Storing Undecorated Cake Overnight...help
Decorating By kchart Updated 3 Mar 2007 , 5:41am by jackie64
so, i'm making a stacked cake for my cousin's wedding shower on sunday. I wanted to bake the cakes tonight, decorate tomorrow for the sunday shower. i always wrap the warm cakes in saran wrap, but for overnight storing do they need refridgerated? or can they just sit on the counter? i want them to still be moist and not sure what needs to be done. any help would be awesome! thanks
I never refridge a cake. If it needs to be left out for a long time like overnight I cover it with press and seal. It sticks to coated cake bases and works like a charm.
i put mine uin the freezer even if it is for an hour.. especially if I am torting the cake..
well hmmmmm.......two different theories??? to freeze or not to freeze??? i've never frozen cake before. also, do you torte them while they are warm? usually i just put in saran wrap while warm, wait a few hours till i'm ready to decorate. but is it better to torte first?
If you freeze, the cold cake actually helps you torting and leveling your cakes. I bake one day before on purpose so i can freeze for a night
I have ALWAYS frozen my cakes, even if its just for an hour or a week or more. I feel that makes them super moist! As soon as I pull the cake from the freezer I ice them even if there are still ice crystals on them, everyone raves about how moist my cakes are!!!! Even after 14 years of cake decorating I still LOVE them (not the icing though, sick of it!) Try it, you may discover something new!!! 
I mistakenly discovered the freezer "secret" b/c I was so busy with my cake business I did not have time to bake and decorate in one day so I reluctantly froze them and didn't have time for them to thaw so I iced them directly from the freezer and WOW, what a secret and yummy timesaver!!!
PS. I'm a wilton instructor and tell all my students the "secret" and they ALL do it too, even the freezer phobes!!
You definitely don't want to torte a warm cake! It will fall apart on you.
Opinions vary greatly with regard to freezing. Some don't because they can tell when a cake has been frozen. It does cause changes in the cake. Some people can tell, some can't. Just have to experiment andsee what works for you.
I use doctored mix recipes and always leave my cakes wrapped well in saran wrap overnight. Gives them time to "settle" and they are easier to handle. Don't know about a scratch cake as some are definitely best day of.
I read some info a while back about wrapping a cake while warm and the author cautioned against it as it can promote bacterial growth. 
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ok, so either way, wether i freeze or not (which i may try freezing), do i just wrap in saran wrap? warm or cooled? i use the durable cake receipe on cc, and have noticed if i let it cool too much before wrapping, the ends get a little hard. so if i freeze it, could you tell me your steps? thanks.
thanks, i'm really torn as which way is best. although i just looked in my freezer and don't know if i can fit all that cake in anyway! i have 2 12in, 2 8in and 2 6in, so i think i'll just stick to what i'm comfortable with (leave out). thanks again for all the help!
i always freeze at least overnight. tons and tons of "moist" comments and this makes really large cakes easier to handle without breaking too!
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