18Th Birthday Cake And Questions!? Please Help.
Decorating By ProAtHeart Updated 10 Mar 2013 , 12:25am by ProAtHeart
Ok, It's my sister's 18th birthday, and I've only worked with fondant/fondant coloring/blah blah and everything a few times.
This time I'm going to be more outgoing and hope I don't mess up but I never have the answers to the problems I run into in the process.
Okay my cake is going to be a 2 tier cake with buttercream frosting and coconut flavored marshmallow fondant.
I'm terrified I won't have enough time to do everything before her birthday so here's my plan/questions:
- Can I freeze the cake? (Devil's food cake)
- If so how do I thaw it and how long do I wait till I frost and put fondant on it.
- When can I premake my fondant and icing so that I have it ready in time, so how many days before.
- I need this done for Thursday (March 14) and Wednesday I'm unavailable. So is it safe to finish the cake Tuesday?
- How and where do I store my cake for 2 days so that I can garuntee it wont dry out and get gross
- I'm scared if I put it in the fridge it will sweat and cause the fondant color to run or get gross, or even dry out if I don't put in the fridge?
- How thin should my fondant be when I roll it?
- Most importantly my buttercream frosting always seems to melt and not hold/ butter never mixes fully into the stuff. Any tips? I needs to be a crusty buttercream
Ok, It's my sister's 18th birthday, and I've only worked with fondant/fondant coloring/blah blah and everything a few times.
This time I'm going to be more outgoing and hope I don't mess up but I never have the answers to the problems I run into in the process.
Okay my cake is going to be a 2 tier cake with buttercream frosting and coconut flavored marshmallow fondant.
I'm terrified I won't have enough time to do everything before her birthday so here's my plan/questions:
- Can I freeze the cake? (Devil's food cake)
- If so how do I thaw it and how long do I wait till I frost and put fondant on it.
- When can I premake my fondant and icing so that I have it ready in time, so how many days before.
- I need this done for Thursday (March 14) and Wednesday I'm unavailable. So is it safe to finish the cake Tuesday?
- How and where do I store my cake for 2 days so that I can garuntee it wont dry out and get gross
- I'm scared if I put it in the fridge it will sweat and cause the fondant color to run or get gross, or even dry out if I don't put in the fridge?
- How thin should my fondant be when I roll it?
- Most importantly my buttercream frosting always seems to melt and not hold/ butter never mixes fully into the stuff. Any tips? I needs to be a crusty buttercream
1. yes you can def freeze a cake-i've frozen theme up to a month before. It needs to be completly thawed before applying the fondant due to condensation.
2. Not sure the earliest you can make it but I tend to make my the week before. Especially if im coloring my fondant-it needs to rest before you use it.
3. Once its covered with fondant it is fairly preserved. I tend to keep mine in a cool dry place and it works fine
4. Not sure the exact thickness--i have little guides on my roller that make sure its even and thin
5. I would try a newer recipe--there are a ton here in the galleries. not sure what to tell you about the melting thing.
Good luck!
I usually bake my cakes the weekend before they are due, the next day make all my icings and fondants, then I have the rest of the week to work on it in my spare time..
1. yes you can def freeze a cake-i've frozen theme up to a month before. It needs to be completly thawed before applying the fondant due to condensation.
When I thaw it , I read you should let it set in the fridge for about 24 hours after taking it out of the freezer and then 3 hours room temperature after the 24 hr. So I will probably go with that way???
And lastly, Should I apply the buttercream frosting and then immediately add the fondant, because I'm unsure if I let the buttercream crust/dry that it might not let the fondant stick to the cake and easily come up.
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