I am making 2 layers each, 6" and 10" for a 2 tier cake. I have "crumb coated" both the 6" 2 layer cake and the 10" 2 layer cake. Both cakes are in the freezer. The cake has to be ready for Sunday party.

Should I ice and decorate the cakes while they are frozen or should I move them to the refridgerator and let them thaw before I ice and decorate? I am affraid I am going to ruin the cake!

Should I decorate on Saturday (the day before the party) or Sunday morning???

Thanks in advance for your help.

Don't ice them while they are still frozen or you will get condensation on the outide of your icing while the cake is defrosting. You should let them thaw completely FIRST.
I think you would be ok decorating on Saturday. Things always take longer then I plan, so you might be safer on Saturday rather then trying to crunch everything in Sunday morning.

I have a friend who ices all her cakes frozen. She never has a problem and her cakes are gorgeous. I have never tried it myself. Good luck.

I tried icing my first frozen cake a week or so ago, and what a freakin' nightmare. I ended up putting "dots" all over it (the smash cake in the odd colored cakes in my photos) the icing would not stick to the cake at all - it was a mess. AND then, when the cake did finally thaw, the dots tried to melt off of the cake. I will NEVER freeze another cake.....that was my first and last time with that fiasco.

It probably depends on your type of icing. I use Italian Meringue Buttercream, and it doesn't matter whether the cake is frozen or just refrigerated.

If I was using anything that crusted, or anything with shortening, I don't know if I would try it.

My fridge is a side by side, so not much room in there, but I have an upright freezer with tons of room, so I know how convenient it is to have the option.

Interesting responses. I've iced cakes right out of the freezer, both bare cake and ones that were crumb coated. I wonder if maybe you have to do it right away while it's completely frozen and not let it start to thaw. The only time I had a problem is when I took the cake out of the freezer before I was ready to ice it and it had already thawed some when I did. I get everything ready, pull the cake from the freezer, ice it and if I'm ready decorate it and if not pop it back in the freezer or fridge.

Koolaidstains - What kind of icing do you use? A crusting buttercream? I'm getting ready to try my hand at cakes and have wondered about this whole freezing/fridgerating thing... Hmmm... What to do... LOL.

So when I bake the cake, I let it cool, then I wrap it in saran wrap, and stick it in the fridge/freezer?

i am using crusting buttercream and have decided (after reading all of the posts) to let the cake come to room temperature and then ice and decorate. The cakes are on boards and they seem to be "sweating" so I do not think it would be a good idea to ice them now.

My concern now is.....will the cakes be wet when I go to frost them??? I guess i could use some viva to pat them off????

I can't wait to have some more cakes "under my belt" and not have to worry every single time I make a cake!

Thank you for all of your comments, I could not move forward without them! I will post a picture of the cake tomorrow (before I take it to the party).

Thank you again!

I honestly have never had a good experience frosting a frozen cake, it always gets condensation on the surface and gets soupy. It will normally crust up normally after about a day. Others here have done wonders with icing frozen cakes, so I guess it's all in how you do it.

Well, I froze the crumbed cakes, brought them to room temp, chilled them in the refridgerator, iced them, let them sit for 15 min or so, used viva and computer paper.

Next time I will cool the cakes, ice them and use the viva and paper technique. I think if I would have frosted them frozen, it would have been a disaster!

I am still working to get my cakes smooth.

Thanks to all of you for taking the time to help a "newbie" out! I posted the cake under graduation cakes on the cake gallery.

THANK YOU !!

turned out beautifully PinkPreppy! wonderful job!