I started with blue foam, the stuff used to insulate your house, and laminated two sheets of 1″ foam together to get the right thickness for the donut. Then I cut it out on the bandsaw.

My beltsander and I rounded the thing. I used an exacto to carve the indentation that runs around the middle of a donut as well as adding the hole for the jelly.

I used acrylic paint to cover it, with a healty dose of gell medium for gloss and elasticity. I would normally cover the donut with a protective layer first, but am going to try this one without it because we need it to be insanely light for a special effect.

And here’s the donut with the jelly installed. The jelly is red paint and a ton of gell medium. When it’s dry, it should have a translucence. At the theater, I’ll add talcum powder to look like it’s got powdered sugar on it.