Anyone Know How To Make A Display Cake Last For Over A Week?
Decorating By jenhos Updated 1 Mar 2007 , 4:02am by jenhos
Use cake dummies and fondant icing. I have many of these that last for as long as they are not dropped.
I have done display cakes on dummies but used buttercream frosting. It worked out just fine. In fact, those cakes sat out for a whole month on display and the frosting itself was fine but the color did fade. I used a crusting buttercream which is with Crisco, no butter.
Hope that helps.
KimAZ
I have done display cakes on dummies but used buttercream frosting. It worked out just fine. In fact, those cakes sat out for a whole month on display and the frosting itself was fine but the color did fade. I used a crusting buttercream which is with Crisco, no butter.
Hope that helps.
KimAZ
Me, too. I have a dummy covered in BC that I made last April that still sitting out and it looks fine.
KimAZ and indydebi
Do you cover your dummies with saran wrap first or just frost directly on them?
frost over styrofoam rounds (dummies). I have one i did with fondant last summer and it's still in perfect condition
I have a cake from a year ago. I used a the dummies and used the crisco based buttercream with fondant over it. The only thing I've seen so far is that the fondant has faded a bit.
I made a cake for my FIL and it was real cake covered in buttercream and fondant. He loved it so much that he wouldn't eat it. It sat around for over a month! I had it on a cake board and he sat it on a wood table. Well after a while all the moisture seeped through the board and ruined the table. Woops! So if you use real cake be sure to put a layer of plastice wrap under the cake.
yep... i use press and seal. same idea, works like a charm... I have even heard you can even hose them off!
ok I thought I was going crazy, I clicked on this link and I didn't see my post. I couldn't figure out what was going on. But I see you posted the same quesiton in two areas.
here is my answer copied from the other thread.
I would either use rice krispies or a dummy cake. Dummies can be bought or you can buy some 2" or thicker hard insulation and cut the size of cake you want.
Decorate with either fondant/buttercream/ or royal icing and no problems.
I use to make dummy cakes with buttercream icing (all shortening recipe) at the bakery i worked at and they would be on display for 2-3 months. Just let it dry and make sure no one puts a finger in it and it's good to go. Fondant or royal icing just deocrate like normal.
HTH
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