I am making 120 cupcakes for a wedding, and was wondering if its ok to make them a few days before and freeze them (without frosting of course)? will they still be moist?
also, does anyone have a light, fluffy, moist vanilla cupcake recipe??
thanks in advance!
I was just about to ask this same question. I've only got to make about 80, but it's still more than I've ever made at one time.
Altho time consumming, i wrap mine individually and then place in an air tight container and then straight into freezer.
I wrap them in oven bake paper - or you can use glad wrap (thats what it is called here in Australia.)
At leaast that way i know there won't be any little bits of ice around the cakes....plus the cupcases stay put without gathering any extra moisture.
To thaw - i just take the container out the night before i need them and leave on my bench.
I did this with 220 cupcakes and each one was *brand new* after thawing.
Bluehue
I haven't done huge batches but when I have frozen I put them in a rubbermaid type container or zip lock bags. You really only need to just have them covered to keep them from getting dirty and messed with in the freezer. On the Wilton forum some cakers did a test where they froze cakes completely uncovered and they thawed moist. I have also frozen them with a BC swirl and they thawed out fine for me.
Has anyone tried freezing them with a fruit or custard filling?
I freeze cupcakes un-iced all the time - couldn't survive if I didn't.
I have also frozen cupcakes filled lemon or orange curd, or filled with chocoalte ganache AND completely iced with SMBC or Whimsical Bakehouse House Buttercream and they always come out beautifully. If I'm prepping for a particular event and I have them ready, I even stick chocolate transfer toppers on with no problems.
I just use plastic containers (tupperware-type, or takeout), or if it's not too far in advance the 12-Cupcake plastic hinge lid you can get at Plastic Container City. With them all frosted and topped, I take them out, load into the car and go. They're thawed when I arrive.
However...I haven't used custard type fillings. Like denetteb said, I think those "water out" a lot when thawing.
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