Fake icing?

[CurlyQ284]

I'm not crafty at all so I need some help. DS wants his Valentines box to look like a chocolate cake. Is there something we could use that would have the look/texture of icing?

I thought just painting the box brown would be kind of pathetic looking.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Claey, maybe?

[orval]

I would use fondant. I know cake bakers use it on dummy cakes all the time. You could also use royal icing as it dries hard.

[TBM]

There are mediums that artists add to paint to get texture, but I have seen people use homemade or diy materials to get similar effects...stuff like spackling compound or joint compound.

Here are some other ideas- www.ebay.com/gds/How-to-Thicken-Acrylic-Paint-for-More-Texture-/10000000178722248/g.html

[shananagins]

drywall spackle?

[cmeon]

Modeling paste is easy and cheap- just grab a chocolatey acrylic paint while you're at the craft store and let him paint it on with a big brush. You can even pipe it if you don't thin it much- with a disposable icing bag and icing tips.

Michael's "house brand": www.michaels.com/10222023.html

You can find it in the artist paint aisles with a bunch of other types of acrylic medium.

ETA: You can also just use the paste plain and paint over it. It will make a darker color this way (if you want a dark chocolate icing look).

[Deleted]

Caulk. Push it all out of the tube and spread it on with a knife, then paint.

[Deleted]

Wait a second...how did I get on the crafts board? lol