brown sugar also, but I use graham crackers like Jo
Try turbinado sugar... basically what comes in the "sugar in the raw" packets at Starbucks and such. It is supposed to be a healthier alternative to sugar, and therefore easier to find in small bags at grocery stores (with the baking supplies). If you live near Trader Joes, they have it there for sure. Good luck!
I use nilla wafers with alittle white sugar (not powdered sugar). Turns out perfect. I'm from Hawaii so that turned out the closest. I tried graham crackers and it wasn't the same as the sand in Hawaii, the closest is nilla wafers.
I did a sandcastle wedding cake, I used Nilla wafers crushed in my food proc. I iced the cake in buttercream and but the nilla wafers on, pushed them in a little to secure them on. I drove about an hour away with no problems. The picture is in my photos. Good Luck....Shirl
I saw one on here that was flip flops and they said they used raw sugar. I thought it looked great. Just trying to remember who it was.
Thanks so much for all of the ideas.....the beaches here are so soft and white, they look like flour or powdered sugar but I know I can't use either of those things "on" the cake because they would blend in (not to mention who would want flour packed on the outside of their cake )....so i think I'll try the vanilla wafers....Thanks Again
Maybe you could use a sugar cookie mixed with the nilla wafers to make it a little lighter in color with still the the crumb effect of sand?
I had read a post before where they mixed nilla wafers with pecan sandies to get different textures, so maybe it would work with nilla wafers and sugar cookies for a lighter effect. I beleive they did a 2 to 1 ratio, with pecan sandies being less since they are a moister cookie. If you try it you might have to add more of one then the other.
Just another suggestion...
Shirl
Here is one that I saved in watched topics...
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-382063.html
HTH
JUDI
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