How To Make "book" Cakes Look More Realistic?
Decorating By dailey Updated 14 Jun 2011 , 2:47pm by bobwonderbuns
First, try to get the top of the book very level and smooth. Second, make sure you make the indent where the cover bends open on a hard cover book (I used a dowel to help me do that), and third, if the book is to be thick, you could put a very slight curve on the edge of the spine (optional). Also using dusting powder to vary the tone a bit on the cover and darken the area where the cover bends and give depth to the ridging on the "pages" - that helps a lot with the illusion.
You can add your own tweaks by taking a look at a real book and seeing what you notice that makes it look like a book!
Happy to help! I'd love to see how your book cake turns out. You can look at mine -- it was the size of a big dictionary, and managed to fool quite a few people.
If you are doing an "old" book cake, make the cover in brown fondant and brush with cocoa powder, then dust off. It gives an "old book" finish.
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