Can I?

Decorating By milakat2 Updated 2 Aug 2006 , 6:51pm by milakat2

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milakat2 Posted 2 Aug 2006 , 3:14pm
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Can I decorate a cake Thursday for a shower at 2pm on Saturday and it still be fresh?

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justme Posted 2 Aug 2006 , 5:42pm
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i decorate my cakes the day before... so i would wait til friday. i am not sure how fresh it would be on sat.

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cakesbyjess Posted 2 Aug 2006 , 5:44pm
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I would say yes, especially if it's buttercream. I've done cakes 2 days ahead before when I have had lots and lots of cake orders for the same day. I've never gotten a complaint ... all I ever hear is how fresh my cakes taste! icon_smile.gif

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Jasra Posted 2 Aug 2006 , 5:51pm
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I've done it too and never had any complaints. Sometimes you just need an extra day...

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ch0psuey Posted 2 Aug 2006 , 5:56pm
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Absolutely. I do this all the time.

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prettycake Posted 2 Aug 2006 , 5:59pm
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Some very prestigious bakeries sometimes make those
gigantic wedding cakes as far as 15 days ahead of time, as long as it is in the fridge. Esp, cakes that are like up to the ceiling and have like a few thousand gumpaste flowers on it. icon_smile.gif

my point is: it should be fine. icon_smile.gif

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cakeatty Posted 2 Aug 2006 , 5:59pm
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Milacat, how early do you bake your cakes and how do you store them?

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grama_j Posted 2 Aug 2006 , 6:11pm
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I worried and worried about doing my Granddaughter's wedding cake..... I don't have refriderator space, and someone told me if I used butter cream it HAD to be refridgerated....... Then I started to think ....HEY ! I've been making cakes for 50 years for home use, and I never had one eaten in one day...... the cake sits on the counter with a cover over it until the thing is gone.... NO ONE has ever gotten sick, so I'm doing the cakes as planned....... out of the freezer on Wed., decorate on Thursday& Friday, and deliver on Saturday ! It should be FINE !

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milakat2 Posted 2 Aug 2006 , 6:51pm
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I have already baked the cake and it's frozen. I'll be making the icing tonight, but I wanted to get a head start.

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