Hi,

I hear people talking about some cakes taking them 40 hours of work, etc and I can't help but wonder how they keep the cake moist for that long?

I am planning a cake for my nephew for Saturday night but I won't be able to work on it at all on Saturday so I'm planning to finish it on Friday night and then keep in the fridge until Saturday evening when I have to bring it to the party.

it will be a fondant covered cake (not sure if it will be vanilla or chocolate yet - he has to get back to me on that), and I have an edible image to put on top of the fondant. Don't edible images melt in the fridge?

Any advice would be most welcome!

I would NEVER put it in the fridge. It will not hurt it one bit to sit out for one day. Especially something with an edible image on it.

I put mine in the fridge if it takes days to do, and it does not hurt it at all. I am puzzled.

you will not need to put your cake in the frig.. it will be fine sitting out .. until you takie it to the event....

even with a whipped cream filling?

Yes it's ok to fridge your cake. All of mine are. The potential damage done has a lot to do with humidity and heat... I'm in AK so I have neither

Yes, refrigerating does contribute to the staling of cakes. Just keep it well wrapped.