My friend and I are making a cake for a wedding shower for a friend. Just a small, two tiered cake. Well, somehow we decided that I wouldn't be eaten, because it will be so pretty, and we are just going to serve sheet cakes.

Well, we don't have time or money to get cake dummies, so I was wondering if there was anyway to doctor up a box mix so that the baked cake lasts longer?

I guess she wants to keep it to stare at is as long as possible, lol.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated

That is just plain old silly!! That is what a camera is for! Anyway...So when is she gonna eat it? Maybe suggest she freeze it.A iced cake usually won't last for more than about 4-5 days...I have stretched a few longer in my house and it is still good but I always say 4-5.

I made a 3-D cat cake for a friend. That was 2 years ago (maybe 3) and that cake is wrapped in saran in her freezer. I told her no more fancy scratch cakes, that aren't going to get eaten. She claims it cheers her up every time she opens the freezer. Myself and the other party goers were not amused, we expected to eat cake.

If you want a real cake dummy you should bake it as you normally woud then invert the cake onto a cookie sheet and bake for an extra 2 hrs. on a 250 f oven it should be rock solid if not let it air dry until "done"...good luck!

That's mental! Someone needs cake therapy!

Oi....huh? That sounds like some silly plan a dang bride would come up, not the cake makers themselves!?!?!

So yes, get a box mix, wrap it in pretty paer, and tie a nice fancy bow around it. Done.