American buttercream on a Swiss meringue cake

[Cuppies]

Hi lovely people, I need some advice. I’m making air dry buttercream flowers to go on top of my swiss meringue cake. It will be go in the fridge before I take it to the venue and then let it come to the room temp during the event.

will my flowers melt when my cake is coming to room temp? This is my buttercream flower recipe. I’m using copha shortening. Please please help. I need to make the flowers today as the party is on Saturday

 

[Mona]

Your buttercream flowers should be just fine. Since you're using copha shortening, which has a high melting point, your flowers should hold their shape well even when the cake comes to room temperature. Just make sure they're completely dry before transferring them to the fridge. Once the cake is out and warming up, the flowers might soften a bit but they shouldn't melt. Keep an eye on them, and they should look beautiful for the event on Saturday!