Hey there guys
I have been trying and trying to stick down my cake dummies with everything from icing to sticky putty. I still can't get it to stay down.
Does anyone have ANY other ideas of how I can get it to stay down while I ice it?
This is soooo frustrating, any help is appreciated.
I center the dummie on the cake board (upside down) and nail toothpicks or skewers or even a nail in a triangle pattern through the board and the dummie, then turn over and ice.
mpc
I center the dummie on the cake board (upside down) and nail toothpicks or skewers or even a nail in a triangle pattern through the board and the dummie, then turn over and ice.
mpc
I never though of this, I'll have to try it.
I am trying to secure it to my turntable, it makes me crazy.
I had my DH make me a thin piece of plywood with a few small thin nails sticking up, I place the plywood on a non skid mat on my turntable and then take the dummy and push it down on the nails slightly. This holds it in place while I am icing. When I need to take it off, I put my hand underneath and push up slightly to remove from the nails. If my dummy is a bottom tier, I just hot glue it to the board.
I use double stick tape to hold the dummy to the board, and also to hold the board to the turntable. It holds really well, except the smaller ones don't always stay put, but much better than without.
I use regular buttercream for practicing. With my recipe, if I do the displays and let them dry for about a week, they're indestructible. I like doing that for bridal fairs, then I don't have to be paranoid about smooshing my display in transit or setup.
"fake icing" for dummies... As long as it's JUST for dummies to display, not come in contact with food, just use your garden variety lightweight wall spackle 
It's expensive on the outset, but it's a lot easier to keep clean, bugs away from, and you don't have to worry about people wanting to touch the dummies (let's admit, we've all at one point or another just wanted to poke one and see if it's real 
)..
The other thing is you need a set of decorating tips that is just used for this purpose and nothing else. Same goes for the offset too.
My buttercream has Dream Whip in it, which helps it crust. I just add more than usual when working with the dummies, and it doesn't affect the consistency, but gets nice and hard if you keep it in open air for a few days. To keep dust off, I use cans of air that you use to dust your computer.
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