I am planning to enter a competition in November. I am doing a traditional english tea with the cutlery crockery and food.
i need to find a way of producing the texture of bread any suggestions will be most welcome.
this was the first thing i tried. the dried bread just broke up leaving the crumbs embedded in the paste. i then tried making a mold from it that did not work either.
so it is a case of try each suggestion till i get one that works 
i have tried greater too but the pattern is too even - but thinking about it i could try a nutmeg grater
please keep the suggestions coming i will try all of them thanks
Ahttp://www.yumacouturecakes.org/2012_05_01_archive.html
She has an excellent 'sandwich' on the link above, she's also a CC member AZ Couture I think is her name on here, I'd ask her for some suggestions.
You could carve a cake with whole grain to get your slice and wrap it in brown fondant. Or make a mold and poke a few holes in your 'bread' as well as wrapping in brown fondant. They also sell all sorts of molds, I imagine they have impression mats also.
It depends a lot on the type of bread you want to make as well as the size.
AOk perhaps I'm reaching here, but I'm a bit sleep deprived. Do you remember those stores kids play with, they have little kitchens with food that they can cook? They have bread slices, you could use that to make a mold with.
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tried this but the sponge is too soft- i wonder if making a mold of it would work
tried this but the sponge is too soft- i wonder if making a mold of it would work
Then you need to find a sponge that is really hard until it is wet. When dry it should be hard enough to make an impression on fondant or gumpaste. You'll have to check out the hardware store for that. You'll also have to apply alot of pressure to get the impression.
I'm probably pushing it a bit here, but... once the fondant has dried a bit, press some coarse sugar into it (to embed texture) then brush the sugar off. That might work, but the fondant would have to be dry enough that the sugar doesn't stick to it.
http://www.yumacouturecakes.org/2012_05_01_archive.html
She has an excellent 'sandwich' on the link above, she's also a CC member AZ Couture I think is her name on here, I'd ask her for some suggestions.
You could carve a cake with whole grain to get your slice and wrap it in brown fondant. Or make a mold and poke a few holes in your 'bread' as well as wrapping in brown fondant. They also sell all sorts of molds, I imagine they have impression mats also.
It depends a lot on the type of bread you want to make as well as the size.
It is a slice of banana cake. No fondant or frosting on top.
Ok perhaps I'm reaching here, but I'm a bit sleep deprived. Do you remember those stores kids play with, they have little kitchens with food that they can cook? They have bread slices, you could use that to make a mold with.
That would work if you can find one that has the texture to it. Most of the kid kitchens I have seen and played with (teacher and babysitter so that is a lot) have smooth tops on them. You may get lucky and find one of the few that don't though. Toys R Us sells just the food so you may get lucky.
ABct-I knew AZ's actual cake wasn't fondant covered but in the wee hours of my late night cyber cake surfing, I couldn't think of any cake that made that lovely texture. Thanks for letting me know it's BB! I was worried my ideas wouldn't make much sense after I posted (one of those restless nights) I had a few they were just a bit jumbled when I tried to write them ;) I couldn't remember if those plastic breads were textured at all, I did think they had some type of movement-maybe just the shading? Or perhaps I was delerious
It's just banana bread, no tricks or textures. :) And it was more for a joke for the bride to surprise her groom with than anything, so I would say if it were really something intended for service, and would be sitting uncovered for awhile, I'd brush it with syrup to keep it from drying out too bad.
AIt's very cool! I love the details you put into your cakes! I read your blog and it popped into my head when I read this post. Hope you don't mind I linked your pic to it
A[VIDEO][/VIDEO]It just occurred to me that I have a small impression mat that is sand texture. It would probably work for bread. It is by Makin's and is made for use with clay. I got it from Golda's Kitchen.
Here is the set it is with at Golda's Kitchen: http://www.goldaskitchen.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=5141&step=4
It just occurred to me that I have a small impression mat that is sand texture. It would probably work for bread. It is by Makin's and is made for use with clay. I got it from Golda's Kitchen.
Here is the set it is with at Golda's Kitchen: http://www.goldaskitchen.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=5141&step=4
this is brillient and i have found a UK suplier. thanks everyone for your help
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