I’m seeking your expertise. I have a cake pop wedding cake due on Sunday. I will be spending all day Friday and Saturday coating 400+ cake pops. I need to cover 4 tiers of dummy cakes on which to place the cake pops.
My dilemma is this: I’ve not worked with dummy cakes before. What do I use to adhere the fondant to the dummy? If I cover the tiers today, how do I keep them from getting too hard. I need to stick the pops on to the dummy with toothpicks on Sunday. Can I cover it with plastic wrap to keep it from drying out and getting hard.
Please- any input would be greatly appreciated.
I would cover it now -- I would use some kind of poker -- like a bamboo skewer or a (food) thermometer end to make the hole for the toothpick -- or a cake tester -- any thin thing you can poke a hole with -- if the fondant gets too crispy -- and it's better to have the fondant crusty so it won't tend to show any fingerprints --
and I just dampen the dummy to adhere the fondant -- I used to use this sweet little mister bottle -- a sprayer -- gets just the right amount -- then I got smart and I take the dummy over to the faucet and run water over it -- sling it off in the sink -- drip back to the work table and toss on the fondant -- no really - I probably dry the excess off around the bottom -- have a towel underneath -- but yeah -- no worries --
easy peasy
I use piping gel on my cake dummies for the fondant to stick to. Many just use water, but I find piping gel works better. I do 2 layers of fondant, one thin, then let that set, then the 2nd final covering. I find this way, there Is no ripping, and the styrofoam doesn’t show through, and you can smooth the fondant easier. You could try putting on one thick layer of fondant, but for me, I was never successful. Fondant was too heavy for the styrofoam, and it continuously ripped while trying to apply. I cover, minimum about 2 days ahead so my fondant will dry. Unfortunately, your fondant will dry hard. And that’s what you want. Be pretty hard pushing in cake pops without making unsightly marks and big holes in soft fondant. I am assuming you’re cake pops will be on popsicle sticks, correct?? If so, they will push into your fondant dummy without a problem, and stay put. Hope this helped.
sand the sharp edges of the foam off before applying fondant -- no tearing
I don't know -- I wasn't into sharp edges -- fondant was cool because it had soft edges -- but I could do a sharp edge if I wanted without double covering -- but whatever works -- right?
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