I am making my first display cake and have a couple of questions. Naturally, I am turning to the experts First question: How do I get my fondant to stick to the styrofoam? Second: How do I then get the tiers to stick/stay together? Lastly: I dont want anything to go moldy, so is there anything I should avoid doing?

Thanks in advance!!

1) lightly spray with water
2)again, lightly spray w/water OR use a dab of royal icing
3) never had one go moldy in several yrs. I have iced and decorated w/both fondant and b'cream.

Wonderful! Sounds easy enough! Thank you

I coat my dummies in shortening before cover in fondant...and if you have never used a dummy before remember to soften the corners. Some people use another piece of styrofoam, some trim with a sharp knife, and I rub my small rolling pin along the edges.

I have coated with water. I have coated with shortening. If you never want to reuse the dummy, use water. If you think you might have a need for the dummy in the future, use shortening. The fondant just get's dry and breaks off when you start removing it. Never seen anything get moldy. It just dries out. Hope that helps.

When I stack mine I use skewers to secure them together. Shortening for making the fondant stick.

Crisco is what was recommended in our classes at the ICES Convention. I actually used a small amount of water for mine. (I didn't think or know about the Crisco when I first made mine.) I drilled a hole in the center of mine and stacked them on a dowel and used a little buttercream icing between the layers. Good luck.

You can also use piping gel. They don't get moldy. I've got some dummy cakes that are 2 - 3 years old.