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How to make a man out of mastic. Step-by-step recipe for making figurines from mastic with your own hands

How to make a man out of mastic. Step-by-step recipe for making figurines from mastic with your own hands

    Spider-Man is the favorite character of many boys, he is brave and courageous. Many mothers think about how they can make Spider-Man from cake fondant. Below is a video with a master class on how to make a Spider-Man for a mastic cake with your own hands:

    The main thing is to follow the video step by step. To make Spider-Man you will need two main colors: blue and red. You also need to make sure that the mastic adheres well.

    I recommend using chocolate milk with white chocolate.

    Probably every boy will be delighted with a cake with a figurine of his favorite Superhero! Any mother can give such a surprise to her son! Each of us has the basic skills for this, because we all sculpted something from plasticine in childhood. If only the mastic turned out to be of good quality - it did not tear or crumble.

    First, decide which figure you will get better - three-dimensional or flat (Fig. 1).

    To make a flat figurine, take a picture of Spider-Man, attach it to the rolled out mastic and press the main contours of the figure with a knife. Then trim its edges with a knife, dry it and paint it with special gel food paints diluted with alcohol (Fig. 2).

    The production of a three-dimensional Spider-Man figurine is shown in Figure 3.

    You can also decorate the cake with cobwebs, outlines of houses, stairs, which can also be made from mastic.

    Spider-Man You can make it yourself from mastic to decorate various baked goods: cakes, cupcakes and muffins.

    Such pastries will come in handy for a children's party or party.

    To make Spider-Man, you need to sculpt from mastic: the torso and head, arms and legs.

    You can show a mask or half mask on your face.

    Not a difficult master class: we make Spiderman from pieces of mastic:

    Torso and arms with legs

    This is how you can make a Spider-Man figurine for a cake with your own hands from pieces of mastic.

    And one more master class, also not too difficult

    You can also make Spider-Man in a flat image from mastic:

    You can also decorate cakes with a finished Spider-Man figurine:

    A whole Spiderman cake, also made from fondant

    For such a Spiderman cake you need red fondant, then decorate it in the form of a spider web

    Using mastic you can only create a red-blue color or a Spider-Man mask:

    Master class on how to make Spider-Man on video: simple and clear

    All the boys really like the now popular Spider-Man, especially since this character is completely positive. In order to make a figurine of this superhero for a cake from sweet confectionery mastic, you need good quality mastic so that it does not spread. If you are making a flat figurine of Spider-Man, you will need to prepare a stencil in advance, with which you can easily apply the image to the cake. And if you need a three-dimensional figure, then it takes a little time and a little skill in sculpting.

– the height of mastery: here you need to maintain the proportions of the human body, convey facial expressions and emotions. If you decide to try yourself in this matter, then welcome to our master class.

What kind of cakes can be decorated with human figures? Almost any. This could be a dessert with a naughty nurse in honor of Medical Worker's Day, or it could be a sweet with the hero of your favorite movie or TV series for a teenager's birthday. However, the most popular are wedding figurines of the bride and groom. We will devote most of our article to them.

Wedding cake figurines: what are they?

Long gone are the days when wedding cakes were decorated with a couple of rings, banal doves (swans) or plastic (porcelain) dolls. Recently, the fashion for mastic has dominated the confectionery art. Both the cake covering and its decoration are made from this material. This is understandable. Mastic allows you to bring to life the most daring ideas without restrictions. Even such traditional attributes as figurines of newlyweds made of mastic can be made very original.

Option 1. Unusual placement

Mastic couples can sit on a sofa, in a boat, on an airplane, in a car, or even in a tractor.

Option 2. Original plot

If the couple's sense of humor allows, you can present them with a cake where the bride holds the groom in her arms or takes him away from the computer, etc.

Option 3. Non-traditional execution

Such figures can be made in the style of a kind, friendly cartoon, with slightly changed body proportions.

Wedding figurine “Hostage Groom”: step-by-step instructions

To make this composition you will need mastic of three basic colors: white, black and flesh.

1. We sculpt the heads of the newlyweds. To save material, place a cotton ball or polystyrene foam in the center. It is important here to convey the emotional coloring of this scene, so we pay great attention to the development of facial features.





2. Let's start with the torsos. The groom is dressed in a black tailcoat with a vest and tie. The bride wears a long white dress without straps.



A wooden toothpick is used to attach the head; the remaining parts are joined by wetting individual areas of the figurine with water.

3. Since the bride and groom are interacting in our composition, we need to bend the arms and legs and set the angle of inclination for the figures.


4. Collect and decorate the figures. We make a silver pattern on the bride’s dress, add a veil, a wedding bouquet, earrings, and rhinestones to her hair.

We “shackle” the groom with a chain, and place beer cans next to him.


5. Give the figures a glossy shine using a brush dipped in sugar syrup.

Now the composition is ready to be placed on the birthday cake. You just hope that the bride and groom will appreciate your joke.

Cake figures can be made from chocolate icing and various pastes. But basically the most convenient thing is sugar paste or mastic. If you were previously sure that this was impossible, we suggest you start doing it right now.

Before making figurines and decorations, let's consider a recipe for making mastic with your own hands.

For this we need:

  • Gelatin – 2 teaspoons;
  • Water – 10 teaspoons;
  • Powdered sugar – 450 gr.;
  • Vegetable oil – 2 teaspoons;
  • Egg – 1 white;
  • Lemon juice – ½ lemon;

Preparing gelatin

It swells for quite a long time. It should be diluted with water in a ratio of 1:5. In order to soak the gelatin, you will need cold water. Some people add warm water to help the gelatin dissolve faster. But under no circumstances should this be done, since gelatin may lose all its properties. The resulting mass should stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.

  • Sift the powdered sugar through a sieve, so that the mass for the mastic is very elastic and elastic, the powdered sugar must be of high quality;
  • Make a well and add vegetable oil, then 1 egg white, lemon juice;
  • After the gelatin has swollen, it is best to dissolve it in a water bath until liquid. Within one minute, gelatin turns into a liquid base;
  • Add the melted gelatin to the powdered sugar. Mix the mastic;
  • As soon as we knead the mastic, add 1 tsp. vegetable oil. This will make it pliable and will not tear when you roll it out;
  • As soon as you have kneaded it, wrap it in film and leave it for 30 minutes to let it sit, it will be much easier to make products from it;
  • After it lies down, we start rolling it out. The mastic should be elastic. If it turns out that it breaks, then it is best to knead it again;
  • Roll out very thinly on a surface coated with powdered sugar and starch. The thinner it is, the neater your work will look. Modeling is a very exciting activity.

So, let's begin:

Mastic figures perfectly complement a birthday cake. To make it look even better, we suggest covering it with mastic first. Therefore, for the cake, roll out a thin layer of mastic and cover it.


In order to cover the cake with mastic we will need:

  • Silicone mat, which you can buy at a candy store. He is not afraid of cold temperatures or hot ones;
  • Rolling pin. It must be perfectly even. Traditional wood leaves nicks in the finish;
  • Roll out the mastic and cover the cake with it.

The covered cake should definitely be decorated with hand-made flounces or roses.


Preparatory stage:

  • A glass is best for cutting out flounces for decoration. Use it to cut out circles.
  • To prevent the mastic from drying out, and it dries very quickly. Place all the circles that you cut out in a pile, then they will not have time to dry out.

Fold the remaining mastic into a ball and put it in the refrigerator. Mastic can be stored in the refrigerator for one month.

Modeling shuttlecocks from mastic consists of the following steps:

  • Take one circle, cut it using a glass, you should get a “crescent”.
  • Then take a pastry stick. If you don’t have one, then take a stick with a diameter of 1 cm.
  • Using a knife, cut out a cone. And we roll the mastic with such a cone; you should press the cone quite hard. The result should be a wavy line, a “ruche”.
  • In order to give the flounces more volume, they need to be glued to each other.
  • To do this, lubricate the edge of the shuttlecock with water, and place the next one on it, pressing it. Let's do this process again. It turns out that one consists of three.
  • Lightly brush the edges of the cake with water and glue the flounces with the wavy edges down.
  • Using a stick, secure the edges of the flounces to the cake, making holes. This will make the mastic shuttlecocks more airy.

Roses

What would a birthday cake be without roses! Do you think that sculpting them is very difficult? But that's not true. We invite you to make them yourself, suitable even for beginners.

Pestle

It is better to make a rose pestle from mastic in advance with your own hands. It should feel firm when you apply the petals to it.

Marbling

To ensure that the roses are not just white, but marble red:

  • Add a little red mastic;
  • To make red fondant, you need to add red dye;
  • In the middle of the white mastic, put the red one (there should not be very much of it, 5-6 petals). Stir until marbling appears.

Modeling

  • Roll out a layer of mastic. The thinner you roll, the thinner your rose petals will be;
  • Using a glass, cut out circles;
  • We begin to apply the petals;
  • Take the first circle, rub the edges of half the circle with a tablespoon, do not touch the second;
  • We take a leaf and put it on the bud, fasten it;
  • Now we take the second one, stitch the next petal with a seam away from us;
  • When you make a petal, it should be slightly higher than the previous one;
  • First we turn on the right, then on the left. Don’t forget to give the bottom the shape of a bud each time.

Thus we need to make five petals. The more roses you make for the cake, the more beautiful it will be.

Mastic bear


For beginners working with mastic, you can safely take on sculpting animal figures.

To make a bear figurine from sugar mastic we need a minimum of tools:

  • skewer;
  • modeling kit from a set of plasticine.

Modeling step by step:

  • Roll out the mastic into a sausage;
  • Divide the sausage into legs. Two equal small pieces. Cut off a piece for the body. And two identical pieces for the front legs. The main part of the head. A small piece for the muzzle and two ears;
  • First of all, we make the body of our bear. We also roll it into a sausage and make it slightly flattened.
  • Legs. We roll balls. Then we roll them into sausages - droplets.
  • Let's make the bear sit. Attach the legs to the sides of the body using a skewer. You can also make soles with toes for him using a tool.
  • Head. The bear's head is round and slightly flattened.
  • Muzzle. Make a ball and slightly flatten it on the sides.
  • We attach the muzzle to the head. On the face we draw eyes with a toothpick and a small nose. The nose can be made from a small ball molded from mastic. We attach the head to the body.
  • Pens. Roll out the circles. We recommend making the handles in the shape of a drop. We also draw fingers with a stack;
  • Ears. We roll two circles, press them, we get “cakes”. Make dents in the middle of the ears;
  • We attach the ears to the head.

We managed to make such an interesting bear figurine with our own hands for the cake.

Now we suggest you try to make a figurine of a charming bunny with your own hands to decorate the cake.

To make a hare figure, we will need:

  • White mastic;
  • Pink mastic;

Manufacturing process:

  • Knead the white mastic well;
  • Roll up a sausage and mark on it where the head, body, legs and ears of the hare will be located;
  • From a piece of paste intended for the body, first roll into a ball and then form a cone;
  • Roll out pink mastic into a layer 1 cm thick. We recommend sprinkling the surface with potato starch in advance. Cut the workpiece in the form of a drop. Glue it to the surface of the part. And then give it the shape of a “belly”;
  • From a piece of mastic intended for the head, first roll into a ball and then form a cone;
  • Cheeks are very easy to make. Form small pieces from small pieces and attach them to the surface of the part, giving them the shape of cheeks. Using a modeling stick, make a mouth;
  • Make a spout from sugar paste to simulate pink color and attach it in the same way. Using a toothpick, connect the manufactured parts;
  • From a piece of sugar paste intended for paws, first roll into balls, then form into cones and flatten slightly. Using a knife, make cuts on the workpieces, giving them the shape of fingers;
  • Roll up pink modeling paste, make oval blanks and attach them to the surface of the part where the indentations were previously made. Attach the paws to the body;
  • From the pieces of sugar paste intended for the other legs, first roll into sausages, then slightly flatten on one side and also attach to the body;
  • From a piece of sugar paste intended for ears, first roll into sausages and then slightly flatten. Roll out pink modeling paste on a surface sprinkled with starch using a rolling pin into a layer 1 mm thick. And cut out two identical pieces in the shape of a drop, and then attach them to the ears. Next we attach them to the head.
  • We recommend sculpting the eyes from black mastic, and the teeth from white in the shape of a rectangle.

These interesting figures can become decorations for a cake! Children will really like this sculpture. Try and fantasize, make your own cake mastic decorations, you will definitely succeed!

The art of modeling with mastic has recently burst into the culinary scene. Now almost all pastries and cakes are decorated with figures and various patterns made from mastic. In addition, completely unimaginable shapes can be sculpted from this mass, which together can create an entire cartoon plot or a romantic bouquet.

What is mastic, is it difficult to make figures from it?

The mastic itself is an adhesive and astringent substance, which is also edible. If you knead it correctly, it will be similar in consistency to plasticine.

There are several varieties of this mass. It is created from different products and mixed in different ways. The most famous:

  • Honey: This is a softer type. Suitable for sculpting almost any figures, does not crumble or fall apart;
  • Gelatin-based mastic is distinguished by its high rate of hardening and hardening. Most suitable for preparing the smallest parts;
  • Dairy is one of the most common. Condensed milk is used as the main ingredient. Ideal for creating a base and a continuous coating for a cake, as well as medium-sized figures;
  • Marzipan is used to cover the cake. It is very soft and not suitable for sculpting figures;
  • Industrial or universal mastic is bought in stores. It is used for modeling and rolled out for the base. The taste is practically no different from homemade;
  • Floral - this type of mastic is best suited for creating jewelry that requires delicate work with small details.

Each of these types is good to one degree or another. In any case, you need to try different types in order to understand and adapt to this type of delicious modeling.

Recipe for sugar mastic for sculpting figures at home


Take a suitable container (a wide bowl will be enough), sift the powdered sugar into it, and then add the dry milk mixture. Stir and pour in condensed milk. Now you need to knead the mastic like dough. When mixing, add lemon juice, cognac, and dyes. The result should be an elastic mass that is pleasant to work with and sculpt.

If you do not add dyes, then the mass should be matte.

Do-it-yourself children's figures from mastic for a cake step by step: instructions for beginners

The good thing about mastic is that you can use it to make a wide variety of figures and decorations for goodies. This is especially useful if you need to decorate a cake or pastries for a children's party.

Making a toddler from mastic step by step

To make such a cute little one, you will need flesh-colored mastic. To do this, when preparing the modeling mass, you need to add body dye.

Step 1. Making the body. We fashion a small oval the size of a small chicken egg. Take a toothpick and make a hole just below the center (this will be the navel).

Step 2. Sculpt the head. We take a piece of mastic about 20-25% smaller than on the body and roll it into a ball. You need to insert a toothpick into the upper part of the body. It will serve as a fastening element for the torso and head.

Use a toothpick to make a couple of holes in the head for the eyes. We sculpt the nose from a small piece of mastic: it should be a slightly flattened round piece with a diameter of about 4-5 mm.

We draw the mouth with a toothpick, and do not forget to make deeper indentations for the dimples.

For the ears we take two small balls. We roll them up and use a stack to make a dent in the center. Glue them to the head.

Step 3. We fasten the parts: we put the head on the base (toothpick).

Step 4. Making handles. Take a couple of pieces, a quarter smaller in size than the head. Roll them into sausages. Using a toothpick, make fingers at one end.

Step 5. Attach the arms to the body. If the parts do not stick together well, brush over the joining areas with a brush dipped in water.

You can diversify your baby with a toy or other elements you like.

Little mouse as decoration

First of all, prepare mastic of different colors. You will need yellow, light green, white and pink. For the eyes and mouth you will need black edible beads (powder). If black is not available, you can replace it with dark blue.

The tools you need to prepare are toothpicks, a glass, a mold for the base (a glass or glass will do), a sharp knife or cutter.

Step 1. Make a base from light green mastic. Roll it out to a thickness of 3 mm. We use either a special form or a glass (glass).

Step 2: gift. We take the yellow base. We first make a ball, and then gradually move on to a cubic shape.

The pink mastic needs to be rolled out quite thin: 1-2 mm thick. We take a knife or cutter and cut it into thin strips that will serve as ribbons for a gift. You also need to make a small bow out of them.

From the remains of the rolled out pink mastic you need to make small peas (we use a special form). Their diameter should be approximately 1-1.5 mm. Using a stack or toothpick, they are attached to the gift.

Step 3: mouse. White mastic is used to create the mouse body.

First we make the body: we roll it into a ball, then we try to give it a longer elongated shape. Next we make the paws, they are also slightly teardrop-shaped. Using a toothpick, we mark the stripes that separate the fingers.

We stick toothpicks into each part. We use halves for the paws since they are small. We fasten the body with the legs so that one serves as the base, and the second is in the air.

For the head we roll a ball, then we transform it: we make a notch just below the middle. We make a recess for the mouth and eyes. We insert black beads there. We make a nose out of pink mastic.

We take a couple of small pieces, roll them into balls, then use a stack to make indentations - these are the future ears. They need to be flattened well and the bottom part cut off. We attach them to the head.

Now we put the head on a toothpick securing the body.

The upper legs are made in much the same way as the lower ones, only they should be a little smaller. We make the tail from a thin sausage, which should become thinner towards one edge.

Step 4: flower. We make the stem for the future flower from light green mastic. Roll it into a thin strip 3-4 cm long above the mouse. We make a flower from a piece of pink base. It can be cut with a special shape. Using a stack, we make indentations on the petals. Then we cut out another flower, but smaller in size and make indentations in it. We make the middle from a yellow piece the size of a pea, rolled into a ball. We fasten everything together. From the green mastic we add a small leaf, which we add to the stem.

Lion Cub

You will need 4 colors of mastic: yellow, white, brown and black, as well as tools.

Step 1: sculpt the body and head. The head should be in the shape of a ball, the body should be in the shape of a drop. From white mastic we cut out teardrop-shaped inserts on the body.

On the head for the mouth, add a little white mastic using the bent tip of a sharp stick.

We make eyes and sculpt round shapes around the mouth.

Step 2. We make the paws from yellow and white mastic: we sculpt the main part from yellow, and the part with the toes from white. Don't forget to make lines to separate the fingers.

First add white round parts to the recesses for the eyes, then, a little less, black ones. We make the nose in a triangular shape from the brown mass.

Then we sculpt the ears in the form of flattened circles, as well as the tail (a sausage that becomes thinner towards one end). At the tip we also make a triangular brush from brown mass.

Step 3. We make the mane from the brown mass. It is made in the form of separate petals, which are then attached around the head.

If there is white and black mass left, you can mix them and make pebbles on which the lion will sit. From green you can make splashes of grass.

Let's sculpt a panda step by step

Required:

  • Mastic white and black;
  • Modeling tools;
  • A couple of toothpicks.

Step 1. Take the white mass and roll it into a ball. We make indentations for the eyes on it. We make small balls from the black mass, insert them into the recesses and expand them using a stack. Black color should be throughout the entire area of ​​the recesses.

Add a ball of white mass (nose).

We finish the nose: add a black piece, in which we make a couple of holes with a toothpick or a stack with a sharp tip.

Step 2. From small pieces of black and white mass we make eyes and ears.

The body consists of two parts: a round white one and an elongated black one. We fasten them with a toothpick.

Step 3. Make the paws from black mastic. They should be teardrop-shaped. Now you need to make pads out of white mastic for each paw.

Let's make an airplane

You need two colors of mastic: white and blue, as well as a toothpick or modeling glass with a sharp tip.

Step 1. We sculpt the white trapezoidal body of the airplane. We add a blue glass front glass to it.

Step 2. Sculpt the wings. Take a couple of balls, roll them out a little or knead them with your hands. Making triangular wings. We make the tail a little thinner and trapezoidal in shape.

Step 3. Add stripes to the wings, tail, and the main part using blue fondant.

Step 4. Make eyes from white and black mass. Draw out the mouth with a toothpick or stack.

Sometimes, even following step-by-step detailed instructions, not everything works out and not always. Every craftswoman has a couple of secrets that help in the sculpting process:

  1. Sometimes it is quite difficult to cover the entire cake with fondant carefully. There are folds here and there on the sides that spoil the whole look. In this case, you should roll out the mastic in such a way that a sufficiently large reserve is maintained. Next, we place it on the cake and under its weight it should lie as it should;
  2. It's hard to find black dye. In this case, you can get out of the situation as follows: take three dyes (blue, yellow and red) and mix them in a ratio of 2:1:1. There is also the option of adding blue to brown paint;
  3. To make the mastic coating shine, it needs to be lubricated with a solution of vodka and honey. To prepare it, you need to mix both ingredients in equal quantities. Using a soft brush, lubricate the surface with the resulting liquid.

Fantasize and, perhaps, you will create your own individual figures from mastic, not like anyone else. Good luck!

No one will dispute that homemade cakes and pastries are tastier and more interesting than store-bought ones.

If you want to prepare some unique dessert for your baby’s holiday, we recommend that you pay attention to the “Spiderman” cake made from mastic. Your cute superhero will undoubtedly appreciate and enjoy this dessert on the holiday table.

So, let’s equip ourselves with aprons and a good mood and start sculpting. A Spider-Man cake made from fondant can be made quite easily and quickly. Yes, and you can, as they say, “play” on the composition of products, showing your imagination, but without fanaticism. You can use almost any filling and filling for the cake. Basically, everything you have in the house.

Let's sort it out main ingredients for cooking and modeling.

  • Marshmallow - one hundred grams.
  • Powdered sugar - two cups of 250 grams each.
  • Butter - one small spoon.

Products that will be needed to create a biscuit.

  • Two huge (250 grams each) glasses of flour.
  • One and a half glasses of high-quality sour cream.
  • One mug with sugar.
  • Six eggs.
  • Vanillin or sugar with vanilla (you can use any).

To create the cream you will need:

  • Sour cream – 1.5 cups.
  • Half a glass of granulated sugar.
  • Vanilla sugar or vanillin.

Gallery: Spider-Man made of mastic (25 photos)

















Let's start preparing the biscuit base

In order to make a Spider-Man cake from mastic, in addition to the final ingredient, you will also need to create a fluffy sponge cake. This will be the base of our cake. All ingredients will need to be combined together. Add sour cream at the final stage of cooking. It is necessary and possible to mix the ingredients for the dough using either a whisk or a good kitchen mixer.

Once we have a homogeneous mass, pour it into a pre-made mold. The oven should warm up to a full 200 degrees. Let the biscuit base bake for forty minutes. Don't forget that when you make a sponge cake, It is prohibited to open the oven and inspect the state of cooking. Control is carried out only through glass or a display that shows temperature fluctuations in the oven.

Let the biscuit base cool a little and cut it into 3 parts. If the biscuit is not very voluminous, then it can be divided into two parts. Coat each part with prepared sour cream.

How to prepare sour cream, master class

Creating the cream for the Spider-Man cake from mastic is very short and simple. Take sour cream, put it in a deep bowl, add granulated sugar or powdered sugar and beat everything until white. At the final stage, add vanillin.

Lubricate each cake with cream and wrap the cake in cling film so that it soaks faster and more properly.

Making mastic in the microwave, master class

Before buying marshmallows, you should choose what color we will decorate the Spider-Man cake. You can create the main background from red mastic, make houses from blue mastic, and make cobwebs from white mastic. But here, as your imagination will tell you. There are a lot of options.

So, let's create mastic. Let's take a large bowl and pour our marshmallows into it. Remember that the bowl should be completely dry. Add simple butter to it. Select medium mode on the microwave and place the plate for 20 seconds. If you need to play it safe, then set the device to the lowest operating mode. In this case, you will be able to control the entire process. Most often, the process takes only two minutes.

Take out the bowl and immediately add powdered sugar to it. Let's not rush to mix the mastic with our hands. It will be very hot after heating. First we will work with a spoon, and only then will we use our hands. According to our recipe, the mastic will be quite elastic and soft. With it you can create a variety of cake themes. And it will live in our refrigerator for about three days, which is a huge plus if you don’t want to cook with it right away.

"Spider-Man"

Now the most important thing remains - assembling the Spider-Man cake from fondant. To make the desired drawing clear, we will use stencil. You can create it from plain paper, on which your idea of ​​cake design will be depicted. Roll out a sheet of mastic. From paper, using a plastic culinary knife with a blunt end, you can transfer the image onto a sheet of mastic.

If you want to create figures, you should first do a couple of workouts. Also, the outlines of houses will go perfectly with this cake. They can be placed on the sides of the cake. And put a Spider-Man figurine on top. You can sculpt and bake different figures, mostly popular superheroes or cartoon characters. Don’t be afraid to start working, if you read the master class carefully, then everything will work out. Modeling is not a complicated process, but a very exciting one.

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