Styrofoam cake dummies can be transformed into sweet ruffled 1 tier cake stands. Perfect to use, if you are planning to make a vintage dessert table. Place your sweet treats like cookies and cupcakes on the ruffled cake stand or use it as a sweet display to hold your cake pops. It can be made in different heights and sizes. You could even make a 2 tier cupcake stand if you like. Simply just place a 6″ round cake dummy on a 12″ round cake dummy and you will have the sweetest ruffled cupcake stand, that would hold just about 12-13 regular cupcakes.
I hope that you will enjoy my little crafty tutorial.
This is what I used:
Round styrofoam cake dummies. You can also use square or rectangular cake dummies (I glued two 2″ round dummies together)
Craft paper + Crepe paper sheets in matching colors
White craft glue + a brush
Pencil & scissors
Double-sided tape
Needle + cotton thread that match the color of the crepe paper
Ribbon/embellishments
Step 1:
Trace the outline of the cake dummy onto the craft paper with a pencil ad cut out with scissors.
Step 2:
Add white craft glue on the top of the cake dummy. Use a brush to smooth it out.
Step 3:
Next place the piece of craft paper on top and give it a good rub so that it stays in place.
Step 4:
Cut out long strips of the crepe paper sheets in the same height as the cake dummy + 2-3mm. Fold it down the middle so that you can see where to sew. Next, unfold the crepe paper strip and sew with a simple stitch down the middle of the crepe paper strip. Gently pull back the crepe paper to make ruffles. Close with a few stitches. Repeat making more ruffled strips until you have enough to cover all around the cake dummy.
Step 5:
Add three rows of double-sided tape all the way around the cake dummy. Then add the ruffled strips of crepe paper. Give them a light press so that they stay in place!
Step 6:
Add some double-sided tape on top of the stitch all the way around the cake dummy. Cut a piece of ribbon and place it on top of the double-sided tape.
Step7:
Now you have a sweet ruffled cake stand that is ready to be used.
Tip! You can of course add more embellishments to the cake stand if you like.
Want to make more cake stands? Please see my tutorial for a sweet cupcake stand.
Happy Caking!
Louise
PS: Please see my comment below to find online shops that sells styrofoam cake dummies (US only)
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37 comments
rhonda says:
Dec 10, 2012
So clever, love ruffles…can’t wait to try this. Thanks for sharing! I love your blog!
Ronel Jacobs says:
Dec 5, 2012
Oh! Wow! This is so cool! Spooks so easy , I am almost sure I will get it right .
esters hörna / esters corner says:
May 13, 2012
Very beautiful! I will keep that in mind untill my next birthday
Thanks!
Stephanie says:
Apr 20, 2012
Wow…I had NO IDEA crepe paper came in any form other than the narrow rolls! After I posted my comments, I googled crepe paper and found the sheets. Got them in the mail yesterday and I’m about to try the project. Yey!!!
Louise says:
Apr 24, 2012
I hope it works out
Stephanie says:
Apr 12, 2012
Yep, I’m completely baffled. Maybe we have different sized crepe paper here? My paper is only 1-3/4″. So it’s not even as tall as one 2″ cake dummy. Am I missing something completely obvious?? Lol.
Louise says:
Apr 14, 2012
I use the crepe paper that you can get from here: http://www.blumchen.com/craft_shop_crepe_paper.html#craft_crepe_paper_pg1
Stephanie says:
Apr 12, 2012
I pinned this a while back to make for my daughter’s first birthday cake. I agree with Jane that Step 4 is a little confusing. At first I thought the crepe paper was supposed to be as tall/wide as two cake dummies, and mine is not. But then I read again and you used several lengths of crepe paper and attached them together to go around the cake dummy?? I guess when I dive in, I will figure it out through trial and error. Super cute, though. Can’t wait to see if mine comes out even close to yours.
Louise says:
Apr 14, 2012
I’m sorry if it confuse you. I have edited step 4 now. I hope that it makes more sense now? It can be a little tricky translating the tutorials into English, when my mind thinks Danish