Help Before I Shop Today..........
Decorating By nicksmom Updated 19 Jul 2006 , 11:53pm by prettycake
I am doing my shopping today for a wedding cake next week that I need to get the ball rolling on,I am making wedding gift cake,so my question is this (heat/humidity wise)should buy fondant or gumpaste for all my ribbons and bows?I used the fondant for those accents when I did my practice cake a few weeks ago,but I am thinking maybe the gumpaste would be better in the heat cause it dries harder.but then I have to keep my cakes cool so can i put the gimpaste in the fridge like I have with fondant before without a problem?HELP PLEASE 
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Yes, you can mix 50% gumpaste (mixed up or premade) with an equal amount of fondant. You can also add gumtex or dry gumpaste mix to fondant and get a very similar product.
The problem here is that in general, you really can't put fondant, 50/50, or gumpaste in a home refrigerator for any length of time because of the humidity. The items will get floppy and sticky. They can actually drip if they get wet enough and it's pretty icky. You can combat this, to some degree, by covering the cake in an nearly airtight container--a commonly used method is to put the cake in a new trash bag, leaving as much air in it as possible, and tying it shut. If the cake and it's components are room temp or cooler, there should be very little condensation inside the bag.
I'd practice on something first, before I'd consign the final cake to this.
Good luck!
Rae
I always do 50/50 with my decorations..I love the texture of fondant and the sturdyness of gumpaste..All gumpaste feels a little gritty and i dont' like it's texture totally.. it works really well with flowers, bow etc.... 
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