Another Repeat Question...wrap Cake To Seal In Moisture?
Decorating By LadyGDiver Updated 8 Aug 2006 , 3:40am by sdanczak
I know I have read several threads about this very topic and have been searching the forums for my answer with no luck.
Please tell me again how you wrap and store a cake right out of the oven in plastic wrap to seal in moisture.
Do I let it cool a little first?
Do I wrap it then leave it on the counter over night or put it in the "frig"?
Thanks
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I would cool the cake on rack with the cake pan still covering it after a few min remove pan and let cool further, center can still be slightly warm when you warp and freeze it. Wrap very well w/ plastic wrap. I have done this with all my cakes. Sometimes I even have my cakes in freezer for 1-2 wk still taste fresh as if I made it that day. If you are making cakes from scratch you can always add (FLAVORED) moisten syrup. (simple syrup) on the day you frost it. When you remove your cakes from freezer, remove from plastic wrap so that it doesn't stick to cake while it is defrosting. Sometimes I put crumb coat on while it is still frozen
I don't completely cover my cakes in saran wrap. I take the cake out of the oven and let it cool in the pan, covered with a paper towel, for 10 minutes. Then I flip it out onto a rack, with the paper towel between the cake and the rack. Then I cover the exposed cake (top and sides) with saran wrap and set the pan back over the cake. It cools more slowly that way, the saran wrap keeps the moisture in, and the paper towel prevents it from sticking to the rack. I allow it to cool completely, and then set the whole thing in a plastic storage box, with a lid, until time to ice and decorate. It sits on my kitchen counter in the box. I always ice it within 18-24 hours. I never refrigerate or freeze my cakes. This method has worked perfectly for me for 1800+ cakes, over a period of 20 years.
Hope this helps 
Maybe someone knows something I don't, but wrapping a warm or hot cake in plastic wrap out of the oven is a DISASTER! I just put a towel over top of the cake, it breathes, but doesn't let the cake dry out. No refridgerator!
Me too! Sometimes I will put it inside a plastic grocery bag AFTER it is cool, and leave it out until all the other cakes are baked....but that's only if they're going to sit out un-iced overnight maybe.
my cake instructer years ago told us to immediatly place foil over our cakes when removed from the oven. It will hold all the moisture in. If you see steam---you see moisture leaving the cake. This method works well. Sometimes I will just place a towel over the cake just until I can get the board ready. Then I will flip the cake and let cool with the pan still on the cake. I always get complimented on the moistness of my cakes. Of course be careful to not overbake 
When I take my cakes out of the oven I always leave them in the pan for 10 minutes and then immediately wrap them in Saran Wrap. I have never had any trouble doing this.
I learned this from my MIL. She is a former cake decorator who worked for a Wedding Business. They always immediately wrapped their cakes.
I alwasy wrap my cakes in plastic wrap right after they come out of the oven.
Here is what I do...
1. take cake out of oven and let cool in pan for 5 minutes
2. sometimes i over fill pans so they rise over the rim of the pan, I will then level the cake right in the pan.
3. I turn the cake out onto a cooling rack with plastic wrap laid on it
4. I wrap up the cake - not really tight, just enough to completely cover
5. I let it set out for an hour or so, then put into the freezer or fridge...depending on when it's needed for
I've heard so many discussions for and against...I think it really depends on what you like to do, the cakes you are making, and the results you are going for.
I've been doing it this way for about 3 months now and have gotten more comments on how moist my cakes are then ever before. So, this works for me.
Doesn't the cake stick to the paper towel? I know mine always sticks to wax paper or parchment paper when I cool mine on the rack.
Yes, the cake sticks to the paper towel, but it only takes a little of the "skin" off the side that goes against the board anyway. I prefer it to stick to the paper towel and not to the rack, because I can throw the towel away, but I'd have to scrub the rack.
I place wax paper over my cakes as soon as they are out of the oven. Let it cool in pan no more than 10 minutes. Take off wax paper flip onto cakeboard. Replace wax paper and cover board and all in saran wrap or equivilant. Cover in foil and refrigerate or freeze. This has worked for me every time. Learned it from an aunt who decorated for 20 years before retiring.
I wrap mine in plastic wrap and leave on the counter if I using within a day or so and that works well. When I put them in the freezer I think I left the plastic wrap on too long after removing and they seemed too moist. I think the previous suggestions to remove the wrap when taken out of the freezer and crumb coating would work out great.
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