Freezing Buttercream Cake To Keep It Cool
Decorating By korensmommy Updated 11 Jul 2006 , 1:35am by mhill91801
Hi! I am pretty new to cake decorating and will be making the Wilton Cowboy cake from 1981 for my son's 3rd birthday. I will be using buttercream icing and was wondering if I could freeze the completed cake in order to transport it to the park where we will be having the party & keep it cool. The party is in August at 10 am. Thanks, Nicole
If you keep it refridgerated the night before until you are ready to leave you shouldn't have any problems. Just make sure that it is out of direct sunlight in the car and you have cooled your car down with air conditioning before you put the cake in. If you don't have a box large enough for the cake I use the rubbermaid containers and either put a lid on it or just a lightweight towel (like a floursack towel) to keep the light off of the frosting.
How far will you have to travel with the cake? At the park will you have a shaded area to keep the cake? What buttercream recipe will you be using for the cake? With these answers we should be able to give you some more tips with keeping it safe (from natural elements, not the kids and family though 
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HTH
Leily
Thanks for your help!!
I'll only be travelling a mile or so with the cake.
We will have some shade, under trees. The party is at 10 am at the end of August.
I will be using the Wilton BC icing.
Everyone has loved his 2 past cakes (Pooh Bear and Elmo) so I want this one to turn out awsome!
~Nicole
How far will you have to travel with the cake? At the park will you have a shaded area to keep the cake? What buttercream recipe will you be using for the cake? With these answers we should be able to give you some more tips with keeping it safe (from natural elements, not the kids and family though )
HTH
Leily[/quote]
I don't know if it's the 'proper' thing to do but I have frozen a fully decorated butter cream cake for up to 2 days before it's eaten and they have come out great. The only down fall is that sometimes the butter cream starts to 'sweat' a bit and you get a little moisture on the icing but other then that I've never had a problem.
Hope this helps!!
(in my photos is a train cake I made and that was done on a Friday night and frozen after I decorated it until Sunday afternoon and everyone loved it..incase you want to check it out.)
Thanks for your help!!
I'll only be travelling a mile or so with the cake.
We will have some shade, under trees. The party is at 10 am at the end of August.
I will be using the Wilton BC icing.
Everyone has loved his 2 past cakes (Pooh Bear and Elmo) so I want this one to turn out awsome!
~Nicole
If you are only traveling a mile or two I wouldn't worry about freezing it. You can just keep it in the fridge for a couple of hours at least (or overnight if you finish it the day before) and it will be fine.
The wilton BC icing (all crisco or the 1/2 crisco 1/2 butter) will work good for this. As long as you can keep it in the shade out of direct sunlight you should be just fine 
Good luck, and I am sure everyone will like it!
Leily
I'm a freezer. I freeze the majority of my cakes. To thaw I simply uncover them and let thaw. Sometimes in the summer I get some condensation, but it usually evaporates if you uncover to thaw. My cakes are super moist, and haven't had any bad reviews yet. Have fun with the party!
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