Hi! I know you guys will be able to help me with this one! I am thinking about using candy melts to do something exactly like the frozen buttercream thing. I want to do 3 or 4 rectangles, depending on size of the rectangles, to fit on top of a sheet cake. How far in advance can I make these? Do I freeze them or just keep them in a cool, dark place? Thank you in advance for any help and advice!
Crissy

I did mine a couple of days in advance and just left them in the fridge until I was ready.

As long as they are kept cool (so the design does not melt) I think you can do it as far ahead as you want. I have some leftover candy melt ballons that I made (from a mold) that have been sitting on a plate on my counter for alomost two months. (Ok that just made my house sound really disgusting ! - it is not, I just have a tierd plate that I keep extra sweets on)

cool that's exactly what I was hoping for! Thanks so much for your replies.

With chocolate and candy melts you must be cautious of extreme temperature changes in the room where they are stored, as that will cause either to bloom, or get that powdery stuff that old candy bars get on them.

Theresa

I ran an experiment on this last year. I made candy melt molds in November and have left them in the pantry ever since. As of 5 minutes ago, they still look good and taste fine.

I store mine in a covered tin container in my bedroom closet, the temperature seems to be cooler.