In the Rain Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Dh's birthday falls in the middle of a busy week. He always has homemade carrot cake. Always. :tongue_smilie: It is quite a production to make. Can I make it this weekend and freeze the layers? Would I take it out a day early to thaw before frosting? Will it be gummy and impossible to frost? My dh thanks you in advance- this cake is one of the highlights of his year, so I'd hate to botch it. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 My SIL always freezes her cakes before frosting them for weddings, birthdays, whatever. She says they frost better. I will let someone else weigh in the details of defrosting and if you frost when it's still frozen. BTW...carrot cake, yum!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I always freeze my cakes. I take them out an hour or so before I ice and decorate them. I also leave them wrapped while defrosting, but I do put sheet cakes on their boards and then recover with the wrap until thawed. I looove carrot cake- wish my family did!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieshy Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Dh's birthday falls in the middle of a busy week. He always has homemade carrot cake. Always. :tongue_smilie: It is quite a production to make. Can I make it this weekend and freeze the layers? Would I take it out a day early to thaw before frosting? Will it be gummy and impossible to frost? My dh thanks you in advance- this cake is one of the highlights of his year, so I'd hate to botch it. :lol: Absolutely. I used to work for a caterer doing wedding cakes. Wrap a flat piece of cardboard in plastic wrap. Pop the slightly cooled cake layers out onto boards. Wrap cake layer and board in more wrap while still warm. Make sure it is well sealed. Each layer wrapped individually and not crushed in freezer. Pull out and frost while the cake layers are still frozen. It will be yummy and easier to decorate. We used to freeze the layers even if we needed the cake for the same day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 You can freeze it, either unfrosted, or completely ready, frosted and ready to eat. No one will know you froze it unless you tell them. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Thanks everyone! Frosting a frozen cake sounds easier than frosting a thawed one. I may try that. I love the thought of doing the bulk of the work on Saturday. I also like Julie's idea of freezing the whole thing ready to serve. If I try that, how soon would I take out a double layer round cake to thaw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Thanks everyone! Frosting a frozen cake sounds easier than frosting a thawed one. I may try that. I love the thought of doing the bulk of the work on Saturday. I also like Julie's idea of freezing the whole thing ready to serve. If I try that, how soon would I take out a double layer round cake to thaw? I'd take the cake out of the freezer on the morning of the day I planned to serve it, as long as you don't need it before lunchtime/afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Absolutely. I used to work for a caterer doing wedding cakes. :iagree: Our church family does a lot of individual contributions to the church weddings. The latest wedding-cake improvement is to freeze the layers separately, on cardboard bases, with a thin layer of frosting on each. They take it out of the freezer the day before and decorate it at the church while still frozen. That way it thaws AND stays cool until the reception the next day. Enjoy doing all that carrot shredding tomorrow! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Enjoy doing all that carrot shredding tomorrow! :001_smile: It's not the shredding that gets to me. It is cleaning the food processor, and the carrot stains that appear all over every surface. :tongue_smilie: The two young kitchen helpers who need to help make Daddy's cake seem to double the time and energy required. ;) Thanks for all of the tips above. We made the cake today, frosted it, and froze it on the serving plate. It is a relief to have it done. Now I need to plan a dinner menu. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketgirl Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 cake is bread...we buy 5-6 loaves of bread at a time & freeze them, after one has been taken out to thaw, you'd never know it had been frozen... i'd imagine cake would be the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 I just wanted to report that the frozen frosted cake thawed beautifully, and was a big hit. Thanks for all of the pointers. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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