a prop/costume question

i'm stage managing a production of the farce "bullshot crummond" and have a prop/costume issue that i have never faced before and could use some suggestions.

the last scene of the first act finds our hero jumping belly and crotch first onto a cake on the floor. when he stands he has "frosting" on his pants. it seems simple enough, right. wrong.

i know the "cake" will be styrofoam and covered with paint and caulk, but it's the frosting on the pants giving me some pause.

what substance that looks like frosting can i top the cake with that will not stain and be easily removed from the pants, not requiring laundering each night.

we have 2 pairs of the same pants, so changing during intermission is not the issue.

i was thinking whipped cream, but it has sugar in it and will probably not come clean, right????

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I'd try whipped cream as well. No matter what you use always try it out on the fabric first. And try to get the pants laundered after each show! :S

That was my thought. Shaving cream has soap in it anyway. Whipping cream is 1. expensive (Unless you were actually talking about Cool Whip) and 2. is made from cream, which is high in fat. (Fat - oil - stain)

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We just did this with the frosting on the ginger bread house for the LA Operas production of Hansel & Gretel.

DO NOT used whipping creme or any other form or that. It will spoil and smell and is a bitch to get out of costumes.

Use the cheapest shaving creme you can find, like Gillette. It's doesn't melt, holds it's shape and is easily removable.

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