PLEASE HELP, I HAVE A 50TH WEDDING ANNIV. CAKE TO DO AND WOULD LIKE TO BAKE THE CAKES AHEAD OF TIME AND FREEZE THEM SO I DO NOT HAVE ALL THAT TO DO NEXT WEEK, I HAVE NEVER FROZEN CAKES AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE BEST METHOD FOR DOING SO, AND COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS (FOR DEFROSTING ALSO) AM NOT ONE FOR FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS BUT I WILL THIS TIME. THANKS FOR THE HELP.
I wrap and freeze mine when they're still warm, I think it holds in the moisture. Cool for 10 minutes in pan, turn out, wrap in plastic wrap, then put back in pan and put whole thing in freezer. When it's time to thaw, might take an hour or more, you want them completely thawed before you try to level and fill, if mine are still slightly frozen, the leveler blade gets caught and I end up with crooked cakes!
You can also make your buttercream in advance. I've never frozen but others do so with success, but I have stored in fridge for two weeks.
I wrap mine still warm as well. It helps the plastic wrap make a good seal. I haven't had any problems with freezer burn or odd tastes because I can never keep cakes in the freezer long enough.
I also crumb coat it just out of the freezer. I think it helps crusting and less crumbing.
The only thing I never did was a cake I had to torte. I think I should cut it before I freeze it because you sure as heck can't cut it after. But I'm still learning some things.
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I also wrap mine in plastic wrap as soon as I take it out of the pan (after cooling in pan for 10 min). Then I wrap it in foil also and stick it in the freezer. Lay flat. I stack them once they're frozen. To thaw, I take off the foil but leave the cakes in the plastic wrap. I have found, though, that this sometimes makes my cakes TOO moist (who knew that was possible) and my icing will slide off the cake, no matter how stiff it is. So, after they're thawed, I let them sit uncovered for a few minutes while I'm doing other prep work.
I also take them straight from the pan, wrap in plastic wrap and to the freezer it goes. My cake has a better flavor when it unthaws. Good luck!!!
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