Can You Bake Cakes Today For Saturday?

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CakemanOH Posted 7 Dec 2005 , 11:05pm
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I have a ton of orders this week and baked my 3 cakes today for Friday but can I bake my saturday cakes today and just refridgerate them???

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alimonkey Posted 7 Dec 2005 , 11:15pm
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I wouldn't refrigerate them, but as long as they're well wrapped they'll be fine in the freezer. I actually wrap mine in plastic while they're still warm. It holds in a lot of moisture that escapes while it's cooling, then as long as they stay wrapped while they're thawing, the moisture is trapped inside.

They're also easier to torte when partially frozen.

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littlebubbieschocolates Posted 7 Dec 2005 , 11:23pm
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just wrap them and put them in the freezer and they should be ok icon_smile.gif

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CakemanOH Posted 7 Dec 2005 , 11:30pm
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Why the freezer versus the fridge???

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ngarza07 Posted 7 Dec 2005 , 11:51pm
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I'm wondering about this too.

It may have something to do with the fridge drying stuff out.

Waiting to hear an expert reply.

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katerpillrgrl Posted 7 Dec 2005 , 11:52pm
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The fridge dries them out. I read on a website (I think it was baking911) that you should never put bread in the fridge. The two don't go together. You can freeze it but no fridgey....

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alimonkey Posted 8 Dec 2005 , 1:31am
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The fridge is kind of like a dehumidifier. Remember, you need a special drawer to keep veggies from wilting, and that doesn't even really do the trick for long.

The freezer essentially holds your baked goods in suspended animation. All the moisture is frozen into the cake, so when you thaw it, it's still there. Sometimes that can lead to soggy results, but not usually with cake. It just needs to be well wrapped to avoid freezer burn & taking on "that freezer smell." Yuck.

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MariaLovesCakes Posted 8 Dec 2005 , 1:53am
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Originally Posted by ceculsk

I have a ton of orders this week and baked my 3 cakes today for Friday but can I bake my saturday cakes today and just refridgerate them???




I had a big cake to do on a Friday night and started baking on Tuesday evening. They were from scratch so I don't know how you are doing yours.

I baked Tuesday night. I wrapped them in plastic wrap real well and left them sit at room temperature. I didn't freeze or refrigerate. On Wednesday evening I soaked them in soaking syrup and then iced them. They were all placed on their boards and covered in cake boxes to be assembled Friday morning.

So this will be the same timing for you. My cakes have always been fine. I have baked 3 days in advance, wrapped my cakes at room temp with no problem. On the 3rd day is when I soaked them in syrup and iced them.

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Jenc95 Posted 9 Dec 2005 , 3:02am
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I was told that you can bake them 2-3 days in advance....crumb coat and box at room temp. Then decorate at your leisure.

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