I can't imagine why someone would ask if the cake had been frozen. It would certainly never occur to me to ask, as long as it was thawed before I ate it.

Freezing twice isn't a problem. It's a problem for meat, not for cake.

I have frozen cakes, the first time was starting 2 weeks before my sister's wedding and boy was I nervous. The cakes were key lime from scratch, and they all came out moist and just wonderful.

One thing I've learned to do is freeze them right on something solid. I try to freeze right onto the separator plate that I'll be using, and this keeps my cakes from bending before freezing.

Sorry you had a problem.

I always wrap several times each way w/plastic wrap, then foil, then into 2 plastic store bags for good measure. A pain to unwrap, but worth it.

Just took one out of the freezer that I'd had extra at Christmas time, and it was just as good as if it was just baked.

I would like to add in that I think the freezer changes the texture of my cakes and I like what it does!

I also like to tell people the story about Indy's asking brides to pick out which cakes (at her tasting) are fresh, and they almost always pick the frozen ones!

Maybe I will do my own experiment and see what people think! :]

Madge- I have frozen cakes longer then 3 weeks and haven't had that problem, I have no clue what would have made that happen!

You can refreeze cake?! So I can keep the freezing secret?! This could change my life....

I freeze my cakes sometimes, but only for a week at the most, and they are just as good and moist! I cool mine completely, wrap them in parchment paper, and put in freezer bag. Then I do NOT work with cake until I completely thaw out cake on counter to room temp. I never have problems..It seems like that maybe it's the recipe OR the way it was wrapped.

Best of luck
Jenifer

I have never frozen cake before but I have always wanted to give it a try. I am a bit confused, are you supposed to thaw the cake while still wrapped or do you unwrap then thaw to prevent sticky tops ? Also, are there particular traits in a recipe that would not make it a good candidate for freezing? If this helps/or even matters at all, my recipes would be from scratch, using either butter or oil.

Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. I am so excited to try this!!

I use scratch recipes also, but have no problem. I thaw IN bags, wrapped. It keeps the moisture in cake vs air getting to it to start drying out cake prior to decorating. Make sure cake is completely thawed though.

It really takes time off your hands doing this technique b/c you have the cakes made already! Plus, I sometimes have extra batter,,,so I use that to make a small size cake like a smash cake, maybe needed anytime soon. Then that cake is started. OR cupcakes.!!

Happy Freezing!

Thank you so much for all of your help! I am waiting for DD to take her nap so I can try this out

The only good thing I will say about freezing a cake is it was really nice frosting it....was easier than normal.......but it was dried out...maybe it was too long......and dont feel insulted because I dont like this idea, lol I mean really....if you disagree in here some people go nuts.....as I said I will never freeze cake again..I prefer "fresh"

And that there is going to start an argument.

"fresh" what C***

A cake frozen for 24 - 48 hours, like I do, is fresh.

3 weeks, like you did, is not fresh.

I way overbooked myself last year. I'm a home baker, and I had 3 - 300 serving weddings. It's just not reasonable. 3 weeks before the weddings I was starting to get into panic mode, then someone from my church, not at all knowing my cake situation, said they were getting rid of their 5 foot tall upright freezer and wanted to know if I knew anyone who needed or wanted it. So I took it. And I started baking my cakes. I baked, torted and filled, put on their cardboard and wrapped wrapped wrapped. labeled. and froze every single serving of cake.

I pulled the cakes out let them defrost still wrapped, with a weight on top. then unwrapped them, trimmed, crumbcoated, iced, decorated...

I attended one of the weddings and was sitting at my table of strangers and the mother of the bride came up to tell me how beautiful the cake was. Then this girl at the table started chatting me up about the cake, she was a food blogger, reviewer... so the cake was served and she went on and on about how good it was and how she knew it was fresh, that she could tell the difference between a frozen and fresh cake, and this was definitely fresh... smile and nod. smile and nod.

I don't make a habit of freezing, but if I have to, I'm not worried about it.

Maybe something didn't go perfectly. Maybe it wasn't wrapped well enough, maybe it was frozen for too long (though I doubt it), or maybe that freezer hates cake (mine hates bread). It didn't work for dear ol' Madge this time. Perhaps she'll try again in the future, perhaps not.

It's all good. It's cake. Now let's go eat some scraps and get our sugar high for the day.

I think the controversy here is the "never" try again pledge since it didn't work well the first time. If I only did the things that worked perfectly the first time I tried them, I wouldn't ever do much. If memory serves, I think the first cake I ever tried to bake, when I was about 10 years old, was a disaster. I'm really glad I tried again....

perhaps...........but I highly doubt it

To the original poster, I don't think people were disagreeing with you so much, just trying to figure out why your cake was dry. I find that when I freeze cakes they are almost too moist, so I have the other problem. Maybe its your freezer, some dry things out too much. We are not saying you are wrong, its just that freezing doesn't usually dry things out, if done for a short time. Just trying to figure it out. I know you don't want to do it again, which is fine, I just know I couldn't give up the luxury. I have had too many cakes stick, split, some unforseen problem, I am comforted by the fact that the cakes are baked perfectly and in the freezer. I would definitely not do it if they were dry, so this has me a little puzzled. I don't do scratch cakes so am not sure how they would react in the freezer.

I think this is like any other passionate subject about cakes, no way is right or wrong - just do what works best for you!

I so agree Loucinda, if something works for you, stay with it! Madge, if freezing did not work, forget what everyone else thinks, do what is best for you. "If it isn't broke - don't fix it"

Thats kinda what my husband says.....he said everything I do is perfect so why did I think I needed to do somethng else haha......your right of course....which is why I had said to each his own......thanks...I just think if something works well we say so in here and I thought I should say what I did and how it was no good....so now people can decide for themselves..thanks Karen and Loucinda

Okay I just have to say that it NEVER would have occurred to me that the "Never dance again" comment would offend any one unless Sweetheart knew OP's entire life's backstory. Pretty certain she meant no offense. OP's reply to her was weird. Am I the only one that saw that?

I agree that it's getting to the point where people are looking for offence where none is meant. It is a subject where people are just going to believe what they want to. I personally tried it myself. I made two cakes, left one out overnight and put the other in the freezer. I had my husband cut and serve them to see if I could tell the difference and I didn't see one...one didn't taste better for being put in the freezer, and one wasn't better for not being frozen. I say go with whatever works for you, but freezing a cake certainly doesn't dry it out...when it's done properly. If it was dry, it was probably the cake itself, not the freezing.

No offense madge, but it sounds like you made up your mind about not freezing cakes ever again, at the beginning of all of these conversations, and that were were sticking with that decision,

but why bother posting this, if that is the case like it didn't really matter what people stated since your mind was already made up/ I'm not trying to start anything, but after reading all of this,,it seems that way and I'm just trying to understand is all. Any topic that is brought up, people ARE going to comment because they think you may want to hear their opionions,,that is all I'm trying to say.

I think you should stick with your guns and do what's best for you and what your final decision was in the first place..That is the best way to go. Best of luck to you

I thought this debate went on so long not because people (inc. me) are trying to change the OP's mind, but rather in defense of ourselves because of her tone which I took to imply that those of us who freeze cakes aren't as concerned with the quality of our products as she is.

Don't insult others' integrity and you won't get such arguments. IMHO.