Joint Compound is a great way to "frost" a prop wedding cake.

A prop wedding cake, or cake in general, can be effectively created by cutting a base the right size out of pink foam or something similar and "frosting" it with joint compound. When joint compound is watered down a bit, it can be piped with a piping bag (the kind real cake people use) and acts almost exactly like real frosting. The joint compound dries to a relatively durable finish that is paintable.

*Tim Bruno works with props for Upper Darby Performing Arts Center and Upper Darby Summer Stage.

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