Fondant Decoration On Buttercream. Frosting.. Can I Put The Deco + Cake In The Refrigerator?

Decorating By liyana Updated 25 Sep 2013 , 6:15pm by FrostedMoon

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liyana Posted 25 Sep 2013 , 1:52pm
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Hello, I am a student in Moscow, Russia. At this side of the world, it's really hard for me to get fondant & gumpaste. So, what I do is I buy them from my hometown..Malaysia. I would like to know, how do I decorate my cake with fondant figures on my buttercream frosted cake? coz what happen is, when i leave my frosted cake on te refrigerator and added my fondant decos after..put them back in the fridge overnight, my fondant will become sweaty! what should I really do? hope anyone from here can help me with this huge problem ! thanks !

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uncchick1205 Posted 25 Sep 2013 , 3:01pm
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From what I was told...the cake needs to come to room temperature before putting the dec. and fondant on... when you put in fridge and take out..it starts to "Sweat" due to condensation

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uncchick1205 Posted 25 Sep 2013 , 3:02pm
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Also, the fondant and gumpaste don't need to be refridgerated

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liyana Posted 25 Sep 2013 , 6:10pm
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but after i put the fondant decos.. should i put the cake back to the refrigerator?

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FrostedMoon Posted 25 Sep 2013 , 6:15pm
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ANo need to put it in the fridge unless the cake filling needs to be refrigerated.

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