I Need Help Regarding Frozen Cake?
Decorating By sweetsbysherri Updated 22 Apr 2007 , 4:57am by indydebi
This might sound crazy, but I put cakes in the freezer for the first time, do I have to let them thaw before I frost them?
Thank you in advance.
I always let them thaw first. At least so the outside is not frozen anymore. I think it can cause problems with the frosting "sweating" if you don't. Let's see what everyone else says....
I NEVER let my cakes thaw b4 I ice them, in fact by icing them frozen cuts down considerably on the crumbs. I also believe it makes the cake more moist to ice it frozen, locks in the moisture. Just remember if you want to do the viva paper towel method or the high density roller method you will need to wait quite a while for the cake icing to crust over before doing any of that.
Wow! Maybe I was wrong. Anyone else have an opinion?
Any of "that"?
What I mean is that if you ice a frozen cake there will be condensation on it for a while and it will take a little longer for the buttercream icing to crust over. If you want to do the viva paper towel or the high density roller method on the icing to help smooth out your icing you will need to wait longer than a room temp. cake because the icing will not be crusted over enough to do either one of these methods. You will pull your iciing off the cake with the paper towel if the icing is not crusted over. I hope this makes sense???? I personally do not use either of these methods to smooth out my icing, I just use the hot water on the spatula method.
Please give me a yell if I didnt explain this enough.
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I usually ice with a crumb coat then freeze the cake and take it and refrost over that. I never have any problems.
That makes sense! thanks for clarifying!! 
Cakes thaw really fast. By the time I get them filled and stacked, they are starting to feel to the touch. I don't prefer to ice them while they are frozen solid .... i will crumb coat them while they are frozen. I had a problem with icing cracking when I iced while frozen, so I just choose to not do that. Lots of CC'ers don't have a problem, though, so you might want to try it and see what works for you.
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