Hi all,

I am just getting started and was wondering how everyone (if anyone) creates, stores, freezes their decorations.

As an example, when making a cake I will start preparing my buttercream roses (and other flowers etc.) a week ahead of time and let them air dry. This way when decorating the cake I have a bunch to choose from and can pick the best ones.

If I were to create tons of decorations, dry them, and store them for later use. What would be the best way to accomplish this? Would I need to store them in the freezer? If it is in the freezer, then what would be the best thing to store them in - a plastic srapped tray, egg cartons, etc?

The reason I'm asking is because I've been browsing some of the decorator supply sites and some of these sites sell edible flowers and flower sprays (made from gumpaste, fondant, royal icing, etc.)... well anyways that got me to wondering how they store theirs for sale and shipment.

FYI : I just bought a large plastic egg crate to use when I'm making flowers and was wondering if I'd be able to store flowers in this to freeze for later use.

Also is there a certain amount of time I can keep frozen decorations, before they go bad?

Thanks!
Roger

The gumpaste, fondant, royal, etc, can last for a LOOOOOOng time (gumpaste - years). Buttercream can probably be frozen for a couple of months depending on the actual dairy content. But I've honestly never frozen buttercream roses for any length of time. I'd worry about freezer burn and the flowers taking on fridge/freezer tastes if they were exposed at all - so wrap well!

How would you suggest wrapping them? I know they would be a little more sturdy when they are frozen, but they're still fragile.

When I bought the plastic egg carton, I was thinking that if I wrapped that in plastic wrap really really well, and put it in the freezer. But I'm not really sure.

My buttercream flowers don't contain any type of dairy.

Thanks unixboymd,
I am wondering the same thing myself. I have a couple of months coming up that would test the patience of a saint and I need to start premaking some of my cake add on's. I mainly use fondant and need advice cuz I know the color fades and I am not sure if I can even freeze them.

Unixboymd, that should be fine for wrapping.

Tiptop57, just let your fondant pieces dry really well and then box them and keep in a dark place to minimize fading!

Good luck!

tiptop even though I'm new to all this if you're really worried about fading colors, I'd add make things a little darker when coloring and if they do fade, then they won't fade as much.