OK, I am in the process of doing my own web site. I recently bought round and square cake dummies 14, 12, 10, 8 and 6 inches. I want to make 6 different wedding cakes, 3 round, 3 square with the dummies. Some of them I want fondant covered and some buttercream. My question is what is the best way to start this project? Is there some 'method' I should do so that I don't waste icing? Should I do certain cakes first and then others last? I am totally new at this and really need help. Any kind of ideas or pointers would be appreciated. Thanks so much.
sunflowerfreak
Start with most basic like simple fondant with a ribbon border, then add flowers on for another one, then do one with fondant accents on it. What I mean is you can always add things for new cakes, but if you start you out with fondant stripes, swags, or flowers all over it will be hard to remove those to do the simpler type of cakes. HTH
Yes that does help Peacock. Thanks. Would it be easier starting with buttercream-doing those cakes first and then keeping the buttercream on, do the fondant ones last? i'm just trying the think of the easiest way to do this.
You can do buttercream first. You need to wash them and remove the buttercream before covering in fondant.
How do you adhere your fondant to the cake dummy?
Long time ago when I used to work in a bakery, I'd use styrofoam rounds or squares with royal icing for any dummy cake. Straight royal icing for 'buttercream' dummy cakes, and use a layer of royal icing prior to putting fondant on. The styrofoam is of course way less forgiving than actual cake, so for the square dummy cakes I would gently round off a bit of the styrofoam, then build up a nice corner with the royal icing before putting the fondant on. This way the fondant wouldn't crack so easily.
HTH
Laura
You can also use piping gel. I have never done this, but a friend told me that you can cover the dummies with plastic wrap before icing them and then you can reuse them over and over. May save you some $.
I flat ice my dummy cakes in buttercream(a thin layer) then I add the fondant. It does harden. At the bakery we use to have the same dummies on display for a year. You can tear down the dummies and reuse them. Just chip away at the fondant, and buttercream. You can wash off the dummies. We use to throw them in the industrial dishwasher at the bakery. After they are washed. set them on towels and let them air dry for a couple of days. You have to replace them after a couple pf years.
I just use water. Wet the dummy evenly then apply fondant. Colette does it this way. I learned it from her class.
I am doing my first dummies this weekend. Water wasn't working for me so I am using corn syrup. I hope that is ok?!
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