You may have heard that freezing a cake in advance can save you some time, especially when you are planning a big shindig and you have plenty of other things to worry about. There is an art to freezing a cake and if you plan to decorate it before the big event, you will want to ensure that your cake will taste as fresh and moist as they day you baked it.

The reasons for freezing a cake are simple and saving time as mentioned above is just one of them. Another reason you may want to freeze a cake in advance is because you want to have the time to be able to decorate right before the big event, something you would not be able to do if you baked it the same day.

The goal in freezing a cake is to have it taste fresh and avoid it becoming dry, which is a common enough problem for many people who try. First of all, never freeze a cake fully decorated with icing as the condensation that forms on it as it thaws can wreck it and put water spots all over it.

Before even baking your cake, make sure that you have the room inside your freezer. You want your cake to be able to sit level inside without it being crowded or in danger of your frozen corn sliding down on it. Space is essential in freezing a cake successfully.

Next, bake your cake and allow it to fully cool because you don’t want a warm cake to sweat when you wrap it, causing sogginess. Wrap your cooled cake in two layers of plastic wrap first, taking care not to miss a single square inch. Next, wrap the cake in a layer of foil, preferably the heavy duty variety, although the regular strength will work fine too.

Place the wrapped cake in the freezer, ensuring that it is laying flat. Your cake will keep indefinitely in the freezer for up to a month without any adverse effects. If you plan to decorate the cake for an event, it is important that you remove the cake from the freezer at least a day in advance so that it can fully defrost.

You don’t want to ice and decorate a cold cake as the icing won’t set well. Unwrap the foil away from the cake but keep the plastic wrap on it during the defrosting process so that the cake won’t dry out. Once the cake defrosts and is at room temperature, remove the plastic wrap. Now, you are ready to decorate it.

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