I have been asked to do a cake next Sunday. That's the long weekend here and we are off to the cottage on the Friday night, so would have to be done that day. Is it a bad idea to try and do it that far ahead? It's for a friend - well, really a former friend who is now married to my ex-husband (long story, but amusing).

Anyway, I'd like to do it if I could, but I didn't know if it would hold up that long. If so, any suggestions as to the type - buttercream or fondant? Refrigerated or not?

My cakes are fine left for a few days. Sent out one last week. A week later as the customer ordered it for the wrong week and i had already started it. It was a plain vanila sponge with buttercream middle and fondant icing. It kept fine for a week in the frideg so a couple of days will be okay.

Good luck

i decorate 2 days ahead all the time.

It would be fine. I've had people want it to serve on sunday but want it on friday.

The story sounds *amusing*. I'm curious now lol

My standard baking schedule is bake/ice/decorate on Thursday for a Saturday wedding, so baking on Friday for a Sunday wedding works.

Thanks for your help. Sounds like I can do it then.

onceuponacake - yes it is an amusing story - totally inappropriate for a family site!