Can i decorate a wedding cake the day before

Tightly wrap each layer in plastic wrap making sure that no part of the cake is exposed to air. If you dont intend to frost the cake until the day of the event you can bake it up to a week in advance. So you can complete the wedding cake but save the grooms cake until the night before if possible. Usually the process takes 3 to 6 months so ordering at least 3 months before your wedding is a really good idea. Cake deliveries Bake Thursday Trim. 20112015 Most of the work on a wedding cake happens the day before which is when you will most likely be attending your rehearsal and tying up all the loose ends before the big day.

The moisture in the fridge will affect the fondant and make it sticky and wet.

17032012 You can prepare your cake boards ahead of time. If we were making this cake in the bakery we might bake it on Tuesday or Wednesday but wed freeze the layers until Friday. It will probably be fine under fondant brushing a simple syrup on the layers before filling will also help to keep it moist and act as preservative. The cakes cant be decorated until stacked as the decoration is a lace trim around the base which then has drop pearls iced over the top edge on the lace and a fondant bead chain trim around the bottom of the lace which will sit on the cake below the beads will then be painted with an edible pearlsilver colour. The syrup soaks down and keeps the cake moist. I mean you can cover your cake board with fondant or add the extra elements that go on the board. I about two hours before the start of reception to give it time to come to room temp. 7052019 They have probably had weddings before with the cake dropped off prior and can tell you what worked. If you bake and decorate the cake on Tuesday and Wednesday then refrigerate it it may look fine but its not going to be fresh. You can order further ahead than that - I take bookings up to 24 months ahead - but to give yourself time. The moisture in the fridge will affect the fondant and make it sticky and wet.