Hi all,
I just bought a set of cake dummies because I am new at this and am tired of making so many cakes just to practice. I didn't realize what I was actually buying was just styrofoam. Does anyone have and idea what I can cover them with so they don't get ruined after the first time. They say they are reusable but I just don't see how they will hold up. Thanks so much!
I have decorated mine several times using royal icing, and then are doing just fine. I just wash them in hot water to melt off any crusted icing. I've never tried using fondant or regular buttercream on them, though, so I don't know how the shortening or other ingredients might affect the styrofoam.
All I know is, if you stick to Royal Icing, they'll be fine! 
At one of the schools where I take classes they use buttercream directly on the cake dummies and they appear to be holding up well. I used saran wrap once and the buttercream kept pulling it off. The saran wrap wouldn't cling to the styrofoam. After that I just practiced straight on the dummy and washed it in hot water.
I was wondering the same thing. In the class I took, my instructor would cover them in royal icing and buttercream. She said that she would spray them with hairspray because it would make them hard. I have never tried this myself, has anyone else heard of this?
Licia
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