How Do I Store Gumpaste Figures?
Decorating By JuneBugBaby Updated 17 Dec 2009 , 4:56pm by TexasSugar
I made my first set of gumpaste figures! I LOVE them! I think they turned out great for my first try!! 
Only thing is I don't know what to do with them! I need them for my dad's cake on Tuesday so I wont be using them until then, should I put them in the freezer? Fridge? Leave them out? Not sure what to do with them! Any advice would be great! Thanks!
Also, if I were to make gumpaste figures for future cakes how far our can I make them? Do they last for a while? I love to make them but they are time consuming and it would be easier to make them in advance if possible.
Put them in a cake or cardboard box and leave them out of the fridge or freezer.
I had a turkey that was two years old and a scarecrow that was atleast 5 that I threw out last year. They both looked fine except for some fading on the scarecrow, but then it gave him the rustic look. 
So can really make them at any point. Since they are gumpaste and will be getting very hard so I wouldn't suggest anyone eat them anyway.
By storing them in a box it allowes air to get to them, but will keep them dust free.
Those are really cute JuneBugBaby! I just keep mine in an air tight plastic bowl. I'm not sure how long they keep but I think for a pretty long time that way.
One warning about the air tight bowl, I did some turkeys one time and used a dot of black color paste for the eyes. In the air tight bowl the color paste feathered out and bleed. I know it was the bowl because I had one several of them before and didn't have that problem.
If it is all fondant and nothing painted on it, then I couldn't see why the air tight bowl would hurt. But unless you are keeping them soft (and gumpaste is gonna dry hard anyway) you don't have to use it.
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