Hello, want to do a few fondant covered dummy cakes and was wondering what is best to use on them so that the fondant adheres? Dont want to have to whip up a batch of BC for nothing so was hoping I could use corn syrup or something else?
Thanks!
Crisco, piping gel, corn syrup, very very very light misting of water....
Probably a silly question, but would I need to use dowels? They are going to be small tiers covered in fondant with some basic fondant decorations..I would image the dummies could handle that, right?
No you don't need dowels. I have done one dowel down through all of them, but that was when I was traveling across several states.
I use just a light mist of water on my dummies. The fondant adheres and dries pretty hard after a few days (assuming it's not humid). No dowels are required, the styrofoam will hold it's own weight just fine. I attach my layers with RI and have not had to put a dowel through the center (like TexasSugar suggests), but I may think about it in the future if I'm concerned about it.
~Chelle
I massage crisco onto the dummy. It fills in any small imperfections and makes it easy to remove the fondant later.
I don't find that it stops the fondant from drying or makes the fondant any more prone to damage.
Rae
Do you use purchased fondant or MMF?? for the dummy cakes. Thanks in advance
I don't use MMF, so my go to fondant for dummies is Wilton. I buy it with coupons and I love the way it works.
Rae
I use Satin Ice for dummy cakes that are for competitions. I mostly use dummy cakes for the purpose. I used to use the Wilton fondant for competition cakes, but have found that I really prefer the workability of the Satin Ice, and I get a much better looking competition piece with it.
~Chelle
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