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post #1 of 9
4/1/12 at 8:29am
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icon_biggrin.gif I am making a cake for a 20th wedding anniversary with a beach theme. Any ideas on what I can use as a cake stand that is beach related? Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. icon_lol.gif
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post #2 of 9
4/1/12 at 8:51am
Hmmmm.... what are you doing on the cake? Brown sugar can always be used as "sand".... you could use that for the cake base board (maybe make it a little bit larger than you normally would), drape blue satin over a regular cake stand to replicate water, and have seashells placed on the "sand", "water", and table with some pretty votives and tropical flowers.
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post #3 of 9
4/1/12 at 9:16am
For my sis-in-law's beach-themed wedding cake, I bought a few pieces of tulle in different blue shades. I draped and fluffed them to look like waves, and put the cake on that. Surrounded it with some sugar "sand", and placed a few handmade chocolate shells and the beachy-looking glass beads you can buy at the dollar store.
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post #4 of 9
4/1/12 at 9:42am
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I am using brown sugar as sand and fondant shells on the cake icon_razz.gif
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post #5 of 9
4/1/12 at 1:57pm
Have you considered crushed vanilla wafers for the sand? I think it's more real looking because of the different shades, and way less sticky.
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post #6 of 9
4/1/12 at 2:37pm
I prefer crushed vanilla wafers as well for sand. There are a few options for the "stand" as well if you don't want to use a standard one. You can place a cake on large mirror or glass top to have some reflection properties, use glass blocks or heavy candle holders for risers. You can also use a crate box for a stand or a nice rustic board on risers, but that may take some doing or searching out.
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post #7 of 9
4/1/12 at 3:27pm
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Thanks everyone. Great ideas! thumbs_up.gif
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post #8 of 9
4/2/12 at 6:05am
If you did the glass blocks as risers you could fill them with real sand and shells for an extra touch.
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post #9 of 9
4/2/12 at 6:14am
That's true, or you can actually use those square clear glass vases for risers too and fill them up with flowers in water or colored water or even put a gold fish in them! That would be cool if the cake is not too big or heavy--cannot imagine the mess if those things didn't hold icon_sad.gif
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