Sugar Syrup, Cupcakes And Buttercream Query

Baking By Brookebakes Updated 4 Jun 2015 , 6:10am by Brookebakes

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Brookebakes Posted 2 Jun 2015 , 4:23am
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I have an order for 200 cupcakes coming up, which I will make from scratch. I plan to make them 1 - 2 weeks before order day and freeze them, in well-sealed, air-tight Tupperware or similar.

Wondering if brushing them with sugar syrup when cooled, before freezing, will help keep them more moist? - They will be topped with just a buttercream swirl.

Also, if I take them out of the freezer and start to ice them before defrosted, will this effect appearance, "sogginess" or taste etc?


Thanks!

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julia1812 Posted 2 Jun 2015 , 5:39am
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I freeze my cupcakes without brushing them with syrup. They are always moist. Just make sure you seal the containers well! Cupcakes really don't take long to defrost. I would wait till they have thawed before putting bc on. You don't want condensation spoiling the liners or making the cupcakes soggy.

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AAtKT Posted 3 Jun 2015 , 1:45am
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If it is just a buttercream swirl, I would ice them and freeze them iced... then you just have to take them out for delivery and they will be thawed by the time you arrive at the venue...


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julia1812 Posted 3 Jun 2015 , 7:56am
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Good point. But that requires lots of space as you can't stag them like unfrosted cupcakes...

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AAtKT Posted 3 Jun 2015 , 10:41am
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I didn't think about that... I have a stand up freezer (as opposed to a chest freezer) and there is always plenty of space in it for me to stash wrapped containers of cupcakes...


As to the simple syrup or not... I have done both, frozen with syrup and frozen without syrup and never really noticed much of a difference in moistness... I usually only use a simple syrup if it is to add another flavor onto the cake...



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Brookebakes Posted 4 Jun 2015 , 6:10am
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Thank you!

I think I"ll do a trial of freezing some, iced, and see how they go when defrosted.

I like the idea of freezing already iced, so that delivery day isn't as crazy! But I will be storing many of them in shallow Tupperware, so won't be able to ice them all.

Experimentation coming up! :-)

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