Hi everyone,

I like to make my cakes ahead of time and  freeze them, However, I've never dared to freeze a chocolate cake, and I have to make one for this weekend and I'm kind of concern about the time I have available. Can I freeze a chocolate cake as well as other cakes? if so, is there an special way of doing it? is there a difference?

Thank you so much.

I freeze chocolate cake (actually all my cakes) routinely.  I also freeze my frosting separately in deli containers- IMBC or SMBC - unflavored.  I defrost everything, flavor the BC and assemble the day before or day of depending on how much time I need.  Before freezing I level and tort, and wrap well on cardboard rounds.  That way they are ready to go when time is more critical.  Chocolate cakes I have frozen include Hershey's chocolate, Deluxe Devil's food(Softasilk), double chocolate cake (epicurious), and beyond buttercream's chocolate version.    HTH.  

I've frozen lots of chocolate cakes and cupcakes.  No problem. 

You are welcome.  A couple of years ago I gave myself a present; a used, upright, manual defrost freezer just for cakes and cake stuff.  I LOVE IT!  I purchased a MANUAL defrost on purpose so the automatic defrost cycle would not cause a problem if I left cakes or frosting or ingredients in there for a couple of months at a time. 

Although I hobby bake and do not sell goods, the convenience of having the freezer "when I need it" is a glorious thing.  It also allows me to store extra buttercream, filling, ingredients, shortening, etc. and  extend their shelf life. 

I've frozen all sorts of stuff!

I have yet to find a flavor of cake that does not freeze well and I think I have tried all of them at one time or another.

MBAlaska~~Do you just put your stuff outside to freeze?   (heh heh heh)