Fairy cakes

[MarmMummy]

Can I make and ice these on Monday night to eat on Wednesday?

(First time cake maker.....

Thanks!

I think that would be fine if you keep them in an air tight container.
ALternatively, you could freeze them uniced and then defrost and ice on Wednesday.
HTH

yes, of course

yes, though might be better to ice on Tues/Wednesday - doesn't take long

fine to make them mon, ice them when they are cool or if practical ice on tues?
(thus speaks someone whose cakes are usually iced and eaten whilst still hot )

Depends - are you planning all-over-coverage of icing, or just a blob on the peak? If you seal the top with icing, you'll find they last 2/3 days without tasting at all different. And also icing has a chance to set, which is good if you want to transport them somewhere/sell at cake stall/etc.

I agree - if in an airtight container or iced all over they will be absolutely fine (in fact my DC maintain they improve for a couple of days). If iced all over, don't put them in an airtight container - the icing will 'sweat'.

Can I also recommend Royal Icing Sugar rather than the normal sort? Unless you're doing buttercream, in which case the normal is what you want. Royal icing sugar has pasturised egg white power in there (tastes the same) and isn't just for horrible rock-hard Christmas cake icing. If you make it up with a bit of warm water it sets very nicely - not hard but firm enough to look professional. I add a drop of lemon oil to make it taste less sugary.

MamaHG are you me ?

Certainly not!

I've been doing way too.much.baking recently and it has to stop. I've actually started putting my baby weight back on, this is not good.

Thanks!!!

(Nervously peers at icing sugar circa 1970 in cupboard and wonders if cake making is really her thing)