yes, Deb loves sweets - edible or not!
and since Halloween is all about the treats,
i just make my own calorie-free versions -
like faux caramel apple pumpkins and this faux pumpkin cake.
in trying to finish up my yearly 'pumpkin palooza' projects,
i had an idea for a pumpkin slathered with frosting to look like a cake,
but wasn't sure if i could make it look the way i wanted it to...
after searching online for images of 'pumpkin shaped cakes'
(click here to see what came up).
i was scrolling Instagram and saw THIS:
but WAIT - that's not a cake. it's EMBROIDERED fabric!
artist Heather Rios is INSANELY talented at making fake look real.
she shares her astounding works of art on Insta at @heather_rios_arte
Heather's idea of showing the inside of the 'cake'
impacted and changed my original plan -
and made me reach for a particular material in my stash
to approximate the texture she gets in her artwork.
continue reading to see how it all came together!