I am tired of cake, my neighbors are tired of cake, my friends are tired of cake....guess taking 3 Wilton classes, a project class and now the 4th Wilton class all in a row wasn't such a brilliant idea. Soo... I bought some cake dummies today to use for my final cake in class 4.

I want to be able to re-use them when I am tired of looking at the cake...so what do I cover the styrofoam with before using fondant? My wilton instructor suggested royal icing, but with that....would I just leave the icing on permanently and just re-fondant the cake when I tire of it or do I need to put something under the royal icing so I can remove it too?

Should I glue the layers together before covering in fondant or afterwards? I have a 10" and a 6" Wanted an 8" but they were out.... I would like to be able to separate the 6 and 10 and add an 8 in the middle at some future point. Boy....dummies seem just as hard to make as a real cake!

I was told to use either plastic wrap or the "press and seal" to cover the dummy cake. Just an idea.

I don't think I would cover it in royal if your going to then cover it in fondant. When you work with dummies and fondant, don't you need to keep the surface moist so your can smooth the fondant? If the surface is to dry, the fondant will tear. If you wet the royal, wouldn't the fondant then stick and dry? You would never get it off.

You might want to just put water on the dummy, then cover it in fondant. If you don't plan on keeping it after your class, the fondant should be easy to remove by submerging it in a little water. It will become soft and just peel off.

You don't need to cover the dummies with anything. Sand/flatten the upper edge so that it doesn't tear the fondant. You can do this with sandpaper, a file, an iron, a rolling pin--best results in that order. Spritz the dummy with water and cover with fondant.

You can "glue" them together after each layer is covered using royal, melted fondant, or hot glue.

To re-use the dummies, just carefully pry/pull them apart and soak them in/with water and peel off the fondant.

HTH
Rae

hello everyone..
when I cover a dummy with fondant, I use clear gel on the dummy. If you don.t like getting your hands sticky, you can apply it with a pastry brush.. a very thin coat, just enough to make the surface tacky. Your fondant wil stick to it easily; it will keep the fondant from cracking & you can remove the fondant by soaking it in water. If I do a tiered dummy cake, I treat them like real cakes & put the fondant on separately, the 'glue' them to each other with royal icing. The border between the tiers will also glue the 2 tiers together.
I have several exhibit cakes which have lasted 2 years without cracking.
Hope you try this and like the final result.
ciao

I cover my dummies with clear plastic wrap to protect them. Then I generally just cover the plastic with buttercream and then the fondant. I know it's a bit of work. I treat my tiers just like I would if it were real cake except I don't use the dowels. Just stack them and decorate.

When I am done all I have to do is pull off the fondant and then grab the plastic from underneath and peel it away taking the icing with it. Then I have a fresh clean dummy to be used all over again.