Hi everyone, Hope you can help. I have been tring different recipes found here on CC and there are a few of them I would like to make for my final cake in September. My problem is, which are the best recipes that you can make way in advance and still have them taste as if they were baked that day?

The reason I'm asking is, I tried an almond cake recipe found on line (which taste sooooo good) which I made into cupcakes....made so many that I had left overs from Sunday. I went to eat one today and they no longer taste like the strong almond flavor the first day I made them. Was planning on making this recipe for one of my cake layers but now being that they are 2 days old don't think it will work.

I have a 4 layer cake to make each layer being a different flavor. I was planning on the dreamsikle cake, pineapple cake, cookie N cream cake and this almond cake that lost its flavor after 2 days. But now need to think of another flavor. (trying to stay away from vanilla & chocolate cakes)

Can anyone tell me if they made these recipes (dreamsickle, pineapple & Cookie N Cream) in advanced and if they still taste fresh the day it was served? Or if you can suggest a recipe that you make in advanced and still taste great the day you serve it.

Cakes made from scratch have no preservatives to keep them fresh tasting for days. Try freezing your cakes. Bake, cool, wrap carefully and freeze. Then pull them out, thaw, frost and serve.

ok, thank you

WASC cakes also keep well for a couple of days...there is a scratch variation that I've used successfully if you don't want to go to the doctored cake mix route.