What Are The Accents On Cakes Made From?
Decorating By bakerchick Updated 15 Feb 2007 , 1:48pm by dodibug
Hi all
silly question but i really am not sure how you guy's use buttercream as a base and then use royal icing for accents on cakes. I thought you either had to put BC covered cakes in the fridge or not put the rolled icing cakes in the fridge at all? which is it??
if you cover a cake in BC and then what do you use for accents - that can also go back in the fridge?? i hope this makes sense?
sorry very new to this, any light on the subject would be greatly appreciated.
regards
bakerchick 
-Not all bc cakes need/have to be refridgerated.
-Fondant can be refridgerated but you can't touch the cake until the condensation evaporates.
-Royal icing accents are best put on the cake at the last possible time as bc will break down ri but don't worry-it won't happen in a few minutes! It takes several hours! 
-Fondant accents are great to use on cakes.
-Gumpaste can be used but shouldn't be refridgerated.
-You don't want to refridgerate an cake that has accents that if they soften they'll ruin because the fridge will soften them.
hth!
d
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