How To Freeze Cake Layers Before Frosting

Curious about how to freeze cake layers before frosting? Well, keep reading because even chilled cake layers allow you to frost easily. In addition to that, chilling the cake layers lessens the amount of crumbling. It also makes it easier to carve, especially if you plan to sculpt a cake.

First and foremost, bake and cool the cake layers entirely. Afterward, wrap it with plastic wrap, then with aluminum foil. Make sure to write the kind of cake and use-by date on the aluminum foil.

HOW TO FREEZE CAKE LAYERS BEFORE FROSTING?

By the time you thaw the cake layers, make sure to transfer them from the freezer to the fridge a day before frosting them. Usually, the cake layers take about eight hours to thaw entirely in the fridge. You can let the cake layers thaw at room temperature if you are in a rush. 

HOW TO THAW CAKE LAYERS PROPERLY?

Essentially, you can freeze most cakes after they have cooled entirely. For this reason, one of the best cakes to freeze are chocolate cakes, banana cakes, pumpkin cakes, and carrot cakes. In addition to that, these cakes’ flavor gets better after you have frozen and thawed them.

WHAT ARE THE BEST CAKES TO FREEZE?

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR FREEZING CAKE LAYERS If you do not have a large freezer-safe container for the cake layers, you can wrap it in another layer of aluminum foil as an alternative. With that, be sure that the foil with the date on it is on the outside.

How To Freeze Cake Layers Before Frosting