Freezing Decorated Cake-Need Thawing Help
Decorating By shanasweets Updated 12 Sep 2007 , 12:54pm by kelly75
I plan to make a cake for my grandmother, Was going to box, then suran wrap the box and place in freezer. How do I tell her to thaw. Does she put in the frig and let thaw wrapped up. Put on counter and thaw wrapped up or what. thanks
I usually suggest leaving the box wrapped in the fridge - put in the fridge the day before and then take out an hour or so before you plan on eating it.
Debbie
Actually, I agree, I would take the wrapping off and put it in the fridge the day before and then out of the fridge for a couple of hours. I would be afraid the icing would stick to the wrap as it condenses...no?
I don't wrap the actual cake. I usually put several layers of saran wrap around the box and then cover with heavy duty foil. but I do leave everything wrapped up during the thaw. 
I froze a RED fondant covered cake (boxing glove in my photos). I did as you were thinking: put in box, wrap box really well with cling film (saran wrap) and put in freezer. the cake was put in the fridge the day before it was needed, still wrapped in the box and left to thaw in there for 24 hours (my hygiene class taught me that defrosting in the fridge is the safest way). Any condensation forms on the wrapping on the box and not on the cake. I had no runs on my red fondant and the cake was perfect.
HTH
Kelly
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