I am going to be decorating my cake next weekend (not this, but the following weekend).

I work full time (I am sure I am not the only one), and was wondering if I could bake the cakes (about 6- for my tiers this weekend, and freeze them to use next weekend.

I am thinking it would be fine, but I don't want to be up until the wee hours of the morning next friday night baking to freeze them for decorating saturday.

Opinions?

Thank you!

Tina

You can easily bake now and freeze for then. I often bake a week ahead of time and freeze. Have baked up to 1 month ahead of time before and had no problems freezing. Just wrap real good in plastic wrap and foil.

I have baked and frozen cakes 2 weeks in advance. I have heard of others freezing for even longer. Just make sure you wrap them well and keep them wrapped while they thaw.

Freezing the cakes (double wrapped in plastic wrap of course) actually seals in moisture...I've baked and frozen cake up to a month in advance and the texture was still very moist

Do you freeze them before OR after you fill and stack them?
Thanks

how do you thaw them and for how long?( i have never frozen a cake before)

yes all good questions - i though you were supposed to freeze before doing a stacked cake to keep it firm as you added the layers - i.e., i thought it would be a good idea, then let it thaw once you had it placed. if we thaw completely before hand, how far in advance - if the party is on sunday, and we are decorating the cake saturday - should I lay them on the counter friday morning so they thaw by friday night? - or should i take them out saturday morning and assemble the cake while they are still frozen? lots of questions i know. sheesh it's not like i haven't made a cake before, but i've never frozen them before frosting them..