Freezing Wedding Cake Layers

The goal is to seal anywhere that freezer air might intrude on your cake.

Freezing wedding cake layers. If it s going to be 3 or more days before i build my cake i will opt to store my cake layers in the freezer. I have to make the cakes for a party three days in advance of the event because of an already scheduled weekend trip. Pick up your press n sealed cake and lay it on the foil turning it 90 degrees so that the seam of the press n seal is now horizontal.

Freezing your cake for a whole year then expecting it to taste the. For best taste and texture don t freeze cakes for longer than 3 months. First know your cake and set your expectations.

You can freeze the layers of the cake unfrosted if you would like but my favorite way is to frost the cake and then freeze it. Tear off a length of aluminum foil about 2 1 2 times the diameter of your cake and lay it on the counter. And for this second layer you have options.

Next remove your cake from. The frosting provides a barrier to keep a cake from drying out. Seal the wrapped cake in a freezer bag.

I used a decorated birthday cake for this tutorial to show how freezing a cake correctly will not damage your frosting. Before you wrap it in anything immediately place your cake in the freezer until the icing hardens. Now that the frosting is frozen in place you can wrap the cake in about 5 or 6 layers of cling wrap.

After they ve cooled to room temperature wrap each cake layer with plastic wrap twice. Use a layer of foil. You ll want to cover as much of every surface as possible but not handle the cake so much that the frosting starts to melt.