I'm new to all this, and I must say I'm loveing it! I'm getting a few orders, but I still work pretty slowly. Can I make buttercream roses ahead of time and freeze them? I was told I could air dry them like royal icing, but they looked not so pretty in a short amount of time.
Thanks!

Yes you can. I have frozen them up to a week and then let them defrost at room temperature.

I always make my buttercream flowers ahead of time and freeze them. Just a word of warning. When you decorate the cake, you have to place the frozen flowers on VERY quickly. They start to thaw immediately. I usually just grab a couple of flowers from the freezer and then go back for more. Otherwise, they will thaw out before you can finish decorating and it will be very difficult to place on the cake.

The roses are much easier to move to the cake if they are frozen. If I have time, I always freeze mine. That way I can move them around on the cake if I need to.

mookie - can you explain how you mean that they look "not so pretty in a short amount of time"? I have had problems in the past where the color got spotty, but since switching to Americolor that has not happened and if I pack them in an airtight container they look fine for a long time.

Just wondering.

I agree - they ARE much easier to move to the cake when frozen. I have frozen them up to a week before I needed them.

I'm another one who agrees that BC roses are MUCH easier to put on a cake when they're frozen. I've never had any problems with freezing them!

Freezing is the way to go.
I agree with butternut, only take out a couple at a time because they do thaw quickly.

Is the color not affected if you freeze them? I need to make deep red roses for a cake...

I always make mine ahead of time and put them in the freezer. I haven't mastered the scissor things to move roses! In fact, I always make more than I need, and that way I have a varity of them ready in case I get a last minute cake.

I forgot, I have never had problems with the colors turning. I have done a lot of deep colors, red, blue, purple, and they have always looked good!

1. Yes, you can freeze buttercream roses.

2. I have not seen color being affected by the freezing process, however in a buttercream they suggest stopping two shades lighter than you need as buttercreams inherently go darker over time.

3. If you are drydusting them with lustre dust, do it when they are frozen and work FAST! There's nothing worse than a gooey rose sticking to your dry brush and clumping the lustre dust.

Fantastic. I get so many great ideas from this site.

I hate to say this because it sounds so self-promoting, but if you check my www and go to the cakes page, the chocolate heart cake and the golden rose cake were both done with frozen roses drydusted with lustre dust. That will give you an idea of what they look like completed.

We are our own worst critic. I know I want my cakes to look perfect!

Hi there, can anyone tell me if freezing buttercream flowers affects the flowers as they thaw out on the cake? Eg, it doesn't run the colours or drip ay residue on the cake? Thanks!