Thawing Frosting / Bleeding Colours?

Decorating By smarier Updated 15 Aug 2006 , 3:32pm by smarier

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smarier Posted 15 Aug 2006 , 10:16am
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Hi - thanks again to those of you who helped me with my question about freezing decorated cakes (my upcoming wedding cake). Now my question is, if my main frosting is white and my roses are red with green leaves, will I have to worry about the colours "bleeding" onto the white when it thaws?

Sherry

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cowdex Posted 15 Aug 2006 , 10:20am
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Yes, it does happen sometime.

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MikeRowesHunny Posted 15 Aug 2006 , 10:24am
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Can you freeze your roses and leaves separately, then add them (still frozen) to the cake when that has thawed and condensation has evaporated - then let them thaw? Might be a safer bet!

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playingwithsugar Posted 15 Aug 2006 , 10:29am
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You can also put a small bed of piping gel down where you plan to place the flower. It works as a buffer between the colored icing and the white icing.

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Steady2Hands Posted 15 Aug 2006 , 1:59pm
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Be sure to completely uncover you cake before you let it thaw. If it sits with plastic wrap on it the colors will definitely bleed as the cake sweats during the thawing process.

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smarier Posted 15 Aug 2006 , 3:32pm
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thank you all for your replies and advise....freezing the roses and leaves separately makes sense to me as well as using the piping gel as a buffer, but I'm now considering making all my roses white (eliminating the possibiliy of bleeding) and adding the "red" to my cakes by way of adding a nice ribbon trim for colour............I know, I'm a chicken icon_smile.gif I'm just soo pressed for time on the day of my wedding that I don't think I'll have the time or sanity to decorate it after everything thaws.........

Thank you though, so very much! This is such a helpful site...a wealth of information just waiting to be asked for!

Sherry

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