Need Immediately Help - Covering Dummy With Fondant
Decorating By j_arney Updated 17 Sep 2010 , 5:33pm by dchockeyguy
I've never covered dummies in fondant, but I wanted to make a 4 tier cantilevered cake for my son's 3rd birthday tomorrow. I just tried to cover the first dummy and it ripped at the corners. I tried re-rolling it thicker, but that didn't help either. How do I cover a dummy with such sharp squre edges?? I deperately need to get these 4 tiers (3 fake, 1 real) covered TODAY! What am I doing wrong?
the first thing I do is to rub the surface with crisco. Not only does this help the fondant to stick it helps to soften the surface. And, yes, roll it out the thickness of a nickle. Sounds like your fondant may be a bit too soft and you may need to knead in more PS as well.
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You can also take a piece of sand paper, or something similar, and soften the edges a little bit before covering it. Some people prefer the beveled cake dummies for this reason.
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