Edit Article

wikiHow to Make a Miniature Paper Cake from Scrap Paper

Two Parts:Making the body of the cakeMaking the cake creamCommunity Q&A

Cakes are much loved by many people. As such, the cake makes an ideal shape for decoration or craft, and a paper miniature cake is as delicious to look at as the real thing, only it's smaller and it'll keep for longer. Paper cakes are really easy to make and here you'll discover how to make a paper cake without glue.

Part 1
Making the body of the cake

  1. 1
    Choose paper that is suitable for turning into the cake. You can use newspapers, tissue paper, pages of notebook or any other paper. Tear it into small pieces. Keep the torn pieces inside a small bowl or a plastic glass.
  2. 2
    Add water to the paper pieces according to the amount of the paper you've torn up.
  3. 3
    Add talcum powder to thicken the mixture. Mix the ingredients well. This is very similar to making a real cake, where the paper acts as flour, water as the eggs and talcum powder as baking powder!
    • The amount of talcum powder depends on how much paper mixture there is. Add gradually, until a good paste like consistency has been formed.
  4. 4
    Add some poster color or watercolor in the mixture. This will help the observer to guess at the flavor of the cake. For example, orange color for orange cake, brown for chocolate cake and white for vanilla cake. This will act as food colouring.
  5. 5
    Take a mould of the shape which you would like to provide the cake with. For example, you could use a heart shape mould, a circle mould or a square mold, depending on the person you're giving the paper cake to.
  6. 6
    Transfer the wet paper mixture to the mould.
  7. 7
    Let the mixture dry in sunlight or in air for two to three days. For best results Let it dry for four complete days. Do not take out the mixture from the mould before three days have passed.

Part 2
Making the cake cream

  1. 1
    Make the cream bag first. Take a health drink packet and cut the bottom edge in the shape of one fourth of a circle. Wrap a rubber band or a thread around to close the bag. Make a small hole at the tip of the bag.
  2. 2
    Prepare a required quantity of poster or watercolor and some talcum powder to it. Then mix it all together well. Choose the poster color according to the color of the cake, or according to your preference.
  3. 3
    Transfer the cream mixture to the cream bag. Close the bag with either a rubber band or thread.
  4. 4
    Press the bag on the cake. Create beautiful patterns on the cake. Let the cream dry for 1-2 days.
  5. 5
    Done. Once the cream has dried on the cake, you can add additional decorative elements if wished, or leave it as it is. Once everything has dried completely, the cake is ready to give as a gift or use as a decoration. It's delicate, so be sure to place it on something firm, such as a plate for display or inside a little box for gifting.

Community Q&A

Ask a Question
200 characters left


  • You can add clear/clear-drying craft glue instead of talcum powder to the mixture of paper and water to make it dry faster.
  • Add talcum powder to the poster color to make it dry faster.


  • Do not put the color in your mouth or face or eyes.

  • Do not take out the mixture from the mould until three days have passed; it risks falling apart if you remove it any earlier.
  • Do not let the powder to go into your eyes or mouth.

Article Info

Categories: Paper Craft

Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 1,785 times.

Did this article help you?