Suggestions For Royal Icing Shellacked To My Dummy!

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SweetThistleCakes Posted 27 Jun 2006 , 3:06am
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I didnt get my bench scraper out in time! The royal icing I am using on the sides of my cake is shellacked to the sides and no matter how hard I try, I just cant get the darn stuff off!!! I dont want to scrape any harder because I don't want to break into the styrofoam, so I am thinking about making another batch of royal icing and trying to go over it... good idea? Or will it be noticably bumpy? Should I just drop the dummy(cake, not myself) in the trash?
TIA

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bbarnes Posted 27 Jun 2006 , 3:11am
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Hmmmm, I have never done this before, but could you try wetting some paper towels with warm water and placing that over the icing to soften it? I don't know if it would ruin your dummy?????????

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moydear77 Posted 27 Jun 2006 , 3:11am
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Some one said that it washes off. I just use sand paper. To be exact I use my sanding mouse.

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xandra83 Posted 27 Jun 2006 , 3:12am
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Royal icing is pretty much just sugar, so I would get a wet cloth and put it over the icing. It should soften up and you should be able to scrape it off. next time, try wrapping the dummy in saran wrap. It's kindof tough to get it smooth, but it will make things alot easier later.

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emilykakes Posted 27 Jun 2006 , 3:13am
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Sorry I don't think that I can help you. I just wanted to comment on how funny I thought the tittle of your post was. Hmmmmm.....what if you put a small amount of crisco on the royal? I know grease can break down royal but I don't know if it will do it after is has dried. SOUL PATROL!!!! WOOOO!!!! lol

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mendhigurl Posted 27 Jun 2006 , 4:59am
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It does wash off...I'm not sure if you're starting new or just trying to fix a mistake. If you're starting new...I just took mine outside and hosed it off, it worked pretty quick, and didn't have to worry about getting it all over my kitchen.

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tastycakes Posted 27 Jun 2006 , 5:06am
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Good luck with that! Next time, wrap the dummy in saran wrap first so you can at least unwrap the underneath and have a place to start chiseling!

Heehee, soul patrol! Do I make you proud?

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SweetThistleCakes Posted 27 Jun 2006 , 7:25pm
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Heehee, soul patrol! Do I make you proud?




OT , but did you see the article out of him this week? I think it was in the People or something... good? bad? indifferent?

I wonder if I could make an edible Taylor cake....hmm icon_twisted.gif

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MissBaritone Posted 27 Jun 2006 , 7:55pm
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Just soak it in a sink of very hot soapy water for half an hour or so and watch it dissolve like magic

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SweetThistleCakes Posted 28 Jun 2006 , 4:59pm
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IT WONT COME OFF. And I tried frosting another dummy last night and it just cant get the royal icing smooth. It crusted yet again, and I launched my bench scraper into the dummy. It's stick out of the top. I just CAN NOT seem to get this to work. The saran wrap pulled in every such direction. I'm thinking of saying F**k it and not even making any dummies. I am so sick of frosting right now I want to vomit.

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peg818 Posted 28 Jun 2006 , 5:09pm
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as was said you can sand it smooth. Then what i do when covering a dummy with royal is thin the royal down and use a paint brush to apply, I do thin layers (letting it dry inbetween) until i get it to where i want it.

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