What Does Everyone Use To Practice Decorating On?

Decorating By tobinx Updated 20 Nov 2005 , 2:47pm by chyna

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tobinx Posted 19 Nov 2005 , 5:57pm
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to practice decorating on? do you use plastic containers? cakepans? Do you cover them with something so that they're reusable? Any tips and advice are greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!!



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Dale Posted 19 Nov 2005 , 6:01pm
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Cake dummys, cake pans...the wife...or husband, whichever the case may be. Cover the cake dummy with saran wrap. Buy a box of cake boards, tape em together, cover em with saran wrap, decorate.

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aliciaL_77 Posted 19 Nov 2005 , 6:02pm
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I usually tape some wax paper to a cookie sheet or a cake board and practice on that.. for the little stuff that is (writing etc...).. I just bought some cake dummies to practice on too...

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tobinx Posted 19 Nov 2005 , 6:08pm
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Thanks for the suggestions. Just one more quick question.... What do you use to practice icing corners like for a square shape ?

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tinascakes Posted 19 Nov 2005 , 6:37pm
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Maybe you could turn the pan upside down and decorate it.

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traci Posted 19 Nov 2005 , 10:04pm
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I think on the tutorial...they used a square pan turned upside down.

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chyna Posted 20 Nov 2005 , 2:33am
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Are cake dummies the styrofoam cut to size things?

If they are, how do you practice on them and then reuse them?

LOL, I was just giong to ask about practice methods, as I'm dying to do another cake and haven't got an event.

I just used playdoh to imitate fondant, because it's too costly to make fondant to practice.

What else do people do to reduce the cost of practice materials?

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lotsoftots Posted 20 Nov 2005 , 11:48am
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Well, I practice on an actual cake. Probably not the smartest thing, but nobody is complaining around here about eating the experiments!

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chyna Posted 20 Nov 2005 , 2:47pm
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LOL, there's only me and my DS around here, and no way to eat cake as fast as I want to decorate them!

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