If you do cake dummies say for a bridal show, and you want to be able to reuse them, other than fondant, would you cover them in royal icing?

I would cover in buttercream, it's really easy to clean off.

Thanks! But I guess what I meant to ask is if you want to decorate them and keep them to use at more than one bridal show, and you don't want to cover them in fondant, do you use the royal icing? I saw something on a website called perma ice or something like that. I guess people also do this and keep for display, does anyone do this and what do you use?

You can use buttercream or royal icing. Both willl dry rock hard and will last for years. I use fondant and it also dries rock hard.

As the others said, buttercream will dry rock hard. It just takes more time than fondant or royal icing. It will keep for years also.

I do bridal shows also. I am a consultant, not a baker. I always have a cake on my table. I made mne out of royal icing. One thing Inoticed is that my sterling colored roses have really started to fade. I have one in my photo gallery