How To Make Edible 'soil/dirt' Without Using Chocolate?!

Decorating By Jasmin32 Updated 26 Feb 2012 , 5:31pm by Kiddiekakes

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Jasmin32 Posted 26 Feb 2012 , 1:12pm
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I need to create a vegetable patch on the top of a cake and need to make something to look like dirt or soil but the customer does not like chocolate at all.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you in advanced!

Jasmin x

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plb2020 Posted 26 Feb 2012 , 1:31pm
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Could you bake vanilla cake and add some brown food color and then crumble it for dirt, I have used Graham crackers but that looks more like sand

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icer101 Posted 26 Feb 2012 , 1:45pm
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I used chocolate teddy bears on my garden cake. I guess you could use vanilla cookies of any kind and mix brown dusting powder or something like that. For me the chocolate teddy bears was great. S0 go, no choclate and tint it. hth

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sillyoldpoohbear Posted 26 Feb 2012 , 2:14pm
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I use brown fondant. Leave it out so it goes hard & then crumble it or finely chop it

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Kiddiekakes Posted 26 Feb 2012 , 2:38pm
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You can buy oreo cookie crumbs already crushed for making pie/dessert crusts.I use that.

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LoriMc Posted 26 Feb 2012 , 5:24pm
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Originally Posted by Kiddiekakes

You can buy oreo cookie crumbs already crushed for making pie/dessert crusts.I use that.




I'm confused. Aren't oreos chocolate??

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Kiddiekakes Posted 26 Feb 2012 , 5:31pm
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There are a cookie..I think she means chocolate candy like melts or maybe I am confused..Anyways...anytime I have a cake that requires dirt like embellsihments I use the cookie crumbs...

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