger - as in plaster casts on legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krteilman Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 That stuff sounds like it will work well but having never bought either tetrion or pollyfilla before where would I be able to purchase these things in the US? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the kid Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Proberly, name is at a loss but the place thats big and orange. It's basicaly plaster but white http://www.polycell.co.uk/webapp/wcs/store...roductId=239016 http://www.polycell.co.uk/webapp/wcs/store...roductId=239007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krteilman Posted February 4, 2006 Author Share Posted February 4, 2006 ah Home Depot! perfect! I can go there tomorrow! Thanks so much!!!! PS: Now that I have looked it up and understand what you are talking about I think that that is exactly what I am looking for! Thanks to all of you for your info, your help is much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cazmoir Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 I don't know what your price range is but something that could be worth looking out is a product called 'fillite'. Its basically grains of clay - it has loads of uses and its easily mouldable. I used it mixed with some paint for a cake in Company and it looked fab...However I think pollyfilla will be a cheaper option. If you wanted to have a look at fillite I'd suggest checking out a US equivalent to Tiranti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 this is great - now to our UK / US dictionary we can add AJ = crescent wrench, "dead" = "trim", bar = pipe, pollyfilla = ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I'm prettty sure they call it Spackle. Whether that's slang, trade name, slang or anything else I don't know. I thought I read it in Bryson's Blog, but apparently not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnalisaC Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 I'm working on a play called Big Love in London and I need to make a fake wedding cake that will last for 6 performances. Any ideas on how to make and what to use? [EDIT]Merged here from Fake Wedding Cake Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutwo Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 We used circular hatboxes (cardboard) painted cream, and then stuck pasta shells painted in the same colour around the edges, it made extremely realistic looking "fancy" icing. Durable too if you use strong glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 or you could use the same hat box structure and polyfilla through an icing bag with fancy nozzles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nina Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 You can also buy dummy cakes which could be built up with tiers and decorations. You can order these and all sorts of sugarcraft products from http://www.jane-asher.co.uk/ sugarcraft and I'm sure a quick Google will offer other places to get them from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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