I have two cakes for cake class for tomorrow. I have a three tier cake for Saturday and a sheet cake with a cross on top for Sunday morning so I have no option but to freeze I am baking right now because cake class is tomorrow so I thought I bake everything today. Except for the cakes for tomorrow's class. Do I wrap ready for the freezer while the other cakes are still warm or do I wait til they are completely cool?
I always wait until they are cooled off. I freeze my cakes alot and that is just what I do. Then I wrap really well in plastic wrap and then in foil. They always turn out moist just like I just baked them! So freezing is the way to go for me! Hope that helps!! 
How far in advance do you make and freeze them? Do you just wrap in plastic wrap or ?
Sorry one more question, do you decorate them frozen or defrost them first?
Doesn't the plastic wrap stick to the cake and pull it when you unwrap? or do you unwrap while still frozen? I always freeze my cakes. I remove them from the oven, loosen from the pan and flip out on Glad Wrap while they are still hot. I lay two strips longways on my counter top and flip the cake onto it. Then I slide it onto a cardboard and lay two lenghts of foil on the counter and slide the cakes onto the foil. After it is all wrapped up I slide the board back under it and put it in the freezer. The plastic wrap doesn't stick to the cake. (I only use Glad Wrap)
Sometimes if the edge of the hot pan touches the plastic wrap it will melt a little. But somehow the way you flip it it doesn't usually do that. I just removed 3 11x15's from the freezer that I put in there yesterday. I remove the foil (I fold the foil and save for using again) and loosen the plastic from the top of the cake but I leave the cake sitting on the plastic wrap. They will stay that way while I mix my icing and cover my boards. Sometimes they are very cold (if I am in a hurry) and sometimes they have been there most of the day (If it is going to be a while before I decorate I just cover it back up with the plastic wrap.) I have to have them partially thawed because I trim the tops of my cakes to level them. Hope this helps.
didavista...when I first froze my first cake, I thought the plastic wrap would stick...but it doesn't. Just loosely unwrap as soon as you take it out of the freezer and it will begin to thaw (some books say to put it into the fridge to defrost first, but, I never did that) I put it on the counter and it is fine. But some people like to ice and carve it while it is still a little frozen because it is easier to carve and ice. Much easier to work with before it starts to soften again.
I always flip mine out of the pan almost as soon as it comes out of the oven...and while it is still warm I wrap it and freeze it. I usually let my cakes thaw before icing them but I heard you can do it either way. I am going to attempt my first 3D cake this weekend and plan on doing it frozen.
For those that frost while still frozen, does the cake ever get soggy?
I freeze my cakes when they're still warm--usually about 10 minutes after they come out of the oven--and I usually decorate them while they are still frozen. I've never had a "soggy" cake, but mine are really moist. I have heard people say that your bc will crack if you decorate while your cake is still frozen, but I've never had that happen to me. I guess it's just another one of those trial and error things, you just have to figure out what works best for you.
I freeze most of mine and I find that the buttercream takes FOREVER to crust if you frost it while still frozen. Also, even with a liner, my cardboard cake boards seem to be flimsy if I put a froszen cake on them. So, I let them defrost and then ice/frost/decorate.
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