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After you have covered your cake in fondant/sugarpaste how do you refregerate them?
what to tell costomers ect.
Also same question for royal icing with drop stringwork ect

Hello Trev185

As a rule of thumb is it not advisable to refrigerate iced cakes. Refrigeration produces moisture on the icing causing it to break down, become gloopy and melt. Some icings will allow refrigeration such as Carmas Massa Ticino. This is now widely available in the UK and is on sale at very reasonably price at many online cake decorating suppliers. Here is one:
http://www.cake-stuff.com/edibles-c1/sugarpaste-fondant-icing-c8/white-sugarpaste-c16/massa-ticino-7kg-white-tropic-sugarpaste-ready-to-roll-fondant-icing-p7625
It does pay to shop around because prices and postal charges do vary.

Cakes which have been iced and decorated with Royal icing should definitely not be stored in the fridge. Royal icing attracts moisture instantly, destroying it’s make up. Store sugarpaste iced and Royal icing decorated cakes in a cardboard cake box away from direct heat in a cool environment.

Storage also depends on type of cake and filling.
Cakes which have fresh cream, cream cheese, fresh fruit, fruit purees, custards and some curds as fillings should be decorated as close to serving time and kept refrigerated or kept very cool thereafter.
Some cakes such as madeira and high ratio sugar chocolate mud cakes have a longer shelf life, between 10 days and two weeks, sponge cakes between 3 -5 days.

Hope this helps.