How To Remove Old Fondant From Cake Dummy
Decorating By dogluvr Updated 6 Jul 2018 , 12:27am by SandraSmiley
You know I was just told down in Texas that you can throw those into the dishwashe ron a regular cycle and they will come out as clean as a whistle! Now I am not sure if it will work for you since it has been a year. But I am sure someone else will have the answer for you! HTH!!
That is the same question that I had. That is what they told me to do. They said that it will wash it all away just like when you put dirty dishes in there. I have yet to try it. But they said they do it all the time with no problems!
I just soak the dummy in a big bowl of hot water. It needs to be weighted down otherwise it will float. I use a heavy skillet to keep it submerged. After an hour or so, most of the fondant dissolves right off. I use a pan scraper to scrape off stubborn spots.
I submerge mine in a big pot of hot water and cover. I usually have to rotate it from time to time.
I think the dish washer idea is great. What really takes the fondant off is the heat and steam. It just melts off. When the fondant has melted off my dummy all that left behind is water the color of the fondant, so I don't think it will hurt the dish washer at all.
Allow your dummy to dry thoroughly before using again as water can seep into those tiny air spaces.
Turn them over to allow both ends to drain and dry completely.
When I took a cake class, the teacher told us that before we put fondant on the dummy cakes to put a little bit of Crisco on it, and that when we wanted it to come off all you would have to do is just pull it off. I have not tried this but it could be worth a try for this years cake.
Hi, Rachel !!!!!
I put them in the dishwasher and use the air dry rather than the heat cycle to dry them. They come out SOOOOOO nice & clean.
I usually put them in the top rack only---no pinching between dish holders, either, as they can warm too much & dent the styro. You can even wash them in the top while you have dishes in the bottom.
The fondant won't hurt the dishwasher--it just turns back into a sugar syrup and goes down the drain. No more harm than washing a bunch of dishes from a pancake breakfast..........After the final rinse cycle, the dummies & the dishwasher are sparkling clean.
HTH
Rae
I have heard a lot of the people, who regularly participate in the wedding cake competition at the Oklahoma State Sugar Arts Show (second largest cake show in the world), say they always cover their dummies with two thickness of fondant to get the most perfect finish, including Kerry Vincent. If it works for her, it works for me. You do need to be sure any damage to the original fondant is repaired before adding the second layer. You can fill in knicks and dents with a slury of fondant or royal icing.
I remove my old fondant from dummies by microwaving them for a few seconds at a time, about 10 seconds, two or three times. Don't do more or it will melt your dummy. Softens the fondant enough so that it usually comes off in just a few big pieces. I do use Crisco to adhere the fondant to the dummies in the first place. I then wash the cleaned dummies in the dishwasher and let them dry thoroughly before reusing.
I use shortening under my fondant. It sticks as long as I need it to. When it's time to remove, I just slide a spatula under the fondant at the bottom of the dummy and pop it off. Some of my smaller dummies, the fondant came off in 2 or 3 pieces. Cleaning these 2 year old dummies took less than 20 minutes. 
Quote by @SandraSmiley on 37 minutes ago
I have heard a lot of the people, who regularly participate in the wedding cake competition at the Oklahoma State Sugar Arts Show (second largest cake show in the world), say they always cover their dummies with two thickness of fondant to get the most perfect finish, including Kerry Vincent. If it works for her, it works for me. You do need to be sure any damage to the original fondant is repaired before adding the second layer.
Yes, they do................two very, very thin coats of fondant on dummies with razor sharp edges. Very few day to day decorators can pull this off well, that's why I recommend removing old fondant.
Quote by @DianeLM on 12 minutes ago
I use shortening under my fondant. It sticks as long as I need it to. When it's time to remove, I just slide a spatula under the fondant at the bottom of the dummy and pop it off. Some of my smaller dummies, the fondant came off in 2 or 3 pieces. Cleaning these 2 year old dummies took less than 20 minutes.
Yep, best way to cover a dummy--shortening massage. Allows better working time of the fondant and removal is a breeze. Never a risk of water marks, or melting. Only way to go, in my opinion.
I did not mean to be contradicting you, maybenot. She asked if she could apply a second layer of fondant and I was passing on another option. I have done it myself and it looked great. I rather liked it.
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