How do I make my cheesecake for a display? They will be outside at a farmer's market, so heat and cold will be a factor. I don't want them to dry out and I need them to be the exact dimensions of my different sizes. I want them to look "real".
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The first thing that occurs to me is to use styrofoam and paint it the appropriate cheesecake colour
If you are actualy wanting to make a real cheesecake that won't rot or go bad in the elements, I'm not sure that's possible. Here are places you can buy fake food though www.displayfakefoods.com/
also this article might be of interest "How do I make fake food props? The props department is frequently called upon to make all manner of food and food replicas for the stage. When food needs to be eaten by the actors, the props director is in charge of making the food every night, either for real, or by figuring out a subsitute. If the food is not eaten, the props director has more latitude in choosing what to do, usually making the food out of a material that will last the run of the show. This article is about the latter type, where we make inedible but realistic fake food."
You can melt soap in a pan.
This interesting article tells how fake food is made for magazine displays:
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