Royal Icing Users! New To Royal. How Long To Let Dry &
Decorating By ButtercreamCakeArtist Updated 11 Nov 2006 , 7:59pm by MissBaritone
OK....it's me again!....
I'm new to royal icing. I've made some pretty sunflowers with it. It has dried a little more than 24 hours, now.
How long should I let the flowers dry for? I will be making lots in the next few days for a wedding on SAT. I will leave Friday, so the flowers will probably be made between tomorrow and WEd/Thursday at the latest.
They vary in sizes...some are about 1.5 inches wide, while the bigger ones are 3 inches at the most. I'm guessing they are 1/2 inch thick at the very thickest IF THAT!
I am piping tiny stars in the center for the center. (that sounds funny) 
Is 24 hours a good amount of time for them to dry? Do I need longer?
Do you have any advice for using or transporting or ANYTHING for these? I am also making individual leaves to place under the flowers on the wedding cake.
Do I "glue" these on with royal or can I use BC? I know the grease in BC will break these down, but I will be decorating the cake ON SITE (omg).... AND IT should be decorated on the day of the wedding, but AT THE MOST TIME IN ADVANCE....THE EVENING BEFORE....the wedding is at 2:30... I don't know how long we have the reception area for in advance.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME. I think I'll post another thread about the wedding cake and any advice.
I'm starting to get nervous. I'm maid (but married, so is that matron?) of honor. My hubby is best man. MY daughter is one of two flower girls.....and I'm MAKING THE CAKE! ..I'm good...I'm good.....(AT LEAST i HOPE SO!)>........
THIS IS MY FIRST WEDDING CAKE!!!!!
I'm not sure how big your flowers are, but one good way to transport flowers is...I save the egg carton containers from the large cases of eggs? they are flat and the indentations work well to hold individual flowers. It keeps them pretty well separated from each other and protected. Hope that one idea helps. Good luck!
24 hours should be fine if they are in a dry atmosphere. I prefer to allow 48 hours though. If the cake is covered in buttercream just damp it with a small paintbrush and stick the flower on. It won't break down in the timescales you mention
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