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How to make a polymer clay birthday cake
A pink cake with whipped cream, cherries and a candle.
- Level
- Medium
- Time
- About 25 minutes
- Steps
- 8 steps
What you need
Clay in these colours
- Pink
- White
- Red
- Yellow
- Orange
- Sculpting tools from the kit
- An electric oven and baking paper. An adult does the baking.
Step by step
Roll a pink ball and press it flat into a thick cake.
Roll a long, thin white strand.
Lay the strand in a wavy line around the top edge and press it on.
Roll six small red balls for the cherries.
Press the cherries onto the cake in a circle.
Roll a thick yellow candle.
Make a small orange teardrop and press it onto the candle as a flame.
Put the candle in the middle of the cake. Done!
Tip
Make one for someone who is having a birthday and put the right number of candles on it.
An adult does the baking
- 110–130 °C, never higher
- 10–15 minutes per 6 mm of thickness
- Electric oven only
Get started with polymer clay
Polymer Clay Kit – 82 Colours
€54.95incl. VAT
82 colours of oven-bake clay, a work mat, a roller, sculpting tools and keyring parts in a storage box. Recommended from age 8; an adult does the baking.
