DIY Fake Bake Christmas Treats

I have such a fun project for you today, friends! I am showing you how to make a whole bunch of adorable DIY fake bake Christmas treats. From faux cupcakes to brownies, with cake balls, and popcorn garland in between! These fake bakes have become one of my favorite Christmas crafts and I can’t wait to share them with you!

Last year I was so excited to be a presenter in the Sparkle Room’s Santa’s Sparkling Workshop event. As Mrs. Claus, I had a blast teaching everyone all about DIY fake bake Christmas treats. Many of you have been asking about these faux treats and how to make them. So I wanted to put the video tutorial, supply list, and step by step instructions all in one place for you!

DIY Fake Bake Christmas Treats

In the video below, Mrs. Claus teaches the art of making fake bakes and some of the fun ways you can decorate and use them. You will get lots of tips and tricks in the video. But if you want to see the list of ingredients and instructions for each fake bake treat, I have those here for you too.

That way you can watch the video and then glance back at the steps for reference as you’re crafting. The decorating techniques I talk about are just a few of the zillions that you have. If there are other techniques that you love or have mastered, by all means go for it!

I give you some ideas as a jumping off point. But you’re creativity will take it from there! So, let’s click on some Christmas music, grab a mug of cocoa, and get crafting! I hope you love these DIY Christmas sweets as much as I do!

Let’s Talk Faux Sprinkles

When I first started making Christmas Fake Bakes I thought I would be able to reach for some regular Christmas sprinkles and have at it. Thankfully my friend stopped me. Because real sprinkles will bleed their color into the white spackle and ruin your fake bakes.

But there are several options that we can use! The simplest option is to buy clay sprinkles online. They are designed specifically for crafting and come in tons of adorable options. I found mine on Etsy and there are lots of other places that carry them too.

The other option is to make your own. I made some of my own clay sprinkles. And also some fake coconut topping out of a candle. For the sprinkles you just need sculpting clay in the color of your choice. And a tool to make long skinny strings of it. Once they are baked and cut into sprinkle size, they are ready to use!

For the fake coconut, I used a white taper candle and a box grater. I shaved the candle right into a bowl and that’s it! It’s inexpensive and super easy to do. And one candle will give you a ton of coconut to decorate with!

Fake Bake Chocolate Cake Supply List

• Sponges (without a scrubby side)
• Chocolate brown paint
• Paint brush
• Light weight spackle in a bucket (any kind will work as long as it says light weight)
• White paint
• Painter’s tape
• Scissors
• Frosting spatula
• Icing bags and star tips
• Green paint
• Green faux sprinkles
• Faux cherry

DIY Fake Bake Chocolate Cake Instructions

• Start by cutting your sponges into even cake shaped triangles. You want 3 triangles for every slice of cake.
• Next, paint the sides brown. Paint a little ways in from the edges on the top and bottom, just to make sure no sponge will come through. Set your sponges aside to dry.
• Then, use painter’s tape and tape off the edges of your triangles to protect them from the “icing”.
• Scoop some of the spackle into a tub and mix some white paint into it. Then use an icing spatula (or whatever you have!) To smooth the spackle onto the first painted triangle. You do this just like you would frost a real cake. Not too thick, not too thin. Then, place the next layer of cake onto the spackle. And add another layer of “icing”. Place the next cake layer on top and frost it. Then remove your tape.
• Next, frost the back of the cake. If you get spackle somewhere you don’t want it, just touch it up with some of the brown paint. If you see any spots where you need more spackle, just fill it in.
• Now sprinkle some of the green coconut onto the top of the cake. And plop a faux cherry on top.
• In a small bowl, combine some of the spackle with green paint until you get it the color you want it.
• Then put a tip into a frosting bag and add the green spackle. Use this to pipe on frosting to the top and bottom edges of the back of your cake. You can decorate your cake any way you want to. I am just explaining how I decorated mine. Once you are done, set your cake aside to let it dry. This will take about 24 hours.

Fake Bake Christmas Cupcakes Supply List

These are so cute and really easy to do. Plus, you can turn them into ornaments if you want to!

• Cupcake liners
• Foam insulation (in a can)
• Spackle mixed with paint in your choice of color (I used green).
• Cup cake toppers of any kind (optional)
• The eye part of a hook and eye latch (to turn your cupcake into an ornament. This is optional)

DIY Fake Bake Christmas Cupcakes Instructions

• Take a cupcake liner and squirt a little bit of foam insulation into it. The insulation will rise so don’t add too much at first. You won’t be able to see the insulation so don’t worry too much about how it looks. You just want to get it fairly even so it looks like a cupcake when you add your “frosting”. Let the insulation cure over night.
• Then use the “frosting” that you made to frost your cupcake.
• Add some sprinkles and any cupcake toppers that you want to use. I found some cute little ornaments at Hobby Lobby to use on my fake bake cupcakes. But you can use anything you have or find!
• If you want to be able to hang your cupcakes, stick the eye hook as far down into your wet spackle as you can while leaving enough still visible to add a string to.

Fake Bake Brownies Supply List

• Green foam floral blocks
• Chocolate brown paint
• Spackle mixed with brown paint
• Paint brush
• Toothpicks
• Meat tray for drying, if you have one
• Icing bag with star tip filled with red spackle.
• Icing bag with star tip filled with

DIY Fake Bake Brownies Instructions

• Cut the foam block into squares. Then put a toothpick in each one so you can hold it as you paint and frost.
• Paint the bottom of the square (where your toothpick is) brown.
• Now frost the rest of the square with the brown spackle. Then stick the toothpick into the meat tray so it stands up.
• If you want your brownies to have a matte finish you can move onto decorating. But if you want them to have a little sheen to make them look more tasty, give them a coat of clear coat finish. I had Country Chic on hand. But any clear coat will work.
• Add a dab of white frosting then a smaller dab of red on top of it. Then sprinkle on a few green sprinkles. Then leave your brownies to dry.

Faux Cake Pops Supply List

• 1 3/4 inch Styrofoam balls
• Sucker sticks
• Caulk
• Paint (I used green, white, and red)
• Bamboo skewer
• Faux sprinkles
• Meat tray for drying, if you have one

Faux Cake Pops Instructions

• Put some of the caulk in a small container and mix in the paint color of your choice.
• Use a skewer to poke a whole in the bottom of your ball. Then insert the sucker stick.
• Use a paint brush to paint on the colorful caulk.
• Then add your faux sprinkles and stick the stick of your cake ball into a meat tray to dry.
• Once your fake cake balls are dry, you can tie some pretty ribbon in a bow beneath the cake part.

The Wrap Up

And that’s how you make Christmas Fake Bake treats! They are so easy to make and absolutely adorable to display. For those of you who wish your pretty baking would last longer. Or for those who don’t like baking but love the beautiful look, this project is perfect!

I would love to see how you use your Christmas fake backes in your own home. So if you post any pictures of your them on social media, tag me so I can check them out! As always, I hope you love this project as much as I do. Happy crafting, friends!

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