Question On Cake Dummy (No, Not Me, Lol)
Decorating By projectqueen Updated 4 Jul 2007 , 7:20pm by projectqueen
Well, at least I hope not...
Anyway, is it okay to use 1 cake dummy and 2 real cakes to make a weding cake? Will they look the same when the icing is on them or can you tell that one is not real cake?
I was thinking of making a 6-9-12 for looks, but they don't really need much cake. Maybe the 12" can be a dummy?
If so, how do you dowel through the whole cake to transport? Just dowel through the dummy at the bottom, too?
HELP!
It won't look different unless they are different heigths and even then it shouldn't look much different.
I always use dummy cakes for wedding cakes and i treat them the same as real cakes. If you are putting 2 real ones on top you need to dowel them all the way. If I only have 1 real cake then I just dowel them to each other so they don't move when the cut the top layer. Make sure you charge them the same for your time decorating.
This one has a styrofoam bottom. http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=534443
I've done 3 styrofoam bottom cakes in the last 4-6 weeks. Brides are wanting a grand cake for their small wedding ... I'm seeing this more and more.
I always use dummy cakes for wedding cakes and i treat them the same as real cakes. If you are putting 2 real ones on top you need to dowel them all the way. If I only have 1 real cake then I just dowel them to each other so they don't move when the cut the top layer. Make sure you charge them the same for your time decorating.
I don't understand what you are saying about the dowels.
If the 12" is a dummy and the 9" and 6" are real, do I put a center dowel through all 3 cakes and into the cake board?
Is it hard to get a wood dowel through the dummy?
How does the 9" stay on the dummy, with icing under the board?
THanks.
Do you ask for the dummy back - is it reusable?
Sorry, I guess I'm a cake dummy after all 
Do you ask for the dummy back - is it reusable?
Sorry, I guess I'm a cake dummy after all
I had 2 dummy cakes ironically at the same venue in two weeks. I always take a trash bag in, with my card stapled to it, and tell the venue staff "There's a bag under the table....just throw my styrofoam and equipment into the bag and I'll be back on Monday to pick it up." (This is for my Drop-n-Run cakes.)
Scrape off the icing, wash it with a soapy washcloth and its ready to go again!
indydebi, can you answer the part about the dowels?
Thanks!
I never use a dowel all the way thru my cakes, so I may not be much help. I transport unassembled and once it's assembled at the site, I dont' see a need for a large center dowel. I also use cardboard AND plastic plates, so it wouldn't be possible for me to run a dowel all the way down anyway.
When I use a dummy, though, I go ahead and put the next cake tier on top of the dummy before transporting, using icing as the "glue" to hold it (cake sitting on cardboard) in place. It travels fine (and this particular location is over 1/2 hour away) with zero problems. I think of the dummy as just a big base for the cake to sit on! 
For display cakes or other dummy uses, I never put any dowels or pillars into the styrofoam ... everything just sits on top.
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