how long will it take for fondant flowers to dry completely. last time i made these flowers i put them on the cake too early and they flattened! im planning on making them while the cakes are in the oven but should i make them the day before? or is that too early!
i give mine a good week if they are 3d and I want them to be stiff- ribbon roses or 1 demensional are a different story- depends on the flower and wether you want eat to be eaten or just decorative.
I agree with sweetviolet, I would make them about a week ahead of time. It is kind of nice in a way, so you are not in a super big hurry before you bake and ice the cake. You can make extras as well and just save them for another cake! Good Luck!
Hi! Welcome to CC!!! You will LOVE it here!
I was taugh to make fondant flowers ahead of time. the minimum is to make them the day before and let them dry over night. The more in advance, the better, but overnight will be ok.... Also, the more dry they are, the longer they can stay in the refrigerator after you have decorated you cake, maybe 1 or two days (note* fondant will NOT hold in refrigerator if it is fresh, only if it is dry like a flower would be! so dont stick your fondant covered cake in the refrigerator. In this cake, the fondant will act as an insulator and keeo the cake fresh) You can also mix half fondant and half gumpaste together and the gumpaste will help the flowers dry better and faster. There is a picture in my gallery of a purple cake with drapes and fondant calla liles I made in class. I was in such a hurry that I didnt let the flowers dry long enough (only about a half hour) and they went totally flat. I had to improvise by putting little balls of fondant to hold them up, but if I had let them dry in a flower former longer, they would be good to go. Hope this makes sense! LoL. Feel free to PM me for any questions, ok?
If you want to eat them, then it will take a week or so depending on the weather. Do not put in a box, they need to have air circulating around them to dry.
If you are not going to eat them you can do 50/50 fondant and gumpaste or you can mix some tylose into fondant. Tylose makes it get firm and then it will take about two days. If you look at my minnie mouse cake. I made them last July and they were firm in three days.
Quote by @%username% on %date%
%body%