decorate a dummy cake with fondant
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Dummy cakes are styrofoam cut in the shape of cakes, then decorated to look like actual cakes. Bakeries may have some in their display cases to draw customers, because they look like the real thing but don't need to be refrigerated or replaced often. Couples getting married may have them as a less expensive alternative to creating a gigantic tiered wedding cake for reception display. If you are decorating a dummy cake, fondant keeps almost as well as styrofoam, but will require occasional dusting. Putting fondant on the styrofoam isn't much more difficult than putting it on real cake, either.
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Things You'll Need
- Rolling pin
- Confectioner's sugar
- Fondant
- Styrofoam dummy cake
- Clean towel
- Fondant smoothing tool
- Pin
Instructions
1
Dust your counter and rolling pin with confectioner's sugar before beginning.
2
Roll fondant out to ¼--inch thickness, in a size and shape that will fit a single tier of dummy cake. For example, roll a large disc shape if you are covering a round cake, but roll a square or rectangle for a square or rectangular cake. Heat the fondant in 15-second intervals in your microwave if it is not soft enough to roll without cracking, but do not heat so much that it melts.
3
Moisten a clean towel with water so that it is wet, but not dripping. Rub this all over the surface of the styrofoam dummy cake, on any surface where you want the fondant to adhere.
4
Dry your hands, then lay the flattened fondant over your rolling pin and use the pin to position the fondant over the dummy cake. Take your time and do this carefully, as the fondant will stick to the dummy cake once it is applied, and will be difficult to move if you make mistakes in positioning.
5
Smooth the fondant into place using a fondant smoothing tool. Start from the top center of the dummy cake, as you would with a true cake, then smooth out and downward to remove bubbles and creases. Fondant smoothing tools can be purchased wherever cake decorating supplies are sold, such as craft stores.
6
Pop any stubborn bubbles with a pin, then smooth over the fondant with the fondant smoothing tool so that the pinhole disappears.
7
Repeat the process for any additional tiers of dummy cake. Do not use a single piece of fondant to cover multiple tiers, even if those tiers are stacked directly on top of each other. The fondant will be difficult to get into place, and the resulting dummy cake will not look as smooth and professional as you would like.
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