Covering Dummy In Fondant - Need Buttercream?
Decorating By 1234me Updated 7 Apr 2010 , 7:58pm by PDXSweetTreats
I am covering a styrofoam dummy with fondant to make a shopping bag - not very big. Do I need to put buttercream on the dummy for the fondant to adhere?
you can use the tiniest bit, some people just use a bit of water or piping gel, you only need a tiny bit to make the surface tacky
I use a tiny bit of buttercream only if there are marks on my dummies (I've reused them a few times). If the dummy is already smooth, just use water, piping gel, or shortening.
Don't mean to hijack your post; but this is related: How do you get the styrofoam dummy smoothed before putting the fondant on? I've seen posts citing both RI and regular spackling paste. Which works better? I tried RI this past week on a styrofoam separator, but it didn't work too well. Perhaps I didn't let the RI harden sufficiently before "sanding" it down? Thanks!
I use crisco on my dummies--no water, no buttercream, no gel.
I find that it fills in the imperfections very nicely and it's easy to move the fondant around, if necessary. I just massage it all over the dummy & cover.
I sand all of my dummies with fine grit sandpaper before doing anything. If big sections are missing or damaged, I get another dummy. Most anything you use will shrink away over time if used to fill a very large hole.
HTH
Rae
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