Has Anyone Successfully Refrigerated Gumpaste Flowers?
Decorating By pjaycakes Updated 4 May 2008 , 11:42am by pjaycakes
Has anyone successfully refrigerated gp flowers? I heard that you shouldn't do it.
I made a few practice gp roses last week and I put them in the refrigerator for about 24 hours. They seemed to do fine. I was wondering if this was just a fluke or can be done consistantly.
Yah, I had good luck w/that too. I did a huge loopy bow and it was in the frig for a week w/o problems.
It depends a lot on the perticular frig I think. Those that self defrost (does anyone still have manual defrost friges anymore?) should give less is not any problems.
Since humidity is an enemy of gumpaste, I would try to avoid the frig. if I could.
Jen 
I was under the impression gumpaste could be kept pretty much indefinitely if in an air tight container and away from sunlight?
Why would they go in the fridge - I don't get it, lol?
There's really no need to refrigerate it. Leave it at room temp and cover it to protect it. Simple, simple.
I imagine the reason they are wanting to put gumpaste in the frig is so that they can completely decorate a cake ahead of time... Lots of busy women around here...grin... 
It is wedding season...
But I thought the frosting breaks down gumpaste so you put those on right before completion? I understand if it is a fondant cake, however a fondant cake would never be put in the fridge anyway.......or maybe I am getting them mixed up with RI flowers. I know RI flowers will soften when placed on a cake - do the gumpaste ones do the same thing?
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