Hi Cakers!

I have a cake due next week. Juggling work and a 4 year old can be tricky! =)
Would you please take a look at my cake schedule and let me know what you think?

Bake Cake Wednesday night about 7:00 pm
Fill the Cake Wednesday night once cooled and wrap in food safe/grade plastic
Ice the cake Thursday night about 7:00pm
Decorate the cake Friday night about 7:00 pm
Party is 3:00 pm Saturday afternoon

I "think" I have done this schedule before, but it was been awhile. No problems that I can recall. This is a Yellow boxed cake with BC icing and filling. I DO NOT freeze cakes anymore. That is another loooong story.

TIA!!!

Michael

You're talking about giving someone an already 4 day old cake. I'd never do that.

I would bake it anytime. After it's cooled completely, I'd fill if torteing (I only use buttercream just because no one has ever asked for anything else) and then wrap it several times in plastic wrap, then foil, then in a plastic bag and freeze it on something like a cookie sheet to keep it from bending while freezing. I try to freeze them right onto the plastic separator plate I'll be using.

I'd let it thaw out still wrapped in the first layer of plastic, Friday all day. Frost and decorate Friday night.

I've never had any problems with cakes that have been frozen. I'd rather do it this way than serve 4 day old cake.

I would bake on friday then fill, ice and decorate on Sat. morning. I think you may be dragging it out a biit.

I agree with not icing and decorating on the same day. I have done that before and was waaaaay over my head. It takes me forever to ice a cake, just becuase I am way to much of a perfectionist. (spelling??)

However, for this cake, I might have to do it...

Thanks,
Michael[/quote]

Either do that or put a pot of coffee on for a very late night on Friday.
You'll be just fine. Good luck!

i have done it tons of time with doctored mixes ( can't speak to scratch ones) and they are wonderful for days afterwards too!

Michael, I think your schedule is fine. Looks a lot like what I do and I've NEVER had a cake dry out and in fact, have never had a complaint!

I have a cake needed Sunday afternoon. It's Friday night so I will make my icing and fondant and color it. I will get everything ready for the cake to be decorated. Tomorrow I will bake the cake then tomorrow night decorate it. It won't take me as long b/c I will have everything ready to put on the cake. I have 3 boys, ages 4, 2 & 1. So I completely understand the time thing. I do just about everything, except bake when they are in bed.

I always bake on Wednesday, fill and frost on Thursday, fondant and decorate on Friday, delivery on saturday, never a problem