First Time Working With Cake Dummy---Any Tips???
Decorating By Kazoot Updated 6 Sep 2009 , 4:11am by Donnabugg
I am making my daughter's wedding cake. She wants a 4 tier, but it is a very small wedding and I have ordered a 12 inch cake dummy--square. Her cake will be a 6x8x10x12 Square. I could not go with the standard 4 inch difference in the layers, as I no longer have my spare fridge!!!! 
My other fridge is a side by side and it is just wide enough to hold this! LOL Anyhow...........this is my first time stacking a cake dummy. Do any of you have tips for me???? (Other than if it was a real cake!!! 
IMO - it is best to get the dummy as smooth as you can before you cover it. I just use another piece of styrofoam to "sand" the spots that need it. An iron and a piece of wax paper (set the iron on low!) will get the tops really nice and smooth too. You just put the wax paper on it and iron it gently - works like a charm.
What great tips! Thanks. Indydebi, will it transport ok with no center dowel. It will be all buttercream, no fondant.
yes. I do it all the time. The BC on top of the dummy is the glue that holds the upper tier in place. I just consider the bottom dummy tier a big cake stand. Love it!
The ones I get locally are hand cut by the man who owns the cake store. There are usually a flat or rough area on them. The ones I bought at ICES got some nicks in them transporting them home, so they will need a little sanding too. I guess I am not lucky enough to get perfect ones each time! 
The ones I get locally are hand cut by the man who owns the cake store. There are usually a flat or rough area on them. The ones I bought at ICES got some nicks in them transporting them home, so they will need a little sanding too. I guess I am not lucky enough to get perfect ones each time!
If you ever decide to order some from (that great company in Texas), you'll love 'em!
Indy - I did get some from there at ICES - they are really nice, a lot better than the ones I get locally! I wish I had gotten to his booth earier though, he sold everything but the 12" squares. I bought all he had left - I just will order from him from now on. (I just didn't like to pay the shipping!)
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If you ever decide to order some from (that great company in Texas), you'll love 'em!
There's also a good little place in Oklahoma to buy from (in my hometown). I just bought my first set from them. They were great to work with ... and had super fast delivery. 
There's also a good little place in Oklahoma to buy from (in my hometown). I just bought my first set from them. They were great to work with ... and had super fast delivery.
What place in OK is this? Do they have a website?
I just ordered my first set from a company in Dallas. I'm anxious to get them and start using them! May be a silly question...but is there a need to put an initial thin layer and let crust before putting final layer of buttercream?
Also, it would be GREAT if we could see some pictures of the cakes that have been done using dummies!! Thanks ya'll!
(Didn't mean to take over the post!)
Also, it would be GREAT if we could see some pictures of the cakes that have been done using dummies!! Thanks ya'll!
Square covered with fondant: http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1422576
Square BC; top tier wrapped in white chocolate squares: http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1264153
Round with pillars; BC: http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=310533
M&M cake on acrylic stands; BC: http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=415413
Round, BC, Stacked: http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=408673
Square BC basketweave: http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1195242
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