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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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.

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It’s kinda like when you make spaghetti. It always tastes better the second day because the flavors marry and become richer. Perfection!

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Wanted to ask how long do u put your cake in the fridge and once u iced it how long do u leave to thaw

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Do you let it cool first ? or Do wrap it and put it straight in the freezer

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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!

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Thanks!! Will definitely coming back to your videos like this and on how to frost when I'll be decorating as well

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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.

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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

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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?

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[@melissavaldez9792]

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.

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Hey! Love your cakes and videos. I’m looking for a vanilla cake I can use oil in instead of butter. Any suggestion’s? I also want to frost it with decorations

[@LinhHoang-ti9qu]

Great to know. Thank you for the tips. May i ask can i frozen the cake after decorating with whipped cream? Will whipped cream works the same?

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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

[@s0mewhen]

Hi there, I found this tutorial really useful thank you. I was hoping you might be able to offer some advice on a project I need to do. I am very time poor but the cake I want to do is complicated. I was hoping I could do it in stages and only have to do the final decorations on the day. Is it possible to: put a cake back in the freezer after doing the final frosting and take it out to thaw and add the final finishing touches? I’d have to make each layer separately and freeze them, then take it out to buttercream between layers and crumb coat. Put it back in the freezer and then take it out to finish frosting before putting it back in freezer until the day. Is this possible or would the cake thaw too much to return it once time spent adding final frosting?

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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!

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Hi can we freeze the cakes which are decorated with butter icing and fondant figures ?

[@freemanthambo2307]

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

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I haven't tried it with whipped cream. The reason it works with buttercream is that buttercream frosting sets and gets very firm when it's frozen, so the cling wrap won't damage the frosting. If your whipped cream frosting gets firm in the freezer too then yes, it will work!

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

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Good luck!

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Thanks very much first time baker an am getting married in June so I can bake an frost my cake from now an freeze it great

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[@Esmeraldagarcia92591]

Have you had any trouble with air bubbles forming under the buttercream when freezing your cakes? I just recently started getting this problem and idk how to avoid it. 😩

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What temperature setting is good for freezing the cakes ?

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I also wrap my cakes in foil after the plastic layer, just for added protection 😊

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Hallo, i want to know is this method can be applied for butter cake and chiffon cake?

[@reesna.b9326]

Hi i’m so happy to have come across your channel, your tips are so helpful! Your amazing! Just wanted to ask when you bake cake layers, can you put them in the fridge for 30mins and then do the crumbcoat? Also when i’m doing the buttercream after putting on crumbcoat, will the remainder of my buttercream go lumpy or have air bubbles in, while I wait for my crumbcoat to set abit? And lastly once ive completed the cake, can I leave it in the fridge over night? Sorry for so many questions hope to get a reply would be amazing if you could help out thank you :)

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Hi! After the cakes cool from baking yes, it’s fine to put them on the fridge or freezer for about 30 minutes before making your cake. The while the crumb coat sets just cover the bowl of buttercream so it doesn’t crust. Stir it a few times before using for the final coat, to knock out any air bubbles. And yes, refrigerating the cake overnight is fine. I recommend taking out 2 to 4 hours before you serve it so that it warms up to room temperature and that’s when the cake and buttercream will taste best.

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[@daniellesavva4368]

Hey I love your videos!! If I do the crumb coat and then freeze after do I have to wait for it to thaw before icing it? Or can I ice it while it’s frozen? Xxx💖💖💖

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I don't recommend frosting a fully frozen cake but if you only put the cake in the freezer for about 15 minutes to set the crumb coat, you can then frost it straight away. Hope that helps!

[@fatimaaziz3223]

Thanks !! can you please share your yellow/vanilla cake recipe ??

[@BritishGirlBakes]

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[@nicolettetahal9997]

Will the simple syrup become crystallized if you put it in the cake before freezing?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I'm not sure what happens while it's frozen but when the cake thaws, the simple syrup has no texture or grittiness or graininess :)

[@ummysabreena9298]

Hello, I'd like to know more about what kind of cake you use in your recipes

[@Appaddict01]

I never defrost mine I decorate them directly out of the freezer, too. I like the cakes to be as sturdy as possible. They taste exactly like fresh.

[@deborahisibhakhomen892]

But I want to ask a question... Please how do I measure inches of the different cake sizes... And also for a 500g sugar what is the grams for butter to use... Thanks in advance

[@daniel227144]

This is so much helpful So the one with just the cram coat ...how long can it stay in the freezer and whether or not I need to wrap it like the done one ?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

If it's in the freezer for just a few hours you don't need to wrap it but if it's there overnight I would wrap it to prevent condensation forming

[@Valerieann100]

Hi love your video, can a chocolate cake be refrozen

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I have refrozen my cakes and can't taste a different in the flavour or texture BUT I don't sell my cakes - if you are making the cake for a customer, check the regulations in your area

[@rosemariebucarbulawan9876]

Hello thank you for sharing, I just want to ask, I put fresh milk on my cake,if it's okay to freeze it also? Thank you and God bless 🙏🙏🙏

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I haven't heard of that before - are you brushing milk onto the cake after baking? As long as the cake is wrapped properly, the taste and texture shouldn't change when you freeze it.

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Can I keep in the fridge rather Overnight

[@vlogsbysara4040]

How long can i keep it in deep fridge?

[@Calcifurr]

Thank you so much! Can we use simple syrup on the cake layers after freezing rather than before? Or what are your suggestions?

[@KameKazuFace]

She said it’s better to do it before freezing.

[@Appaddict01]

Before freezing is better because you can decorate them while still frozen. If you wait until taking them out you’ll have to wait for them to defrost so the simple syrup will be absorbed into the cake.

[@Journey_to_home]

Is this the same with butter based cakes?