I have a wedding cake in September and the wedding is outside. Bride needs to cut budget so I offered buttercream instead of fondant...but the wedding is outside...We are in Vegas and the temperature will most likely be around 85ish degrees. Will American buttercream hold up outside for this or should I tell her we need to do fondant and fond another way to cut budget?
Thanks!
I wouldn't do an outdoor cake in heat with buttercream. Even if it's protected from direct sunlight it's going to be risky.
Take a look throughout my pix - most of them were done in central CA (just hours drive from Vegas) where we often have triple digit temps (like now) and as you can see many of them b'cream. http://www.cakecentral.com/gallery/i/1394180/doves-bells-and-shells http://www.cakecentral.com/gallery/i/1394180/doves-bells-and-shells http://www.cakecentral.com/gallery/i/1379797/marthas-tower-of-roses http://www.cakecentral.com/gallery/i/1370959/individual-tiered-floral http://www.cakecentral.com/gallery/i/1355355/welcome-new-minister
These ^^^ and many others were displayed outdoors (can't remember the temps) and held up just fine. As long as your filling does not need to be frig'd I say you're good to go. If you can a good icing recipe let me know.
Take a look throughout my pix - most of them were done in central CA (just a few hours drive from Vegas) where we often have triple digit temps (like now) and as you can see many of them b'cream. http://www.cakecentral.com/gallery/i/1394180/doves-bells-and-shells www.cakecentral.com/gallery/i/1379797/marthas-tower-of-roses http://www.cakecentral.com/gallery/i/1370959/individual-tiered-floral http://www.cakecentral.com/gallery/i/1355355/welcome-new-minister
These ^^^ and many others were displayed outdoors (can't remember the temps) and held up just fine. As long as your filling does not need to be frig'd I say you're good to go. If you need a good icing recipe let me know.
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