When Should I Start

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rogers8702 Posted 14 Jun 2006 , 1:00am
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i am vey new and have decided to take on a 3d castle cake for june 25 or 26th my main problem is i dont start the actual baking until the night before then im up until 3 or 4 in the morning so im looking for advice on when to bake the cake and make the frosting so all i have to do is basically decorate the night before

any suggestions would be greatly appriciated you have truley inspired me (no kidding) im going cake crazy i want to try everything now now now!!!

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beachcakes Posted 14 Jun 2006 , 1:08am
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You can bake now and freeze the cakes. I did this for a wedding cake i had last weekend - the wedding was a Saturday and i work M-F - I baked the weekend before, wrapped well in plastic wrap and put in freezer bags. I used the crisco buttercream and made that a week ahead also. This way you have it all done and can devote your time to decorating.

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Doug Posted 14 Jun 2006 , 1:08am
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daltonam Posted 14 Jun 2006 , 1:09am
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YOU CAN BAKE & FREEZE THE CAKES

MOST ICING WILL KEEP UP TO 2 WEEKS (I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND U R USING)

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patton78 Posted 14 Jun 2006 , 1:13am
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Definately bake and freeze your cakes about 1 week ahead of time. In my opinion, freezing the cakes locks in the moisture and makes the cakes taste better. You can also make your buttercream in advance, I would stick with about 1 week. Completely defrost the cake the day before and decortate! Good Luck!

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rogers8702 Posted 14 Jun 2006 , 1:22am
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thank you so much-i will bake a week ahead of time anf freeze i thought it would lose its quality but you are the experts

im using bc so i will make that a few night prior i work 46 hrs a week and have two small children a 4 month old and a 3 year old i have my hands full my husband thinks im crazy fir wanting to do this cake decorating "stuff" as he would say lol

im getting excited hehe im going to make cream cheese bc this week to see if i like that better than i will decide exactly wich one to use

thankyou again and keep um coming

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