I removed cakes from freezer this a.m. Removed bc from frig. Made it yesterday. After cakes thawed I crumb coated. Then frosted. I was working on 6 cakes, so by the time I'd finished crumbcoating the last one the first one was ready to frost. After I finished the last one and began stacking the first cakes I noticed IT!!!! Frosting bulging on the cake I was working on, then it seemed to slowly slide off the cake in one spot. The other cakes (2 of them) began to show a bulge. I pricked with a toothpix and rubbed with Viva and that seemed to work. They did not seem to slide from cake. But what caused this?? I used shortening from Walmart with transfat. None of the cakes had filling.
Any help will be appreciated. It was humid today, could that do it. Thanks for your help.
Were the cakes thawed all the way? I generally don't freeze cakes due to the fact that every single time I do, I don't allow enough thaw time and something bad happens... like a bulge. I think it is the extra moisture coming from inside. Someone else might have a different answer though.
That's exactly the problem I had when I was using the new Crisco with no transfat...but if you're using a shortening with transfat, then that is probably not the problem...like 2508s42 said, it may be the extra moisture from the inside of the cakes...maybe someone else will have a solution.
oh gawd dont tell me that you had to let it thaw all the way...i froze mine to get it hard so i could cut it for the topsy turvy...ive already iced and put fondant on the bottom layer...***prays i aint messed up****
Thank you all for your help. They may not have been totally thawed. Beings I did not have to tork them I may have began earlier than I would have. As for trans fat WarEagle I can not get this shortening to work like the old Crisco did. It still seems softer. I told my dh I was going to get lard. Just Kidding. Next time I'll thaw and pat dry.
Thanks again I feel better now. Thought I was totally losing it!!!
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