Have just made a papier mache cake for my son's birthday. He's allergic to lots of foods and this has a hollow top so you can fill it with sweets, biscuits etc - in our case gluten/dairy/egg free ones! (Got it from the Art Attack annual if anyone's interested).
I've painted it with acrylic paint. Can I put real candles in the top without the whole thing combusting? We'll only light them for a short while and wouldn't let the flame get anywhere near the cake, but even so....