Dummy Cakes

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Permalink Reply by Jen Montalto on February 27, 2012 at 11:29pm

check out "Perma-Ice". Never used it but it looks like it solves the problems you'd get from icing with BC or royal.

Permalink Reply by Danielle Dyskin on February 27, 2012 at 11:56pm

That looks great for BC cakes (and I can get it in Australia) but any idea for fondant cakes?

Jen Montalto said:

check out "Perma-Ice". Never used it but it looks like it solves the problems you'd get from icing with BC or royal.

Permalink Reply by Renee Luckett on February 28, 2012 at 12:23am

use ivory colored base ise, because with will discolor... if in reachable area for customers use silk or fabric flowers not gum paste, because somehow the flowers ALWAYS get broken...

Permalink Reply by Renee Luckett on February 28, 2012 at 2:11am

I worked in a shop that used satin ice (bucket regular edible fondant) for dummy cakes and it held up for a few years without any issues.  We are in Phoenix, az though so the dryness might help

Permalink Reply by Danielle Dyskin on February 28, 2012 at 2:53am

We use satin ice for our real cakes but I figured that with dust and light that it would look bad pretty fast.  Melbourne can also be quite humid at times...

Permalink Reply by Jen Montalto on February 28, 2012 at 8:34am

for fondant, how about an air-dry clay? then paint it whatever color you need it to be. no fading and washable.