Just wanted to post this as a warning. I use Sculpey clay all the time for toppers for my cakes. I normally buy the original white Sculpey and paint my toppers. For my cake last weekend, I need to use the pre-colored Sculpey (which turned out to be Sculpey III in the little bricks).

The topper turned out cute. Next morning I am cleaning up the kitchen and notice a white film on the back of the oven panel... I rub it and the finish comes off! I didn't over bake the clay.

The finish came off on the lower portion of the back panel that sticks up from the oven (with the control panel). My oven is a stainless steel Frigidaire and the oven vents heat out the back near this panel. I guess this new Sculpey released some fumes... Ugh! Won't be using Sculpey III again and wanted to save someone else's oven if I could!

Thanks. You do place a barrier between your product and the non food decos, right?

Wow. When I first started working with polymer clay it was strongly advised to have a dedicated oven just for clay. Personally I would never bake clay in the same oven I use to bake my food in. It has been a few years now, so possibly it has been proven that this is not necessary?

And what do you put between your cake and the clay? And I am curious, does this work better for you than modeling chocolate, fondant or gumpaste? I have wondered about this. I don't do cake professionaly, but I want to make a special cake for my grand daughter's first birthday, but was afraid to put clay against cake.