Hi all! Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I'm doing my son's 2 tier cake and decorating it with buttercream/fondant. It's my first stacked cake and I'm freaking out. I already made the fondant. I already made (and am freezing) two 12-inch cakes and two 8-inch cakes. This is my thought process. PLEASE provide any feedback or things I may be overlooking or days that need to be changed.
Wednesday - color fondant. Cut out his name and let name cut outs dry so they wiill dry out. Cover cake board.
Thursday - Defrost cakes. Make buttercream. Fill and frost cakes. I use a true buttercream, but it's winter, so I think I can leave on counter to settle overnight. I've heard it needs time to settle so it won't bulge. Is that right?
Friday - Put iced cake in fridge to let buttercream (true butter - no shortening) harden for a bit. Cover with white fondant. Add decorations with color fondant accents and everything. Leave out on counter overnight.
Party is Saturday at 2:00 PM.
Questions
Do I decorate each layer and THEN stack, or stack and then start decorating?
If I'm doing a border of black race track around bottom layer, do I need to do that in advance so it hardens a bit before Friday?
ANY feedback is greatly appreciated!!!
I'm doing my son's 2 tier cake and decorating it with buttercream/fondant. It's my first stacked cake and I'm freaking out. I already made the fondant. I already made (and am freezing) two 12-inch cakes and two 8-inch cakes. This is my thought process. PLEASE provide any feedback or things I may be overlooking or days that need to be changed.
Wednesday - color fondant. Cut out his name and let name cut outs dry so they wiill dry out. Cover cake board.
Thursday - Defrost cakes. Make buttercream. Fill and frost cakes. I use a true buttercream, but it's winter, so I think I can leave on counter to settle overnight. I've heard it needs time to settle so it won't bulge. Is that right?
Friday - Put iced cake in fridge to let buttercream (true butter - no shortening) harden for a bit. Cover with white fondant. Add decorations with color fondant accents and everything. Leave out on counter overnight.
Party is Saturday at 2:00 PM.
Questions
Do I decorate each layer and THEN stack, or stack and then start decorating?
If I'm doing a border of black race track around bottom layer, do I need to do that in advance so it hardens a bit before Friday?
ANY feedback is greatly appreciated!!!
