Fake Whipped Cream Glossy Finish

Hi everyone! April went by quickly, and now it's already 5 months into the new year!

I've been busy here still, working on some assorted projects. I've had time to finally finish another new magnet design which I'll release soon. I'm so happy because it's been something I had always wanted to complete since my last release of the Strawberry Macaron Dessert Magnet which was getting popular! I was widely surprised, but equally delighted that it's gaining popularity.

If you don't know how it looks like, here it is:

This is a life size magnet by the way.

So while making my new raspberry macaron design, I experimented with the fake whipped cream in glossy finish. 

I've tried capturing a closer picture of the piped cream. Although it doesn't really show up as glossy, but it is. 

I also wanted to talk about how to clean the piping tool once you've used this. Since this particular cream is made of silicone, I don't recommend washing. It's just too much hassle and creates a mess.

Simply wait out for an hour, and use tweezers to pull out the cream. Those parts which are dried will be released from the piping tool, and it doesn't stick onto the tool. Not the entire cream will be pulled off, so you need to wait for another hour or so for the next part of the cream to be dried. Repeat  the process, and you'll get a nice clean piping tool again. No stains, all cleaned!

I hope you like this little tip! It's easy and no hassle. :) 

Finished with the Fake Desserts

I finished making the fake cup desserts which was a commissioned project :)

I'm grateful for this project because it's the first time I tried making such "huge" desserts. 3.5cm cups!

I didn't take a whole lot of pictures because I wanted to mail it out soon :)

The fake cream was made with milk whip cream which is available here.
Awesome fake whip cream I must say. Within the first 3 minutes, it dries on the surface. This is good especially if you need to layer cream after cream. Wait a while and then pipe again. Then the cream wouldn't collapse.

Also remember to wash the piping tool nozzle right after use. That way, you can reuse the nozzle again.

As for the fake macarons, I experimented using the Grace Light Weight Clay. :)

Japanese Silicone Cream – What resellers and manufacturers don’t tell you about

This blog article is about the packaging problem with a particular brand of Japanese Silicone Cream.

Let me start off by saying the cream itself is a fine product. However, from my experience, the packaging seems to cause the cream to dry out if you do not transfer it into better air tight containers.

This really baffles me. Apply it in the context of a skin care or food product. When you buy a skin care product, food sauce, jam or peanut butter off the shelf, you believe and trust that the product would be best kept in the same container that you bought it in. Nobody thinks about transferring the product into another container for storage. But this is what actually happens with the Japanese Silicone Cream. When it dries out, you can't use it anymore.

In another occasion, I noticed that even a brand new cream with the lid still sealed had the same issue. The silicone cream in the jar with an unbroken seal has dried out.

In my opinion, there could possibly be something wrong with the design of the lid. I hope the manufacturer is aware of it and improves on the quality of the container.

For those of you who are using this product and do face the same issue, I’d love to hear from you how you store this. Also for some who decides to purchase this cream, it may be best to have back up empty tight lit containers to store it.

Hope that helps!

Bits and pieces of dried Japanese silicone cream that I tear out. Feels elastic and slightly rubbery.

My finger flipping the whole chunk of dried Japanese silicone cream