how do you do a cake dummy? can u reuse it? what icing is best to use on a dummy?

Yes you can reuse them. I've wrapped them in saran wrap but it's hard to cover the wrinkles. There was a post earlier where someone used the press n seal wrap before frosting and said it worked very well. You can use buttercream, royal or fondant. If using fondant mist it with a little water to get the fondant to stick to it.

I made a dummy cake once and i just bought styrofoam circles and stacked three of them to get each tier. I used dowels to hold them all together and then i iced with buttercream. The colors started to fade within the week. I took them apart and used a butter knife to scrape off all the icing and washed with hot water and soap. I never did another one but you could certainly reuse. HTH

I just got my first set today, and I can't wait to use them! Good to know that press and seal works better than plastic wrap!

thanks...I thought it would be a good way for me to practice without doing all the baking..we are not big cake eaters, we do like them but we throw out more than we eat..especially if i bake as many as i want to experiment with

I use them a lot. I have never covered mine with any kind of wrap and they work great. I have covered them in both fondant and buttercream. I would recommend using the an actual cake dummy though and not making one from the styrofoam that is available at craft stores. The craft store foam is so much more difficult to spread buttercream on. It will not adhere as easily. Enjoy practicing!

I use them a lot. I have never covered mine with any kind of wrap and they work great. I have covered them in both fondant and buttercream. I would recommend using the an actual cake dummy though and not making one from the styrofoam that is available at craft stores. The craft store foam is so much more difficult to spread buttercream on. It will not adhere as easily. Enjoy practicing!

Working with the dummies is fun. First just take an emory board and round what will be the top edge of the dummy. This will help prevent your fondant from tearing and give it a more realistic look.

You don't need to cover your dummy with anything if you are going to cover it with fondant. Just brush water on the sides of the dummy and then apply the fondant. Once you are finished using the dummy you can peel off the fondant and reuse the dummy. That's all!!!!!!


Have fun!


Amy

I had trouble keeping mine down to spread buttercream on it. It there a trick to that? It kept scooting off the turntable because it is so light.

I have yet to cover a dummy with buttercream but I would imagine you could affix it to the turntable with some icing. Just press down on it to help glue it down. I wouldn't use too much icing though as it will take longer for the "glue" to dry keeping the dummy in place.


Hope that makes sense.


Amy

I affix mine to a cake board covered with contact paper using small ringshank nails then put nonskid mat on the turn table to keep it in place. HTH

what is a ringshank nail? Even my husband doesn't know what that is!

It's a nail that has little ridges around it, similar to a screw but not as pronounced. If you ask someone at Lowes or Home Depot they will know what you are talking about.

I'll look it up! Thank you!


Amy

Why don't you cover it with Press and Seal as if it were fondant? I've never used one before, but I'll try that next time after the one for the Competition.