Will It Be Ok???? Freezer Burn?

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MagicalMorselsMT Posted 9 Feb 2016 , 4:05pm
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ok experts. I'm not sure if I ruined this cake or not. I was making a cutout type cake help experts. I'm not sure if I ruined this cake or not. I was making a cut out type cake I froze it once it was torted and filled then carved it then put a crumb coat of butter cream on and stuck it in the freezer with no wrapper on it or anything... then left it overnight(!!!) it's probably been in there 8 hours now. Will it be OK? Or should I just start over???

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-K8memphis Posted 9 Feb 2016 , 5:08pm
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it's ok -- but get it well wrapped asap

if it was my freezer and i had just filled it with my spaghetti sauce the cake might have a little italian flair to it hahaha but if there's nothing too frangrant in there you're fine --

next time if necessary you can let it set up for like an hour in there then wrap it like a mummy

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Pastrybaglady Posted 9 Feb 2016 , 5:10pm
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Mmmmmm...  I've never done that with just a crumb coat.  Is this a dedicated cake freezer?  Are there any funky smells that could imbed themselves into the cake?  Who is this cake for and for what event?  If it's a really big important thing I would just start over again.  If it's just an everyday dessert for family and friends I would go with it.

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MagicalMorselsMT Posted 9 Feb 2016 , 6:25pm
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It is for a friend but she is buying it....  Not a dedicated freezer but no funky smells. I took it out bringing to room temperature and covering in fondant.  

@-K8memphis ‍ : do you mean set up at room temp or in freezer before wrapping? 

in the past I have froze uncovered (1/2 hour or so) then wrapped really well to freeze longer


@Pastrybaglady ‍ : would smell or flavor embedding be the only thing you are worried about?


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-K8memphis Posted 9 Feb 2016 , 7:41pm
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just so your icing doesn't all smudge off

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-K8memphis Posted 9 Feb 2016 , 7:43pm
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btw -- freezer burn is when something has been left in ther for a long time maybe not sealed well and the item has literally dried up in some spots from the dryness of the freezer -- more like 8 months than 8 hours though

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Pastrybaglady Posted 9 Feb 2016 , 9:15pm
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I would be concerned about weird flavor and dry cake if the crumb coat was not extremely thorough.

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Pastrybaglady Posted 9 Feb 2016 , 9:15pm
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I would be concerned about weird flavor and dry cake if the crumb coat was not extremely thorough.

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maybenot Posted 10 Feb 2016 , 1:08am
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For the recipes that I bake, I have developed a "freeze once, only" rule.  I either freeze the layers right after baking, or freeze the completed cake, but never both.  I don't like the texture of a cake that is frozen [solid] more than once. 

If the work process or components require the cake be very cold, I rely on short terms in a very cold refrigerator or stint in the freezer.

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