How To Freeze Cakes (and Why!)

Freezing cake layers or entire cakes will save you time, free up your schedule and give you neater frosting! Spoiler alert: if you freeze cakes correctly they will NOT taste any different than on the day they were baked! In this tutorial I'll show you how to properly freeze and defrost cake layers, crumb coated cakes and entire cakes, frosted and decorated!

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[lorrainehicks]

You have no idea how helpful your tutorials are. For a beginner caker they make a huge difference between a great cake and a flop. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜

[charlianderson]

Been freezing my cakes and then icing them while frozen for years. Huge time saver and the cakes are always moist and the taste is great.

[susanmeyer]

You do such a fantastic job in terms of helping us in our baking, no matter what stage of this journey we are in! Thanks, Emily, I love your cake designs and the inspiration behind them! 😊🙏🏽🇨🇦

[melissavaldez]

Thank you for your baking videos. They are so helpful. But I have a question, when you freeze your crumb coated cake, for how long can it be kept frozen before frosting and decorating it? You didn’t give a specific amount of time.

[nomsamercymsibi]

Sending all the love from 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦. I will try this, hope it won't sweat after removing it from the fridge

[sugarlips_ng]

This is going to be super helpful for me because I always have such a busy schedule trying to balance school and my small business thank you so much for this

[JoyLabProductions]

I like the stacked way you freeze two layers in wrap at the same time. Thank you so much for the detailed steps to the three different stages at which you can freeze.

[cherylspencer]

Great video with quick relevant info, thank you. What are your thoughts on freezing sugarpaste covered cakes please? Obviously sugarpaste cakes and decorations aren’t good on the fridge without wrapping very securely, as they’ll sweat and the sugarpaste/gumpaste decorations will sweat/deteriorate/lose structure. xx

[angelicacruz]

I just love all of ur videos you get straight to the point...
And educate from beginning to end
Without going on about other stuff....
You were born for this....
Thanks

[Brandi_the_Baker]

I actually wrap my cakes while they are still pretty warm because the heat kind of shrink wraps the plastic around the cake.

[DarlitaStephens]

Very informative. I am a seasoned baker but my decorating skills are still growing. You shared a lot that I didn't know. Thank you.

[maureenmbinile]

After freezing the cake for some days, when I take them out and decorate, can I left them out at room temperature for two days?will they taste fresh?

[lolitayerro]

Thanks so much for this video, this will help a lot to me especially when I’m busy. I can bake in advance and just freeze it until it’s time to use it. Thanks and God bless!

[freemanthambo]

Thank you for the useful suggestions.does this work on whipped cream especially covering with cling wrap after the final decorationg the cake

[jackiekayaga-zyye]

You are a powerhouse...love your teaching...

[dianejohanson]

I made a wedding cake for my son’s wedding, freezing the layers. They kept for a week great in the freezer and when thawed to frost, they tasted like bakery cake. I think the freezing really helps them!

[sameerawasim]

Hiya I just wanted to ask I made the cake today and I want to decorate it tomorrow. can I leave it outside on the kitchen table overnight or shall I put the cake in the fridge.Thank youx

[beccakiwanuka]

Thanx again for this tutorial. I have been doing cakes for just 4 months and not daily. I can make like 2 cakes in a month but people think of me as a pro who has been doing this for some time yet it's just because of your tutorials. They have been the best tool for my cake journey. God keep blessing you with all things good even more than you can ever imagine for helping people like me be better at what they do. Plus your tutorials are very realistic. "I don't know how many times I'll say that."

[felicitykenter]

Thank you for another helpful video! I am just wondering, if I freeze individual layers, can I then refreeze those same layers when the cake is fully decorated?

[ellewright]

I froze my cake and then iced it, but it literally leaked water and started sweating when I took it put!!!