Freezing Cakes=Bulging Butter Cream??
Decorating By KarisCakes Updated 6 Jan 2011 , 6:12am by Claire138
Hi Friends,
I am new to decorating. Recently I started freezing cakes before decorating so that they would be easier to stack etc. However, the last two layer cakes I made started to bulge the butter cream out the sides. I know I didn't put too much in. I am wondering if the cakes are "relaxing" as they thaw and therefore pushing the icing out. I really like freezing the cakes, because it causes so much less breaking. I'm not sure if this is just a coincidence.
Anyone have any experience in this area?
I've never frozen cakes, so I can't say if that is causing your bulging. I refrigerate my cakes both before and after filling, icing & decorating. That helps them from settling and a cake cold from the fridge is easy to handle, not so sturdy as a frozen cake would be but still strong enough to move around.
Fullhouse,
Do you worry that your cakes settle and bulge after you deliver them?
Cakes settle as they thaw which tends to cause the icing to bulge between the layers.
Leah_s started a thread about this:
http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-633571-trick.html
Hope you find it helpful.
I freeze my cakes all the time I also have had this problem what has worked for me is I take the cake out a few minuts before I frost then I crumb coat and it goes back in the firg. I let it set for a few minuts then frost and back in the frig and take out once it has set well and the frosting is nice and hard, then I will stack and back in the frig. This is what has worked for me. Nothing can mke one frustrated when you see that wonderful bulge. 
I freeze mine all the time but I allow them to cool completely out of the freezer and to settle a bit. Make sure your buttercream is stiff enough. A stiff butter cream should no buldge
Fullhouse,
Do you worry that your cakes settle and bulge after you deliver them?
I fill my cakes the day before I decorate. Wrap them well in Press n Seal and put a baking sheet on the top. They settle overnight. I decorate, then back in the fridge until party time. For me, letting the cake set in the fridge once decorated firms everything up together and helps prevent sagging (esp. with fondant cakes).
since using leah_s's trick (http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-633571-trick.html) i haven't had any problems with bulging- its awesome! i'd highly suggest you read this thread and follow her advice =D
since using leah_s's trick (http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-633571-trick.html) i haven't had any problems with bulging- its awesome! i'd highly suggest you read this thread and follow her advice =D
Can you explain exactly how to do this? I just read the thread but can't picture it - (early morning, on my first coffee). Do you wrap the cake entirely? if so, how do you remove the wrap? Also doesn't excess cream then go all over the cake? I've always worried about bulging so am happy to find a solution. Sorry for sounding so dense.
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