I am doing a beach themed cake and need to write in the "sand". I had planned on using light brown sugar for my sand. How can I get the writing to stay put without shifting as the cake is transported? Can I somehow make it wet sand and carve my lettering in? The customer requested the writing be in the sand and I am at a loss! This is my first paid cake!

Thanks!!!!

Angela

Can you set the cake up at its location then write in the sand?

I used malted milk crunch for sand on my shell cake. Once the humidity got to it, the crunch set up and didn't budge.

I crushed graham crackers and mixed with brown sugar then did the lettering. My problem was not that the sand would move and disturbe the lettering but that as I was writing, the icing didn't want to let go of the tip or the sand. Grab a toothpick for this!

I agree, set it up at the location. Maybe try writing, then using a dropper, drop water into the writing.

BTW, your avatar ROCKS!!