I'm about to freeze my first cakes ... I have 2 that are needed for Thursday and since I'm off work today, I thought I'd bake them, freeze them till Wednesday, then take them out and decorate them... my question is this:

Do I put them on the board w/the Wilton paper that I use to cover them to freeze them? I think I read that you cool completely, wrap in saran wrap then foil... is that correct? I was going to freeze them on the boards that I would use to decorate on ... do any of you do this?

I freeze mine all the time but i've never done it on the board. I stick them in the freezer to help them firm up so I can wrap them without messing up the corners or edges then take them out ~ wrap them in saran wrap and then foil. I don't place them on the board until i'm ready to decorate them.

Debbie

This is a horseshoe shape cake .. the other 2 layers are just round (10") .. wouldn't the horseshoe break if not supported? I'm not sure how to do that one

When you take your cakes out of the freezer, do you have to wait for them to thaw before icing?
I've read on here that freezing them will make them eaiser to ice without getting crumbs in the icing. However, I was told in class that you had to wait until they thawed to ice or else you'd be air bubbles and have problems with your icing.

If you freeze it, then wait for it to thaw before icing, how does this help with the crumbs?

Thanks.

Good point! I either put mine on a cutting board or back into the pan after it's cooled to put it in the freezer. If it's only going to be for a day or two I've been known to just stick saran wrap in the pan and then the cake and then cover the top with saran wrap and then foil. I have two I put in there last night that way because I was too tired to let it set up and then get it out again to wrap it. I'd just use the pan.

Debbie

When I made the wedding anniversery cake that's in the gallery I iced them still mostly frozen. You might not want to do this though if you're using color. Mine was all white. It will sweat a bit. My friends loved their cake so it didn't cause any problems. It iced much easier also.

One the 1 horseshoe I did, I unwrapped everything but the very first layer of saran wrap and putit on a cooling rack to thaw. once it was thawed, I unwrapped the top, but the cakeboard against the cake, flipped it over, then unwrapped it the rest of the way. Worked beautifully.

awwww good idea Debbie .. I'll use the pan .. I was kinda of worried about cracking the horseshoe cake w/o any support under it .. I'll just line the pan w/saran, over with saran and then foil then pop it out on Wednesday night ..

You can icing these will still froze? or will it make the icing sweat?

ok.. one horseshoe back in the pan (pan lined with saran), covered w/saran wrap and then wrapped in foil .. ready for the freezer .. 2 more 10" layers to go! lol

Just saw this and was glad to see you are not freezing it on the cakeboard. This can cause problems because cardboard, being paper, tends to absorb moisture and can warp either in the freezer or when you take it out and defrost. So it isn't the best thing you can do. If you do freeze on a board, you have to completely enclose the board in plastic and make certain you put it on a flat surface in the freezer and a very flat surface when you defrost it.
Well, you can frost either defrosted or still frozen. I must say that one of the problems with frosting a frozen cake is that the icing sets as soon as it is on the cake making it harder to achieve a smooth look. I tend to fill a cake while frozen and wait for it to defrost before frosting it. I defrost it covered in plastic wrap.
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Meant to add, you can line a cookie sheet with plastic wrap and freeze a cake on it. This works quite well!
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I try to at least crumb coat it while still frozen so I get less crumbs. You can always top coat it afterward.

Deb

Hello...I froze a cake for the first time this past weekend, on the board. I use that Glad Press n' Seal wrap and wrapped the entire board and made a "seal" on the board, up against the cake. If that makes sense.

It was only overnight though but I didn't have any problems and the cake was very moist.