I have a cake due today! 1 6" round, 1 8" square, and 1 10" round. They will be putting the cake on the Wilton 3 tiered stand as they have to travel and didn't want it stacked. The them colors a pink, red and white. The inspiration cake she saw was white rounds and red squares, decorated in the opposite colors... for this cake she wants white rounds a pink square and decorated in red... I am really WORRIED about the red bleeding onto the white. The decoration is just going to be squiggly, but they cake will not be unveiled until Friday.... so would you ice in red and trim in white or ice in white and trim in red.... please help 
Anyway to avoid my color bleeding onto the white?
I can't help you with the bleeding part...haven't experienced it yet. I think I would do white with red trim. It seems to me icing in red would be too much.
Jacqui
I made my lighthouse cake on Wednesday & Thursday. It had to be delivered and set up on Thursday. It was presented and eaten on Saturday.
As far as freshness, I always bake my Saturday wedding cakes on Wednesday and/or Thursday. They're always fresh. Actually those who knew the lighthouse was at the facility on Thursday couldn't believe how fresh it tasted on Saturday. 
Downfall ~ the red did bleed 
and I knew it would but there was nothing I could do about it since it had to be set up so early.
I've heard that you can add Meringue Powder to the icing to help prevent bleeding but I haven't tried it yet.
Would red Royal Icing bleed like buttercream does?
Also, it should help if they store the cakes in a refrigerator as long as they set it out and let it "air dry" on Friday.
thanks for the tips.... the freshness factor I am not worried about, we did the same thing last week with the wedding, and they were just fine... the girl has to travel to the sites which makes it neccessary for her to pick them up a few days ahead. We put them in boxes and then she covers the mess out of the box with plastic wrap. I think I will just meringue powder and hope for the best. I will just explain it to her.. the worst that could happen would be the area around the red would be tinted pink and pink is one of the shower colors... so hopefully it won't matter they are fully aware of the implications of getting a cake so soon before the event, so I know she knows stuff can happen, kinda like when it leaves my house and they drive with it, if they drive like NasCar drivers and ruin it, I can't be responsible
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