Fake Bake Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Friday, June 9, 2023

I've really been getting in to the practice of using cake pans as faux food décor!

Check out this pineapple upside down cake:

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Purchased second hand for a couple of dollars, here is the pan as I found it.

Amazon has the same pan in a pretty aqua color here.

I spray painted my pan in a light yellow color and then applied acrylic paints using a sponge brush. The darker yellow and brown shades added dimension and gave the 'cake' a freshly baked golden brown look.

I used Crayola Air Dry Clay to create the pineapple slices. Rolling out several spheres in the same size, I then flattened them into thin circles. using a knife I cut out the centers and added markings around the edges.

Once the clay was dry I used a light yellow to fully paint them and then sponged on a darker shade for detail.

To create the cherry centers, I cut foam berries in half. Left as whole berries they stuck too far up from the top of the cake. By cutting them in half they sit lower and look as thought hey have been baked in.

Using hot glue I attached the clay pineapple slices and foam cherries to the top of the painted pan.

After that it was a simple as using light weight spackle in an icing bag to create the faux dollops and border.

Note: If you rest your pan on a non-stick surface then you can apply an 'icing' border around the bottom of the pan that will stay attached to the pan when dry. It's delicate though, can can easily break. I like to glue my pans to a firm surface first, like a plate, and then add the border icing.