I'm so confused. I read on some places the you shoul freeze and completely thaw the cake before icing it. The I read that some have had verfy successfully Iced the cake while is still frozen.

Confused, confused, confused. Can some one help me understand what are the benefits/or not of each method.

Thank you so much!!

Linda

I'm not sure. I only tried freezing a cake once. I iced it, then froze. BAD IDEA!!!!! As the cake thawed, the icing slid right off the cake! I had to scrape it all off, and re-ice.
So, maybe that means you should thaw, then ice?
Anyways, maybe someone else will know.

I always ice the cake once it's thawed. I had some problems with bubbles forming under the icing otherwise. So much will depend on the type of icing you use. But really, it doesn't take all that long for the cake to thaw.

The only time I tried to ice a frozen cake, was horrible. The frosting never set right and then it would crack. I did not have good luck with that idea!

i would suggest that you thaw it before you ice it. i have iced cakes when they were some what thawed...not fully thawed and i didnt have a problem with icing coming off. the icing got cold fast and was a bit more difficult to spread.

Thanks!!

I too would like to know. I tried freezing a cake, then thawed, but the bottom of the cake (touching the cake board) was a little mushy from it being frozen and now thawed (hope this makes sense). Does this happen to anyone else? What am I doing wrong?

I don't thaw it on a cardboard ... the cake is wrapped in saran and I thaw it in the saran.

i also dont thaw on cardboard and I ice after thawed

As with most questions- you will get many different answers with this one. Some things work for some people and other things work for other people. Reading the other replies to this thread, it would seem like some of you have had bad experiences with icing a frozen cake. I haven't had a problem icing a frozen cake yet (granted I'm not a professional) and personally I love to ice it while frozen - less crumbs that way. I haven't had any problems with slippage, bubbling, or cracking. This sounds like one of those issues where you just have to try different ways and see which one you like the best and go with that one.

Christine

Thanks Cristine, I'll have to try and see what best works for me. Thanks to al the other tip/replies.

Linda

Thaw then ice