butter cakes don't require refrigeration. most buttercreams neither. so I don't know why you need to refrigerate! a cool room is the ideal or a wine cellar, both are ok for Fondant.

I suggest boxing the cakes now and rapidly while cool, then wrap the box with plastic wrap tightly and keep them refrigerated since they are already there!

Is the changes from cold to room temp what causes condensation. also, the air in the refrigerator is more humid than room temp! so keeping the cakes airtight will help.

I am sorry, but if you need all the answers or more info, I suggest u contact the manufacturer of the Fondant!

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Can you use rolled fondant icing on a buttercream crumb coated cake and leave them at room temperature for 2 1/2 days? That is my problem. I have to leave early Saturday morning to travel 2 hours to the wedding. I did not have time to put the cake together on Friday night. So, they are all stacked and in the fridge. If I take them out tomorrow, do you suggest putting them in insulated boxes, which I can go buy tomorrow. If I do that, will they be okay in the boxes at room temperature until Saturday at 2PM?

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I am afraid the Fondant will start to get wet right now in the refrigerator! unless u have a rarelly made refrigerator with low humidity: rare!

the only thing i can advice is to put the cake in insulated boxes when you take
them out from the fridge, to minimize condensation. but if condensation has already started, i don't know what to do to dry them out.

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All 3 tiers are pound cakes, 3 layers each, with buttercream in between the layers.
I rolled the fondant and put it on the cakes, then stacked them and the whole thing is in the refrigerator now. I used the Satin Icing Rolled Fondant. I am afraid it will dry out too much if I leave it out at room temperature. Should I leave it out at room temperature up to the wedding time? We have to transport it 2 hours away.

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dianne, what is the cake? Fondant hates cold cakes and hatea more so going to the refrigerator on a cake! the issue is water condensation.

bakeries have special dehumidifiers installed on refrigerators!

some people box the cake and then wrap in
plastic, refrigerate. then, when taking the cake out
to room temp, keep all the wrapping and box in place
till cake reaches close to room temp.

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Need help on question for storing a rolled fondant cake.
I am baking the wedding cake for my son's wedding which is 3/19. I have the 3 tiers baked and iced with crumb crust and they are frozen.
Can I decorate the layers with the fondant Thursday and will it keep until Saturday? Can I store the cakes at room temperature, or do I need to freeze the layers with the fondant on them? Transport frozen?
HELP

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Haha. Yes, I am! (for over a year now). The only reason I did not know that is because that is the only one of your baking books that I don't have. I have all the others!

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I saw that in the interview with Lisa you said that your favorite bread in the Bread Bible is the "Raisin Pecan Bread", but a few months ago you said in another interview (for bizymoms.com when they selected you for "Top Blogger") that your favorite one was the "Cranberry Walnut Bread". So you changed your mind! LOL.

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