Techniques
The wonderful thing about making faux food is, just like in a real kitchen, once you learn a technique for one dish, you can apply it to many other dishes.
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Methods for making icing
Read more: Methods for making icingWhen it comes to faux food, few things are more versatile than faux icing. Depending on the faux food you’re making, you may need a different consistency of icing, so here are two methods you can use to create your desired look.
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Making molds
Read more: Making moldsThis method is an easy and inexpensive way to make a mold of any food you want to replicate.
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Toppings
Read more: ToppingsOne of the great things about faux food is that certain elements can be reused across multiple foods. Here are three toppings I think everyone should have on hand when making faux food.
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Spray Foam
Read more: Spray FoamSpray foam rises and can be used to immitate rising dough and will expand to fill the space of any mold.