Freezing (2Nd And 3Rd Paid Cake)- And Convection
Decorating By lilthorner Updated 1 May 2006 , 3:09pm by lilthorner
hey all cake gurus! I finished course 1 Tuesday. My first paid cake was yesterday.. Luckily everyone knows I can bake.. it was the just decorating I was leraning LOL. Since I made this cake late night Tuesday I didn't really have to think about freezing it..
Now I have two cakes for Saturday. what are the "rules" for freezing if I were to make them today? Don't I need to make them today?
Also, I have an opportunity to use/rent a friends kitchen in her cookie shop for baking. Late next month I am gonna try (no I am gonna make) my grandmas 80th birthday cake. I would like to make it at the shop. She has a convection oven. She says she may be able to turn the fan off, so I will read the instructions for that. otherwise, It looks like I need to adjust my baking temp down? ( I usually bake at 325)
TIA
Samele
I like to bake a day or two before I decorate so I CAN freeze the layers. I find that the cakes are incredibly moist this way. I'd bake Thursday & freeze, thaw on Friday and decorate, deliver Saturday. Of course, depending upon your time constraints, you could bake & freeze on Friday, decorate and deliver on Sat. keeping in mind that the layers should thaw completely before you decorate them.
Someone else was asking about baking in convection ovens on another thread - I have no exp. w convection ovens. Maybe someone else can help you on that one!
I freeze all my cakes ahead of time. They are easier to handle, and they cut easier. Just be sure to wrap them well. I wrap them twice in plastic wrap, and one more time in the freezer press and seal. I usually make them no longer that one week ahead of time. And also, be sure that you thaw them completely before unwrapping them.
I have a Kitchenaid Convection Oven. I have found that 300 degrees is a bit low for "even" baking, so I adjusted up to 305 degrees with great success. At that temp, they are baking evenly, and I can bake several layers at a time. But, it may be that every oven is different, so you might want to test a cake first.
Thank you.. I did read her instructions for her oven and I don't remember exactly what t said, but I will do a test cake. First.. It HAS to be right! And I LOVE testign anyway LOL my family never gets tired of my butter cake
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