can you cover a dummy cake with buttercream

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Dummy Cake: Step by Step Instructions

Using an electric mixer, cream butter, shortening and vanilla until smooth. It will take approximately three to five minutes to reach a smooth consistency.

Tips and Tricks

It is recommended to use crusting buttercream because it sits well on cakes and creates a good surface for decorating. Since crusting buttercream creates a solid base, it is a good choice for dummy cakes that may be used for a long time. However, you may use your favorite buttercream recipe as well to frost the Styrofoam cake.

How to Cover a Dummy Cake with Buttercream

Trying to find the perfect way to make a display cake? Needing to cover up a dummy cake in a tiered cake? Fortunately, using buttercream is an easy and natural-looking way to cover up a dummy cake. This article will tell you what you need to know on how to cover a dummy cake with buttercream.

A Simple Way to Make A Dummy Cake

Using buttercream frosting is an easy way to decorate a dummy cake. Buttercream frosting will give the cake a realistic appearance and it will be able to hold up for a long time.

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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Jessica Gibson. Jessica Gibson is a Writer and Editor who's been with wikiHow since 2014. After completing a year of art studies at the Emily Carr University in Vancouver, she graduated from Columbia College with a BA in History.