Sugar paste icing - adviice please!

[welshlibranr]

Hi All,
I'm going to decorate about 140 cupcakes for a wedding in a few weeks, is it possible to cut out discs of sugar paste icing in advance and store them again so that they don't dry at all before I attache them to the cakes the day before the wedding, hope someone can advise me, Thank you in advance............welsh

[josie48]

Still at it welsh? Im sure it would be ok, we keep Xmas cakes for ages dont we? What you could do is make up a sample now to see? This time last year I was preparing for my daughters wedding on May 11th:-))

[welshlibranr]

Hi josie, Oh yes I'm still at it!! I'm in such a tizz, all those cakes to decorate, and I'm also arranging all of the flowers and buttonholes and bouquets, so I thought if I can cut out the sugarpaste beforehand it would save some time, but if it doesn't stay soft, it'll have been a waste of time, I thought of layering the discs in cling film and storing them in airtight containers, but not sure if it'll work. I think I'll take your advice and just try a few, and see how they're fairing next week, good to hear from you down there in Penarth, not so far away, I'm in Porthcawl. Thank you .........welsh