What Do You All Think?

Decorating By TheCakerator Updated 13 Apr 2007 , 1:48am by rlsaxe

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TheCakerator Posted 12 Apr 2007 , 7:16pm
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about making buttercream icing on thursday, baking cakes on friday, possibly decorating on friday, and if not friday, then saturday morning for a cake due sunday afternoon? It would just be a boxed cake mix but I got a lot of other stuff planned for this weekend (not cake related) and I would like to get the cake ready as early as possible but still have it taste fresh and moist .. sound reasonable?

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Renaejrk Posted 12 Apr 2007 , 7:36pm
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I think as long as you wrap the cake really well (saran wrap, etc.) it will be fine if you bake it Friday or Saturday. You could refrigerate it also to set the moisture and help it "keep" longer.

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CakeL8T Posted 12 Apr 2007 , 7:50pm
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If you decorate it on Friday, the buttercream icing should "seal" the cake and keep it very moist for several days. I've decorated cakes on Friday night for sunday and the people always rave about how moist they are!! I think you'll be fine.
Carrie

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TheCakerator Posted 12 Apr 2007 , 8:20pm
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great, thanks you guys this will save me a ton of "extra" work during a busy weekend!

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wgoat5 Posted 12 Apr 2007 , 8:22pm
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I always bake a couple of cakes one day, wrap them and freeze, make the icing and color it one day then the next morning I lay the cake out early and frost later on in the day. I really think the cake stays moist and the colors get more vibrant as the BC sits.

IMO

Christi (of course I don't have as many cakes as most of CCers here do so it might not work for you)

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tiptop57 Posted 12 Apr 2007 , 8:45pm
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I create gumpaste stuff weeks in advance, I then bake one night, next night crumb coat and third night decorate.

I hate doing it all at once. I mean I really hate doing everything at one time. Really marathons are for runners.

My cakes are yummy days later.

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TheCakerator Posted 12 Apr 2007 , 9:04pm
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ok great guys .. thanks a lot .. looks like tomorrow I'll be baking and possibly icing ... sounds like they should be pretty moist until sunday, thanks again everyone!

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rlsaxe Posted 13 Apr 2007 , 1:48am
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sounds like a plan.

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