What is the best way to cover a styrofoam cake dummy with fondant? And then can you reuse the styrofoam.

I'm also curious what everyone uses to simulate regular buttercream?

When doing a cake dummy-brush with water and the fondant will adhere. I sell decorated cake dummies for displays.

I just place the fondant directly on. I use tape to secure the dummy down to the board. I havent had a problem with the fondant moving around, but I take my time and go slowly!

I put a thin layer of buttercream on the styrofoam then cover in fondant. You can re use the styrofoam. For dummies I also make buttercream icing and add extra meringue to it. I will harden on the dummy and stay for a LONG time.

I also used a thin layer of buttercream and it worked great! Cover the cake right after you buttercream it though so the buttercream doesn't have time to crust over and get too hard. (Made that mistake a couple times!) Also, if you do a dummy that has tapered sides (like a topsy turvy) Use LOTS of piping gel on the sides, or else the fondant doesn't want to stick. Good luck!

I also made a glue out of meringue and brushed on the strofoam the fondant stuck really well....

use water. its free, and you don't have to make it. i use it all the time, and the fondant comes right off when your done and you can reuse the dummies. they last a long time

We are taught to use water ...when u put icing underneath tends to make bumps cause the icing shifts around...The dummies have holes in it and the stay wet for taking the fondant..I use to do the Royal Icing until i learned this tecnique...Why would i want to spent time making buttercream or ROyal icing when all i have to do is brush water...call me lazy..But is easy and fast!

Do you cover a styrofoam cake with anything before you cover it with buttercream? I have never used dummy cakes, but I have a client that wants a wedding type cake, but only wants it for pictures and the very top tier is to be a real cake for the bride and groom to cut. And they want it done in all buttercream. I could really use some help on how to do dummy cakes.

no i never cover my dummies with anything before i ice them. just smooth the BC on and (if you're getting them back) rinse them with hot water and the icing comes right off. you'll have to get some tape and tape them down though when you ice. they're so light they'll just slip around if you don't secure them.

Thanks Bec.

Thanks Bec.

I also just slap the BC right on the dummy. To remove it, I run the spatula under the BC while holding it over a trash can or over a large piece of newspaper or plastic on the counter ..... it pops right off. Wipe with a damp rag and it's ready to go again.

Tina_Mace, to "simulate" BC, I use my regular recipe except I omit the vanilla and the Dream Whip .... no one is going to eat it so no need to flavor it.

What recipe do you use that has dream whip in it? Is it better than the Snow White BC?