Put the dummy in a thickish (think Target) plastic bag.

Twist bag around a couple of times.

Whack the bag on the floor.

Turn bag around to get to pieces still clinging to styrofoam.

Whack it on the ground again.

Shouldn't take more than 2 or 3 whacks.

Take dummy out of bag.

Toss bag in trash.

Bam! That was flipping genius! I can't believe I have ever soaked a dummy, hacked at it with a knife, pried it off in little shards that poked and cut my fingers....never again!

Ok....that's all folks!

What is your preference of floor? wood, tile, stone, carpet?

I might go for my tile floor in the future then, if i can bare to smash up the dummy i have now lol

LOL Jamie! That's hilarious - but it's actually a great idea. I remember that the last time I was taking fondant off of a dummy cake - I was using a butter knife to pry it off. Anyway, somehow I managed to cut myself with the FONDANT! It was ridiculous!!

Anyway, great idea!

You know what's even stranger, I once cut myself on a loaf of BREAD lol

.........Just had to throw that in there

Oh ouch!!! I love a good toasted sandwich, especially on french bread. But dang, the corners of my mouth get rough and raw afterwards from those sharp crusty crumbies!

yeh this happen while i was working at a bakery we have a loaf called 'flour loaf' and it sometimes had sharp pointy bits on top, could be a very deadly loaf at times lol

P.S sorry to veer away from the original topic lol

the fondant really gets that hard and adhered -- and apparently dangerous -- on the dummy cakes?? wow, i had no idea!

Adree....yes. Rock hard. And this is the quickest easiest way I've found to get it off.

oh that is genius!

lol ..thats funny....next time just soak the dummy in a hot bath...and relax....
Edna

Excellent idea, Jamie! Last time I did it, I took it outside on the grass, prying off bits and pieces with a butter knife and it was SUCH a mess and such a pain. Later I figured that I could just whack it when a knife to brake pieces but never thought of containing the mess in a plastic trash bag. Great thinking!

KimAZ

Perfect perfect timing for you to post this topic for me! Thank you so much!!

While we're on the subject of dummies...do you ever cover with anything besides fondant??

That's funny! I usually run them under hot water prying bits off with a knife as they loosen up. Next time I'll try your technique!

Thanks for the tip! I'm about to deconstruct my first fake cake

Giggling loudly!

I have some metal door frames that I use for banging things on.

Marla