I'm decorating cupcakes with my royal icing flowers. I made the RI flowers last night. I'm placing them onto my whipped frosting. I plan to refrigerate until tomorrow. Will the RI melt? Should I wait to decorate before I plan to leave?? Thanks so much.

Can anyone help me out. I don't know whether to decorate now, or start cleaining up and wait till morning. Thanks.

It would be safer to wait until morning. I don't know for sure that the whipped icing and refrigeration (and possibility of condensation when they come out of the fridge), but my philosophy is "better safe than sorry".

I have refrigerated RI flowers overnight on American buttercream with just a little softening on the edges, but I haven't used whipped icing.

Sorry I can't be more help, but if you can, why not wait?

Thanks. I will wait until tomorrow. I recall an episode where someone put Buddy's Easter rabbit in the fridge. It was rice krispy treats and RI ....I believe. It melted.

there is a good chance that it will melt, so I agree, rather safe than sorry

If the RI pieces are absolutely dry, an air-tight container is fine. The problem is if there is any moisture remaining within the piece, mold and other nasties can set in. I have air-tight containers from flowers I made a year ago, and they're fine. I made absolutely sure that they were dry, though. In my area, the ant problem pretty much prevents keeping anything in non-airtight containers.

My friend who does cupcakes with RI decorations literally adds the RI decorations right before they go on display as they will melt into the frosting.