Can I Crumbcoat While The Cakes Are Still Frozen?
Decorating By kitty122000 Updated 23 May 2009 , 1:25am by ayerim979
My cakes are all ready to go, but they are still frozen. I'm using frosting (store bought) for filling and crumbcoat. can I fill and crumbcoat while they are still frozen or do I need to wait until they defrost a bit? thanks so much you all are so helpful!!
Jasmine
Just pop those babies in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Brings em' back and beautiful because the ice crystals melt and add moisture. Then crumb coat. Just a little something I do when I can't wait. I have iced somewhat frozen too. 
I do this all the time. I fill and crumb coat while the cakes are frozen, and then let them sit (and sweat) until the crumb-coat crusts. It can take a few hours for it to crust -- depending on the size of your cakes.
I also do this for sculpted cakes (frozen cake is MUCH easier to cut and crumb coat).
HTH
TammyH
I crumbcoat and fill my big cakes (14" and up) while they are frozen to keep them from breaking when I put the second layer on. It doesn't work as well and I sometimes end up with wet spots in my crumbcoat, but I prefer that to having a wedding cake broken on the floor. 
If you do, be sure to let it sit long enough to be completely thawed and crusted over before you put your final coat of icing on. If you don't, the icing probably won't stick.
HTH.
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