Originally Posted by LilaUK

Hi ladies

Hi LilaUK - and welcome to CC.

Im new to the forum and I am trying to make a 3 tier cake for my son's 1st birthday. Its a Halloween theme and I had orginally planned on buying fondant covered cakes and just doing a lil decor on them. I found out the lady I was going to use has some really bad reviews and now I want to avoid the headahe of paying for an awful cake and do it myself.
Don't blame you -


SO, long story short, how far in advance can I make 3 tiers of cake, and how do I store them??
You can make them well in advance and freeze them - unless you are making a tier of fruit cake then you just have to wrap it well and keep in your pantry - for up to 3 Months.

Should I cover them in fondant first before freezing them? Should I ice them then freeze them(I've done this before and its worked well)??
If you have done it before and it worked - then fine - but i wait until my cakes are cold from the oven - wrap in bake paper - then two layers of cling wrap and freeze that way.
I never torte, fill or cover any cake then freeze - just the *naked* cake from the oven.

Also once covered in fondant what is the best way to store? Can i freeze it? And what is the ebst type of cake and filling that will surive freezing?
Unless the filling is perishable - then you don't have to refridgerate the cakes.
How about bake your cakes -
Torte in half when nearly cold -
Wrap as above and pop into freezer.
Then night before you want to fill and decorate - get them out of the freezer - sit on kitchen bench - STILL WRAPPED - and they will thaw nicely for you.
Ready to use in the morning.
Once covered in Fondant - they will be fine sitting on your bench for a day or two - (as long as no perishable fillings)

I freeze most cakes - chocolate mud - fruit - sponge - vanilla cake - etc.
Never filled tho.

I know thats a lot of questions. I appreciate any advice from you masters !!
Thank you
Your welcome - we all asked questions - thats how we learn -
I have done a few cakes before but I didnt have 2 kids at my feet
Hmmm, makes it difficult at times doesn't it?

What kind of cake batters are you thinking of making?
And what type of fillings where you thinking of using?

Bluehue .