Icing a Cake

[EboWen]

I want to make a fruit cake for dil's baby shower as I'm going to be away and will have to deliver it a couple of weeks in advance, (hence it can't be a sponge cake) how far ahead can it be iced and decorated? I have only ever made and iced a fruit cake at Christmas, covering the cake with marzipan and icing it a couple of days apart and in the week running up to Christmas. I know I need to put marzipan on two days ahead of the icing to allow it to dry out. Also, Royal icing or fondant? Thanks 😉

Actually it can be a sponge cake if you freeze it . Sponge freezes perfectly well, especially if they are iced all over ( including the sides). Fruit cakes freeze well too. Royal icing, fondant or even buttercream is fine. I've frozen many decorated cakes for birthdays etc. I put the decorated cake in a plastic cake box and then freeze the whole thing . Defrost the day before, in the fridge. I wouldn't try to preserve any cake outside the freezer, for two weeks.