I'm working on a 4 tier wedding cake tonight that is ivory fondant with burgandy fondant ribbon and burgandy royal accents. Filling is simply buttercream, nothing that needs refrigeration.
I've already refrigerated the cakes and the iced cakes to make them sturdy to work with. I just have to cover them and add decorations.
I am trying to decide if I should refrigerate it overnight or not. Delivery is 11:30am. If I refrigerate it, it will make the cake nice and solid for delivery. However I am wondering if the burgandy will bleed at all once its taken out of the fridge? My house is a/c tonight and the delivery trip is short...however it is a 4 tier stacked that has to be stacked before delivery the way its done.
I'd really like to refrigerate it so its sturdy but I'll die if the burgandy bleeds everywhere. I'll post a photo later tonight if it would help but I would like to know what to do. j
Thanks!
I don't think you are supposed to refridgerate fondant.....
Go with your gut! I think it the burgundy will bleed from the condensation once it's out of the fridge. As long as your AC is on, I think it will be fine to leave out. Better to not take the chance with refrigeration.
Good luck!
Satinice fondant refrigerates well, and I did one with colors (although not dark colors...) that didn't bleed.
That being said, I think if it doesn't have to be refrigerated, don't do it. That way you won't have to worry about bleeding. I think if you drive slowly and carefully, the cake will arrive in one piece, and if it doesn't, it wouldn't make a difference if it was cold or not....the stability conferred by being cold probably won't make too much difference if you are rear-ended or something.
Good luck to you.... 
Go with your gut! I think it the burgundy will bleed from the condensation once it's out of the fridge. As long as your AC is on, I think it will be fine to leave out. Better to not take the chance with refrigeration.
Good luck!
Thanks "neighbor"! (NJ)
My gut says I'm scared to transport a four tiered cake that isn't stiff and cold but it also says I don't want it bleeding either.
Guess I'll keep it out...the fondant will make the cake a little more sturdy anyway right...more stiff? Plus of course there will be straws and cardboards and a center dowel too (I'll have to use two dowels, one isn't long enough I don't think...)
Thanks! The ribbon is fondant also, so the ironing wouldn't be too good. haha.
Just finished...decided to keep it out. I'm thinking the fondant will stiffen the whole thing up by morning anyhow. Its already fairly firm feeling.
Here's a pic, 'scuse the blue towel under the turntable, didn't want to move the cake more than necessary. I'll take a better pic tomorrow when its set up and then put it in my album.
I'm going to post some pix in another thread too, I think, and ask some questions how I can do this better next time.
Nice job! Good choice to leave it out. See...always trust your gut! 
Thanks...feels pretty stiff this morning (except the nice little dent I put in it trying to "smooth" a place....always leave your cake alone once its done 
) so I think it will be fine, if dh doesn't drop it on the way to deliver. haha. (He has a better chance of not dropping it, I am actually fairly clumsy. Not good for a cake decorator...)
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