I think it’s one of the most creative things I’ve done recently, and it’s a real attention-drawer. ( I must say that this is one definite advantage of living in Holland - thousands of creative tools, materials and ideas readily available in the hobby shops).The cake stand is wooden (you can buy them ready-to-fold), painted in red and decorated with some stickers; cake pieces are made from craft papers. You need a special cut-out design for it (also can be bought in hobby shops), a pencil, scissors, double-sided gluing tape, craft knife and…lots, lots of patience. Making the cake pieces look neat and even requires a lot of precision, but the final result makes it all worth it.
How the cake looks like is up to your imagination – it can be made from one kind or different kinds of paper, with or without embellishments, plus it can be 1,2 or 3-tired – if you’re patient enough and have nimble fingers, you can go for all 3 layers. I was actually planning to stop once I had the first layer done, but I got addicted and I really wanted to use all the pretty Christmas paper I bought.
Every cake piece is in fact a separate, re-closable triangular-shaped box, which means you can put small sweets or other favours inside – a piece of cake which does not require a fork to eat it and will certainly surprise your guests!