Buttercream or fondant cake for August wedding??

samiatownsend

Hello! I am hoping a baker will read this post becuase I am in need to some advice. My wedding is in August 2013 is Atlanta (VERY humid that time of year). I'm planning to order a buttercream wedding cake, but was concerned it might melt? If I order it from the baker I am seriously considering, the cake will have to travel about 15 miles to my venue.The reception will be indoors. I wonder if a fondant cake might be a better option given the heat and humidity of the time of year?

cbleighb

Hi! I'm a baker but I'm way up in the dry Canadian Prairies. My advice is to call bakeries you're considering and ask them what they would suggest for icing, price difference, how they transport in a cooled van, etc, and any transportation costs. That being said, in my experience, buttercream is fantastic until it reaches about 77 or 80, then it can start to look droopy and melty. Fondant gives you that nice smooth finish but I've heard it can sweat pretty badly in humidity. Although I've never had an issue with it but I'm in a dryish climate. One other option to ask a baker about is modeling chocolate. We just started experimenting with it in my shop and really love how sturdy and all purpose it is. Good luck! Feel free to pm me and I'll try to help if you have other questions.

Maggie0829

Bakers in your area will know how to handle delivering a buttercream cake in the hot and humid weather.  The cake will have most likely been kept in a refrigerator appropriate for food up until the cake is delivered.  The cake will then be transferred to an already air conditioned delivery van or car.  At the most the cake will be outside for 5-10 minutes.

Since your wedding is indoors I doubt you will have anything to worry about in regards to your cake melting.

If you are really concerned then I suggest asking your baker what precautions they take in dealing with the heat and humidity when it comes to delivering buttercream cakes.

Magdala9

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_food-cakes_buttercream-or-fondant-cake-for-august-wedding?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:23Discussion:76e2b046-132b-4dbc-92ba-9609a7678673Post:9f16e2f2-fcf2-41a9-a0f5-5b22acffedc1">Re: Buttercream or fondant cake for August wedding??</a>:
[QUOTE]Bakers in your area will know how to handle delivering a buttercream cake in the hot and humid weather.  The cake will have most likely been kept in a refrigerator appropriate for food up until the cake is delivered.  The cake will then be transferred to an already air conditioned delivery van or car.  At the most the cake will be outside for 5-10 minutes. Since your wedding is indoors I doubt you will have anything to worry about in regards to your cake melting. If you are really concerned then I suggest asking your baker what precautions they take in dealing with the heat and humidity when it comes to delivering buttercream cakes.
Posted by Maggie0829[/QUOTE]

<div>Also, check with your venue that they could refrigerate the cake if necessary.  A friend purchased a beautiful cake that got droopy becuase the venue could not keep it refrigerated after the transport one hot summers day. </div>

Weezy56

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_food-cakes_buttercream-or-fondant-cake-for-august-wedding?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:23Discussion:76e2b046-132b-4dbc-92ba-9609a7678673Post:f641071a-7d28-4e60-9c6e-701f47df117d">Re: Buttercream or fondant cake for August wedding??</a>:
[QUOTE]Buttercream. Are you transporting the cake, or is the baker? If it's the baker, they're prepared for this. <strong>Fondant tastes awful.  Go for buttercream</strong>.
Posted by RetreadBride[/QUOTE]

This was my first thought. Fondant is pretty but it's icky.

TheVirginians

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Buttercream or fondant cake for August wedding?? : This was my first thought. Fondant is pretty but it's icky.
Posted by Weezy56[/QUOTE]

It is horrible tasting, even the new flavored fondant.

sunnilove

ditto to first post, buttercream can be tempermental after a bit and fondont can sweat through and slip all over the place

mcda04

We did both. I love the fondant LOOK but don't like to eat it so our baker put a thick buttercream layer under the fondant so we could still have icing after the fondant was removed.