Framing Cake

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lilith2150

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I had a customer call recently who wants to frame the frosting and about 1/4" of cake. It's a golden Lab done up for his daughters birthday a little over a year ago. He said it's dry and she sprayed it with some kind of sealer. He doesn't want it in a plexi box, he wants it to hang on the wall. Anyone ever done anything like this? Can it be done? How? Appreciate all input!
 
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I have never framed any cake or frosting before but I had a decorated ginger cookie that I decided to frame for myself and I let it dry for over a year, then sprayed about a whole can of Krylon onto it and it just kept soaking up the spray.

Finally ended up dipping it in that two part epoxy stuff like they do tabletops and bars with. It has been framed now for over fifteen years, no glass, I just dust it off or wipe it down - no degradation of the cookie at all. But it is very glossy, maybe they would not want cake to be glossy?
 
Even if you could dip the whole cake in a high quality clear plastic to make it hard on the outside (Silpak - Pomona CA) the inside is still cake, and anything you put inside the cake (rod etc) will eventually tear through the side. People have wild ideas that are sometimes not a good idea. Pass on this one.
 
Just had a thought - wonder if the thin slice of cake could be freeze dried?

That ought to solve multiple potential problems like wee beasties that would want to crawl in and eat it.
 
Just a thought... If this pic is printed/painted on the icing surely it started its life as a photograph? It would be much easier and more practical to get a print of the photo and frame that.

Photographs are for framing. Cake is for eating. Let's not make our lives any more difficult than they naturally are.:nuts:
 
I did sugar cookies awhile back.........dipped them in RESIN......turned out pretty freakin' awesome!!

Mounted it with some heavy duty adhesive after it dried!!!

If its just the top layer.....I dont see how it could hurt it.....
How big did you say the piece was? I would get the customer to sign
something too.....saying that YOU are not a baker or a Magic man...so
you cant be blamed for anything! ;)
 
I would probably politely decline the project. Who knows what will happen to the item in 10 years? Possibly suggest a good photographer to capture the look of it or framing other items to remember the occasion.

Lastly are you sure your not getting punked?
 
I'd have no real idea on how to approach this, but what about having clear plastic poured over it so it's perfectly clear and requires no adhesives since it's held in place by the plastic mould. Then fit into deep frame and done. ...but that's just off the top of my head.
 
Thanks!

Just like to thank all of you for your ideas and suggestions. I haven't seen the piece of cake to know how big it is or how hard. I told him we'd have to discuss it & do research & he needed to bring it in to have us take a look at this. We may never see him, but at least we now have some ideas to toss around and can decide if we even want to tackle it. Thanks so much!
 
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