I have a cake that is going to be delivered Saturday morning at 8:00am. Is it too early to ice it, put the fondant accents on it, and keep it in the fridge until then?? Normally, I do all of that the day before, but I am wanting to get it done today....what do you guys think??

No it isn't too early. If nothing is perishable I wouldn't refrigerate it as it tends to dry it out.

When I was working the 60 hr a week job plus doing cakes I would have to break up the time I spent decorating. On Thursday nights I would ice the cake, on Friday nights I would decorate and on Saturday mornings I would deliver. I used a crisco based buttercream frosting never refrigerated and never had any problems. I think you will be okay. :0)

Is there something in that that would make you need to put it in the fridge? Other wise finish it up and leave it out on the counter until needed.

I put 2 tablespoons of milk in the frosting.....would that be considered perishable?? Sorry it seems like I am such an idiot....I'm really not

I don't get all this "refrigeration dries out your cake" because I refrigerate cakes constantly and my cake is NEVER dry. Always super moist. I can't stand dry cake.

Anyways...

Yep I filled and iced a couple cakes today...assembling one tomorrow for Saturday, and assembling one Saturday for Sunday. But they are already filled and iced, sitting in my fridge.