How Long Should I Let Fondant Flowers Harden?

Baking By Savybee Updated 1 Dec 2010 , 10:32pm by Savybee

Savybee Posted 1 Dec 2010 , 12:32am

HOW long should I let fondat flowers harden? Im putting them on cupcakes. Do I need to let them harden??? The cupcakes need to be finishe don saturday.
Thanks,
Savybee

6 replies

Eisskween Posted 1 Dec 2010 , 12:41am

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At least a week for fondant, if you want them really hard. Semi-hard, a couple of days. Gumpaste dries a lot faster.

Savybee Posted 1 Dec 2010 , 1:14am

post #3 of 7

Oh my. What woul happen if i just left them out over night?

playingwithsugar Posted 1 Dec 2010 , 1:37am

post #4 of 7

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Originally Posted by Savybee

Oh my. What woul happen if i just left them out over night?

How hard do you want them? Do you want the recipients to be able to eat the flowers? If so, then they should be made and put on the cupcakes as close to display time as possible.

If you want them to pick the flowers off, then you can let them harden as long as you want, but as said before, fondant takes longer to dry than gumpaste.

Theresa