I really don't want to put this cake in the fridge (I won't have the room), but my customer has asked for carrot cake. Can I put cream cheese icing under the fondant without it spoiling? I would be decorating the cake Saturday for an early Sunday pickup. Should I just stick with my regular buttercream? It's for a baby shower....

TIA

Jen

bump? No one? The order isn't due until the 24th of June...

TIA

Jen

No one can help me?!! I have searched the forums, but can't find anything to help.

PLEASE help me. I know that cream cheese icing will taste better on a carrot cake, but I won't have room in my fridge for this cake....

Jen

I do not refig cream cheese iced cakes. When I do a Wedding Cake it sits on my table over night. Then I deliver it the next day & it sit out until the wedding. Its never caused a problem.I read an article once , don't remeber where, that the chemical proporties change when made into icing, & that it was not necessary to refig.
So I don't see it would be any different an regular bc. But as far as under fondant, I don't know about that, but can't see why not.

Ummm... the only thing I can think of is how hot is it going to be and how far in advance are you making the cake?? I think that cream cheese is only available to be out for a couple of hours. I am not sure if the fondant will preserve it or not either. Maybe me posting will help you!

Do you have an air conditioned room the cake can go in??

Thanks for your replies

The cake will be in air conditioning - I was going to decorate it Saturday night for a Sunday, 1pm baby shower.... Do you think that will be ok?

Thanks again.

Jen

yeah, I think you'll be fine.

Good luck with your cake!

Jeanteach, I do not put my cream cheese frosted carrot cake in the fridge at all. I always leave them out on a countertop in a covered cake keeper and they are always fine for at least three days because that is the soonest we can ever get a whole cake gone around here..

I wouldn't chance it...I would imagine that cream cheese needs to be refrigerated. It is a dairy product and that is why here in PA, home bakers are not allowed to sell any cakes that use dairy products or need refrigeration. I just don't want something happen to you or have the FDA on you! It's just not worth the risk!
On another note...I was told that the only kind of icing that should go underneath fondant is a butter cream based one. I know first hand that the whipped frosting eats at the fondant and melts it...so I would think that you will run into the same problem with the cream cheese frosting.
Maybe you better stick to a cream cheese filling and a buttercream frosting!
HTH!

My most recent cake was out of a box( only to trial a few things) It came with the cream cheese frosting sachets, I used 2 sachets and 1 cake mix. i did not put it in the fridge at all, used rolled fondant - no problems. tasted like real cream cheese frosting. maybe you can use something like this without using any dairy at all?

I have used fondant over a cream cheese frosting on a red velvet cake. I frosted the cake with cream cheese icing and set that back in the refrigerator to set up and put the fondant on it just before delivering - an hour away. It was ok as long as it stayed cool because the cream cheese icing started to melt underneath. The first time I did it I didn't use Crisco in my icing but the second time I did. Much more stable with Crisco.
HTH
Michele B. in WV

Thank you all so much for your replies. itsacake suggested maybe using a lightly lemon flavored buttercream icing on the carrot cake. I think I will try that. I hadn't thought of the cream cheese icing possibly making the MMF melt. I don't want to chance it - It's quite a big cake that I'm making....

Thanks again.

Jen

I asked a question similar to this a little while ago.

If you have enough sugar in the icing, your cream cheese will be fine. It somehow counteracts it. If you're making it stiff enough to decorate with, I can only imagine that you have enough sugar in it. The recipe I was given that was 'okay' to not refrigerate is theCrusting Cream Cheese Icing found here on CC:

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2047-Crusting-Cream-Cheese-Icing.html

I would say you're safe.