Hi there. I'm making a cake for my Mum's 80th birthday next weekend. I am covering the cake in buttercream icing and decorating the the cake with chocolate decorations (flowers, shards and balls). Will the buttercream make the chocolate go soft? Will the colour of the chocolate affect the buttercream (white buttercream and blue chocolate that I've coloured)? Thanks for reading and thanks for your help in advance!

There will be no problems   

Since chocolate is not affected by moisture, it will be fine.

How did the cake turn out?

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