Cream Cheese Frosting, Fondant & Refrigeration!

Decorating By jajpowers Updated 12 Jul 2007 , 6:19pm by dodibug

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jajpowers Posted 11 Jul 2007 , 10:08pm
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I need help! I have a carrot cake with cream cheese sculpted cake I'm doing for this Saturday. My problem is I have to have it done by Friday morning. Fondant Peter Pan & Hook, cream cheese frosting and accents with fondant. How can I refrigerate it so the frosting stays good, without ruining the accents and figures?????

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dodibug Posted 12 Jul 2007 , 1:13am
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First-DO NOT refrigerate the figures! they will go south on you in a heartbeat in the fridge!

You can refrigerate fondant accents or even a whole cake covered in fondant you will just have to get it out of the fridge in with plenty of time for the cake to come to room temp. The accents will sweat like crazy and you shouldn't have problems with bleeding as long as the colors aren't very dark. Put the figures on once the cake is room temp.

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jajpowers Posted 12 Jul 2007 , 3:59pm
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Thank you so much for your response! I knew it wouldn't work, but thought maybe, by some chance there was a trick! oh well, I appreciate your help.
Jennie

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Jodiedew Posted 12 Jul 2007 , 4:16pm
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Don't worry so much about putting the cream cheese frosting in the fridge. I know it's an American thing that we always refrigerate it, but in Europe and other cultures it's perfectly acceptable to keep dairy goods at room temperature. If it will just be a day or two, the cream cheese frosting will be fine, especially since you have it sealed in with the fondant. I recently did a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and fondant for a wedding cake, and I had no trouble. I was actually shocked that the inside of the cake and the frosting still felt cold, especially since the cake was out for 2 days (and served in a non-air conditioned reception hall).

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dodibug Posted 12 Jul 2007 , 6:19pm
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Originally Posted by Jodiedew

Don't worry so much about putting the cream cheese frosting in the fridge. I know it's an American thing that we always refrigerate it, but in Europe and other cultures it's perfectly acceptable to keep dairy goods at room temperature. If it will just be a day or two, the cream cheese frosting will be fine, especially since you have it sealed in with the fondant. I recently did a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and fondant for a wedding cake, and I had no trouble. I was actually shocked that the inside of the cake and the frosting still felt cold, especially since the cake was out for 2 days (and served in a non-air conditioned reception hall).




If there is enough sugar in the frosting recipe to act as a preservative you are safe to do that but most people don't know if their recipe is safe and the last thing someone needs is someone to get sick so it is always best to err on the side of caution esp as hot as it is in most areas of the country right now. The crusting cream cheese icing recipe on here does contain enough sugar to off-set the dairy aspects. Here is some additional info on the subject:

http://www.baking911.com/asksarahbb/index.php?showtopic=1299&pid=12882&mode=threaded&start=

http://www.baking911.com/asksarahbb/lofiversion/index.php?t329.html

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