I can't believe I did this! I've been getting the dates mixed up the last few weeks, my office is getting a new boss on Monday....whew, I guess all the stress with work and some personal issues was bound to affect something. But, this tops it off...I finished a cake last night and the party is not til next Saturday, 9/30!!! I called my mom this morning to tell her I was bringing the cake over (for her coworkers daughters bday) and she said I thought it was next weekend. OH MY That's right.

I guess I will freeze but do you think it will be okay? Here are the details:

It's a 9x13 - 2 layer with chocolate buttercream filling, a bct transfer and I have 16 cupcakes to go with the cake. I also filled the cupcakes with choc. bc and some of them have a mini bct.

These have been out all night on table in box but wrapped in a clean trash bag. Do I just leave it in box and bag and then freeze?

First off, I have no experience in freezing cakes that are ready to go. But the details of your cake, BC and the buttercream transfers all are freezable, without problems. I would think the thawing would have to be SLOW to reduce the condensation more than anything else. GOOD LUCK!
(Don't feel too bad about messing up the dates. It is all too easy to do.)

I made a cake and fully decorated for a friend's daughter's birthday that happened when I was goign to be on vacation. I boxed the cake and wrapped the box well in plastic wrap. I put the cake in the freezer of another friend who was going to deliver and set it up for me. When she took it out of the freezer the day before, she left it wrapped and put it in the fridge. The next day she took it out of the fridge and unwrapped it. She said it looked great with no bleeding (used pale yellow overall with dark/bright purple and pink details). My friend who received the cake said it tasted great.

Thanks. I will wrap the box in saran and put in the freezer.

def. wrap it........I left a bc cake in the freezer unwrapped for like 4-5 hrs. adn then took it out and boxed it up......I was freezing it to keep it stable for the car ride ( my DH drives like a maniac LOL) and after two days in the fridge it still had tons of condensation on it.....to the point where if you tipped the cake water would drip off the cake board!! Definitely keep it wrapped up good!! My wedding cake was bc and we kept the top for a yr. obviously.....and it was perfect.......and we wrapped in saran wrap and foil!

As a wedding cake specialist, I try to always go to my receptions to cut my cakes. Now, you may be asking yourself, "what has this got to do with freezing a cake for a week?" Trust me, I have a point here.....

One of the services I provide when I cut that wedding cake is to box the top tier for freezing for the bride & groom. This is how I do it, and NO ONE has complained that after a full year, they didn't have decent cake:

1. Make sure the box is sufficient in size to hold the cake and be able to close. My boxes are all just standard white bakery boxes, nothing too fancy or heavy-duty.

2. Securely close the top on the box and wrap in freezer paper with the shiny side next to the box. I use a heavier-weight clear packaging tape to seal the paper on the box. Every seam is completely sealed with the tape.

3. Tape the ends securely, also. This is so no air can get in and "freezer burn" your cake.

4. I then put a custom-made sticker (aren't computers and label paper wonderful products?) on top that reads as follows:

FREEZE/THAW INSTRUCTIONS:

1. PLACE BOX ON A LEVEL SURFACE IN YOUR FREEZER.

2. DO NOT STACK ANYTHING HEAVIER THAN A LOAF OF BREAD ON TOP OF BOX.

3. DO NOT ALLOW BOX TO GO THROUGH MULTIPLE FREEZE/THAW/FREEZE/THAW CYCLES. IF THIS HAPPENS, THROW IT OUT.

4. THE NIGHT BEFORE YOU WANT TO SERVE YOUR CAKE, REMOVE THE BOX FROM THE FREEZER TO THE REFRIGERATOR. DO NOT UNWRAP YET.

5. ABOUT 6 HOURS BEFORE SERVING, YOU CAN REMOVE THE WRAPPINGS AND THE BOX FROM THE CAKE. LEAVE THE CAKE IN THE FRIDGE.

6. ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE SERVING, PUT THE CAKE ON THE COUNTER TO COME TO ROOM TEMPERATURE.

7. ENJOY YOUR CAKE! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

I have had several former bridal customers who call me later for baby shower cakes or birthday cakes, and they usually mention that their cake top managed to still taste great even a year after their wedding. So, if you only have to freeze it for a week or so, you should be just fine.

Best of Luck to you!!!!!

p.s. Don't worry about mixing up a date every so often ... better to have the cake done a week early than a week late! That could be a real problem! Just take a deep breath and move on. You'll survive this little episode and all will be well.

K, Thank goodness your anniversary cake was ok.

Wow, Aobodessa, great information. Thanks.