Royal Or Buttercream To Attach Decorations
Decorating By Unisteph Updated 3 Dec 2009 , 5:01am by Unisteph
Hi all....I am sure this has been discussed a bunch but I search and couldn't find any info. I am doing a baby shower cake for a friend...1st time doing a cake that "strangers" will see. The expectant mom wanted nothing "baby" on the cake...they are doing a Christmas theme instead.
My design is a 12 in and 9 in choc. cake w/choc buttercream filling and iced in indys buttercream (1st time using by the way). I have made a gazillion royal icing poinsettas and 3 fondant/gumpaste christmas ball decorations. I plan on place the poinsettas around the sides of the tiers and placing the 3 balls as the topper.
I have never attached royal decorations to the side of a cake before. I am nervous they are going to fall off and worse yet take the buttercream icing with them. 
I am wondering if I am better attaching the poinsettas to the buttercream with royal or buttercream??? Which do you think will hold better? I not even sure if you could use royal to attached to buttercream?? Sorry for the long rant...jsut really nervous about the transport of the cake and showing up with a huge mess!!
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