Cake dummies

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Permalink Reply by Terry Bingham on September 6, 2012 at 6:40pm

Thanks for the kinds words, that ladybug is part of the picnic cake. It was my first time making objects from fondant. Will have to take some time and take a look at your cakes. It's a lot of fun isn't it?

Permalink Reply by art deco cakes by galidink on September 6, 2012 at 6:49pm

yes its fun , cant wait to see some more of your cakes and all that fun stuff !

Permalink Reply by Melanie on September 9, 2012 at 12:13pm

You can definitely use the styrofoam at walmart for practice, it's just harder to cover because it's mor porous. The cake dummies are smooth. Much easier to work with. A trick I learned, is to fix any indentions on them with Royal icing, let them dry, then coat the form with crisco and cover with fondant. It makes the fondant come off easily if you decide to use the form again. There is a spray you can buy to preserve the cake. I haven't personally used it. I have a cake dummy out in my workshop that I covered in June, it still looks great. So I guess it depends how long you want to keep it out. :)

Permalink Reply by Bettina Dwyer on September 14, 2012 at 11:07pm

I buy both purpose made cake dummys as well as styrofoam I can cut to shape. The secret with using styrofoam is once you have cut your shape and are happy with it SAND IT SMOOTH. I often cut cake dummys in half to make spacers or wedges and no matter how careful you are it still has that knobby texture after you cut it. Sanding it gives a better finish.
I've also found some cake dummys have imperfections on their sides where they have started and finished the cut. This can show up when you try to smooth your fondant over the sides - once again sand it smooth before you cover it. Same with the top of your dummy.
I've also recently discovered a beaut tool for 'cutting' styrofoam. It's called a hot blade. hot knife or hot wire. Basically it's a hot filament that will cut through styrofoam like a hot knife through butter WITHOUT ALL THE MESS!! There is no little bits of foam sticking to everything - especially to the cat coz cats hate static electicity even more so if it attracts bits of styrofoam LOL. It will cut any shape easily. I am in love with this tool at the moment!

Permalink Reply by Sandra I. Vazquez Lossiseroni on September 14, 2012 at 11:37pm

Thank you for letting us know about your new toy...(tool).

Permalink Reply by art deco cakes by galidink on September 15, 2012 at 7:57am

you can get good ones on ebay , for a good price !

Permalink Reply by Sandra I. Vazquez Lossiseroni on September 15, 2012 at 9:44am

Thanks Gail,

Permalink Reply by art deco cakes by galidink on September 15, 2012 at 10:04am

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