If you would like to make your own cake decorations for school, why not experiment a little with fondant? This is really easy to work with, so even beginners can make great cake decorations. After we have already shown you how you can cut and shape a school cake in an interesting way, today we will show you cool fondant designs that you can make yourself.
Impress your guests with original cake decorations for school!
Of course, it's not just the guests who will be fascinated. Even the school child will enjoy his special cake. Have you perhaps planned a cake for the teacher? Even then, a cake decoration of this type is very suitable. Books, pens and scissors, rulers and boards - you can make all of this yourself and we'll show you how. And the best part? The cake decoration is of course edible!
Ideas for cutting the school cakecan be found here.
Books as cake decorations for school enrollment made from fondant
Books can be open or locked. If you want the entire cake to consist of books, it's best to combine both variants. Even if the task seems difficult at first, that is actually not the case.
You need:
- white fondant for the sides
- colored fondant for the cover
- Food colors for painting + brushesorFood sticks
- Spatula for cutting
- Rolling pin for rolling out
In the video instructions you can follow the steps in which you can create a bookmake from fondantcan. You can use a spatula to cut the fondant cleanly and straight. To ensure that the food coloring is subtle and transparent like in the video, you should only use a small amount with the brush. It's best to try it out on a separate piece of fondant before you start working on the book.
Make a ballpoint pen
You need:
- white fondant
- colored fondant
- Spatula for cutting
- Rolling pin for rolling out
- Shish kebab skewer or toothpick
First form a thin roll out of fondant in any color. You know what ballpoint pens look like, so you will be able to estimate the correct thickness. Form a point at one end by gently squeezing it with your fingers. Then use the white fondant to make a ring, the pusher and the clip and the ballpoint pen is ready.
In principle, you can also make a pencil or colored pencil in this way, only in this case you form a small cone in the color of wood or skin color for the tip. Cut off its tip and replace it with a black one (for the pencil) or in the respective pen color.
Instructions for back-to-school scissors
Scissors may seem complicated at first glance, but with the right tools they are actually child's play.
- gray fondant
- colored fondant for the handle
- Spatula for cutting or, even better, cutter
- Nozzle or similar for cutting out circles
In the instructions you will see step by step how to cut the fondant for the scissors. Alternatively, you could simply use a longer roll for the handle and then shape it into a loop to create the scissor handle.
Make your own ruler for cake decorations for school enrollment
Probably the simplest cake decoration on the topic is the ruler (the same goes for the eraser). To do this, simply cut a rectangle of any length and then record the centimeters and millimeters. Of course, these do not have to reflect the real distances, but are simply for visual purposes.
We explain how you can make fondant yourselfin this article.
A school blackboard
Not only is it a suitable motif, but it can also be conveniently labeled and contain any message or the name of the school child or teacher.
You will need a black or dark green fondant rectangle of any size. Then cut strips of beige or brown fondant that are the same length as the sides of the rectangle and whose ends are cut off at an angle like a classic wooden frame. Place the “wooden boards” on the rectangle. If you want, you can then add wood grain using a toothpick. To write on, use a white pen that is intended for fondant and is edible.
Have you heard of the pen cake?This is how it is done.
Cover photo:@cake_design_by_teni/ Instagram
