Yes - FAKE CAKES are really a THING! │ Dummy / Polystyrene Cake Tutorial

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2 жыл бұрын

In today's video I'm going to be showing you all two different ways to decorate a fake cake! Yes - fake cakes are totally a thing, and are great for many uses! These include adding additional tiers to wedding cakes which saves money and reduces cake wastage, making display cakes for shops or trade shows, and for practicing different cake designs on! They're also great for teaching others - I use fake cakes all the time ;)
The second method I demonstrate is using the Cake Compass by Prop Options which was very kindly gifted to me! It's such a great tool and allows you to quickly and efficiently decorate multiple fake cakes at a time. Here's the link if you want to check it out! propoptions.co.uk/collections...
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@lorrainehicks9172 2 жыл бұрын

What a great invention. Just like hairdressers have dummy heads to practice on cake decorating students could use this invention to practice on without wasting 🎂. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

Yess exactly! Thanks for the love and support Lorraine :D

@sylviiskandar917 2 жыл бұрын

this is nice way to practice cake decorating

@asugarholicslife 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great idea for a wedding cake! I wish I would've known way way way back in the day!

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

Hehe yep! Perfect for wedding cakes :)

@stephanieyee9784 2 жыл бұрын

This was interesting MK. It makes sense to have a couple of fake layers of wedding cakes. Unless you were donating a layer to a soup kitchen, nursing home or similar there's no need to waste money, or cake, on something that will br thrown away. The cake decorating plates, Prop Options, are great. I'll share this with a couple of my friends who make cakes. Take care, ☮️❤🦘🇦🇺

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

Yes exactly! Thanks for the support Stephanie :)

@kaknoraseasyrecipe9719 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :D

@biale190 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ! I didn’t know that you could cover a dummy cake with buttercream (I thought it wouldn’t stick) I use dummy cake on each birthday, since the pandemic started ; so the hero of the day can blow out their candles without contaminating the real cake. I always covered it with fabric or paper ; but now i’ll try with the same icing as the real cake

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

That is such a great idea re adapting to the pandemic! :) And yes it will stick to the dummy cake, it's only if you're using fondant that you'll have to apply some shortening or something similar to help the fondant stick :)

@progressivefoods1 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one, did you cover the cake dummy before adding your butter cream

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Nope just added the buttercream like that but you can cover it with cling wrap for an easier clean up! :)

@odette131 2 жыл бұрын

I use cling film in covering my styrofoam before covering in buttercream or fondant

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

Yes this is a great idea! :D

@lagcraig62 2 жыл бұрын

So good to know MK! Always enjoy your videos..so helpful! I do have a question, what if you have 4 tiered fake cake, and one is edible in the middle. How do you secure those faux tiers to each other and the real cake in the middle. Hope this.makes sense. Keep on caking! 😊🥰💞💞

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear you're enjoying the videos :D. For a tiered cake, the real tier can simply sit ontop of the styrofoam and secure it with buttercream or whatever frosting you're using, and you will then need to add doweling into the real cake to support the weight of any styrofoam layers you place above it. Hope that helps :)

@lagcraig62 2 жыл бұрын

@@CakesbyMK Thank you MK. I knew that you would know and advise. You're the Best! 🥰😁😊❤❤

@redspoon3572 2 жыл бұрын

I love ur wrk.... From india.. All wrk are ausom...

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! :D

@redspoon3572 2 жыл бұрын

@@CakesbyMK I am a home baker... From kerala...

@jasminefrench1223 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen people cover them in tape so all they need to do is peel the tape off for easy clean up 💕

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

Yess this is a great idea! Or even using cling wrap :)

@morganshuppy341 2 жыл бұрын

How do you clean a fake cake so it can be used again? Is the process different if you're doing butter cream or fondant? Thank you!

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Morgan! Good question! So once you're done simply scrape off the excess buttercream to use again if you like, and then rinse the styrofoam under some hot water and let it dry completely before using it again. Alternatively you can put cellotape or cling wrap on the dummy and then ice on top of that so the clean up is easier :). You would use the same method for buttercream or fondant (except when applying fondant to a dummy cake you would need to first add some shortening or something similar to the dummy so the fondant sticks). Hope that helps!

@morganshuppy341 2 жыл бұрын

@@CakesbyMK This is great! Thank you! :)

@kimberlybeck3037 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Wondering what do you clean your cake dummy with?

@jasminefrench1223 2 жыл бұрын

You can just scrape off the buttercream and put them in the dishwasher on a low temp wash! You just need to let them dry out for a few days before reusing because they do retain water even if they feel dry to the touch from the outside, best to wait a couple of days

@kimberlybeck3037 2 жыл бұрын

@@jasminefrench1223 thank you so much

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

Yep that's pretty much exactly what I do! Thanks Jasmine :)

@Dolcevita_bakes 2 жыл бұрын

Guess this is one way to not be tempted to eat the cake when you’re done decorating it! Wouldn’t work fir me though because I like to share recipes of what I bake which includes many different desserts and showing how I make them.

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

Yes this is mainly for trialing out cake decorating or using it for cake displays/large wedding cakes :D

@ambreenhummayun89 2 жыл бұрын

Hi MK really love your work 🤗always want to learn more and more about cake work from you stay blessed may Allah pak showers his blessings on you and your family sis love from pakistan🥰

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

Awwww jazakallahu khair sis! Really appreciate the love and support :)

@fahimqureshi8011 3 ай бұрын

Can we reuse this dummy?

@abdaalifaisal8020 2 жыл бұрын

Please answer This styro.foam base will not get wet if we will apply buttercream.. Dampness will not effect the quality of dummy How we can reuse ?

@CakesbyMK 2 жыл бұрын

Good questions! So once you're done simply scrape off the excess buttercream to use again if you like, and then rinse the styrofoam under some hot water and let it dry completely before using it again. Alternatively you can put cellotape or cling wrap on the dummy and then ice on top of that so the clean up is easier :)

@abdaalifaisal8020 2 жыл бұрын

@@CakesbyMK does clingfilm will hold buttercream?