Royal Icing Snowflakes

Decorating By moralna Updated 11 Dec 2006 , 8:46pm by Daisy1

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moralna Posted 11 Dec 2006 , 6:12pm
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I know that you all can help me. .. I am planning on doing a winter wonderland holiday cake and want to do the snowflakes in royal icing. Now i know not to put the snowflakes ahead of time on a buttercream cake because it will dissolve the RI, but can I put them on a fondant covered cake ahead of time. It is for a dinner at work that i am attending and i would love to bring the cake already done and ready as opposed to having to take time to put on the snowflakes. HELP.

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AuntEm Posted 11 Dec 2006 , 6:19pm
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I made a cake with RI snowflakes last weekend it was buttercream though. I put the snowflakes on Saturday afternoon and it was fine till it was eaten sunday after noon. Maybe I was lucky? lol
I believe you can put them on fondant and not worry about it but I'm not positive as I don't work with fondant.
HTH
Emily

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amberele Posted 11 Dec 2006 , 6:21pm
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I believe fondant would be okay, since it doesn't carry a lot of moisture (Looses it quite quickly in fact!). I was wondering if you found a pattern for the snowflakes? I can't seem to make decent ones on my own! icon_smile.gif GOod luck with the cake!

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mkerton Posted 11 Dec 2006 , 6:23pm
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I have also put royal icing decorations on buttercream cakes and even two days later they held their shape just fine...yes they soften, but they dont melt....I guess it would depend on how they are being placed on the cake? if they are standing up on top of the cake, wait until the last minute (I would think--never done it) but otherwise, I dont think its a problem.

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moralna Posted 11 Dec 2006 , 6:29pm
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Thanks so much for all of your help; makes me feel so much better.

Amberele - i actually went into google and did a search for snowflake images and printed them out. I also have some snowflake wrapping paper in which i am going to use to trace the snowflakes.

Again, thanks you guys!

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sarge1 Posted 11 Dec 2006 , 6:34pm
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here's a previous thread on snoflake patterns, perhaps that will help with a pattern; I do not know about putting RI on buttercream, sorry.
http://www.cakecentral.com/snowflake-templates-or-patterns-ftopicp-501384.html#501384

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redpanda Posted 11 Dec 2006 , 6:39pm
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I think that the problem is worse when you have a deeply colored BC. When I put RI on white BC, it was good for a couple of days. On the other hand, on a deep pink BC, the color from the BC started to seep into the RI.

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zoraya Posted 11 Dec 2006 , 6:40pm
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If you're laying the snowflakes on the buttercream, you can do that in advance. But if you're standing them up in the buttercream, do that slightly ahead of time (like maybe 1/2 an hour). Otherwise the snowflake will soften and break off where its sticking into the buttercream. HTH

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sarge1 Posted 11 Dec 2006 , 6:49pm
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or if you're concerned, maybe you could do them in white chocolate instead of royal?

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moralna Posted 11 Dec 2006 , 6:50pm
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i was thinking of doing the snowflakes in white chocolate and then once dry dusting them with pearlized luster duster.

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zoraya Posted 11 Dec 2006 , 8:40pm
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Originally Posted by sarge1

or if you're concerned, maybe you could do them in white chocolate instead of royal?



thats a great idea! thumbs_up.gif

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SweetResults Posted 11 Dec 2006 , 8:45pm
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I have a fondant covered cake dummy I did for a wedding two weeks ago with RI snowflakes on it and they are still holding up fine - I am using it for a Christmas centerpiece at my house now LOL!

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Daisy1 Posted 11 Dec 2006 , 8:46pm
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When I did my snowflake wedding cake, I put them on after set up. If you are standing them up they will be very fragile and might break in transport.

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