Help!! Royal Icing Flowers Not Drying
Decorating By nechee Updated 16 Jul 2007 , 1:32am by TexasSugar
I made up a bunch of easter lillies about a week ago. I need these flowers for tomorrow. Not one of them is dry yet. The petels and the bases of them are all still soft. They have a crust on them but they are so soft I can't get the tin foil off without breaking them or squishing them. Could someone please let me know what I can do to speed up the drying time. Am I able to put them in the freezer to make them harden up?
Man is that the story of my life! Last week this happened to me. I did freeze them then popped them off the paper as soon as they came out of the freezer. I also turned the ac on in my house to get some of the humidity out of the air. That worked pretty well. Don't try this until someone else tells you what's what.
Ohh! I am so sorry to hear your flowers aren't drying! I did that in February for some cupcakes I made with little hearts on them...I had forgot to put meringue powder in them! I would try what weirkd said about the heat gun...maybe even just use a hot blow dryer.
Good luck!
I made up a bunch of easter lillies about a week ago. I need these flowers for tomorrow. Not one of them is dry yet. The petels and the bases of them are all still soft. They have a crust on them but they are so soft I can't get the tin foil off without breaking them or squishing them. Could someone please let me know what I can do to speed up the drying time. Am I able to put them in the freezer to make them harden up?
When making flowers using the tin foil I find it best to use the cheap foil not the thick, heavy duty stuff. This stuff peels much easier.
Line your flower nail and poke some small holes in the foil before piping your flower. This will allow the bottom of the flower to dry even better.
In the past, I have successfully use my oven to dry royal icing pieces. I had the oven on 200 F and I put the pieces in for a few minutes ate a time checking on them every 5 minutes or so. You can put one of your flowers in and see if it works (I never tried with flowers). If it does, put the rest in. Give it a try.
Hope this helps.
I made up a bunch of easter lillies about a week ago. I need these flowers for tomorrow. Not one of them is dry yet. The petels and the bases of them are all still soft. They have a crust on them but they are so soft I can't get the tin foil off without breaking them or squishing them. Could someone please let me know what I can do to speed up the drying time. Am I able to put them in the freezer to make them harden up?
When making flowers using the tin foil I find it best to use the cheap foil not the thick, heavy duty stuff. This stuff peels much easier.
Line your flower nail and poke some small holes in the foil before piping your flower. This will allow the bottom of the flower to dry even better.
In the past, I have successfully use my oven to dry royal icing pieces. I had the oven on 200 F and I put the pieces in for a few minutes ate a time checking on them every 5 minutes or so. You can put one of your flowers in and see if it works (I never tried with flowers). If it does, put the rest in. Give it a try.
Hope this helps.
Thank you cake princess. Good idea!!
Yes. I put them in the oven for a couple of minutes. Unfortunately this made them a little melty. So straight from the oven into the freezer. Had them in the freezer for 15 minutes and they were perfect. Once I get the pics downloaded I will post. Thank you for all the help.
I have dried color flow pieces and royal icing flowers in the oven with just the oven light one. It adds just the right amount of heat. Just be sure to put a note on the knob to remind you and others that they are in there and not to turn it on.
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