They'll usually do this on Thursday evening or Friday morning. This is also the evening my husband makes fondant for me. Since I started having chronic hand pain years ago, he took on that task and it's a huge burden off of me when he makes me several batches. He doesn't work on Fridays so Thursday night is the perfect time for him to do this.
With all of this in mind, we rarely freeze cakes anymore unless they're for late Sunday or the rare Monday pickup. I do my very best to not work on Sunday or Monday so if someone wants a cake for Monday, I get started on it ahead of time and will finish on Monday morning. But back to Thursday If we only have one or two orders, we might save this step for Friday.
Friday: This is decorating day! All Friday orders are usually done by noon, then we move on to Saturday orders. As stated above, I do them based on pickup time Personally, I'm a night-owl so I usually prefer to finish Friday night, even if it's actually 2am Saturday morning. I currently have a dedicated "cake refrigerator" so this also allows me to chill finished wedding cakes overnight which makes them much more secure for delivery.
Do you have any questions? I'd love to hear how your schedules are different from mine! How to Handle Cake Cancelations. Rose Atwater is the founder and cake decorator behind Rose Bakes. She is baker, cake decorator, author, wife to Richy and homeschooling mommy to 6 wonderful kiddos!
Sir for now with my young ones I like your then schedule and will be following that! My schedule was all over the place and I would spend Friday night all night doing cakes but I like your idea better! Thank you so much for this post! I have an older post that might help here: How to Charge for Cakes.
Hi Rose, thanks for the before and now look at your schedule! It's nice to see the progression from just starting out doing it all on your own and in the evenings no less, to working smarter and with help.
The latter is what I'll strive for but for now, the then schedule works best for me. It also helps reinforce the fact that I don't need to break my back accomplishing an order in 2 days when I can spread it out and better manage my time. Thanks a lot for this tip and the rest you've been so generous at sharing!
Out of curiosity, is the chronic hand pain due to all the years kneading fondant? Is that what I'll come to expect? I subscribed to your newsletter and followed you on social media straight after I purchased your book. I amassed a ton of books but yours is easily top 3 for a beginner like me.
Any new books in the works? Thank you so much Cindy! I actually found out that most of my pain was due to a hereditary issue one bone in my arm was too long so I had to have it shortened. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Thank you! Subscribe to Rose Bakes! How far in advance can I ice the cakes and then store them? I will be unable to ice them the 2 days before the wedding. Can the cakes after they are iced be stored in the refrigerator? I appreciate any help and insight that you can give. I agree that freezing the cake layers ahead of time is the best option here. As far as how many layers for each cake, I like to go with three layers.
That just makes the cakes a little taller, but with 6 inch round cake layers, it may be just fine to go with two layers. The smaller the diameter of the cake, the taller it will look, so two layers might be just fine depending on how deep each layer is. I do make mine a little different though as I use a bit less sugar and more butter, which helps with the sweetness. I also use two different types of butter and that helps as well.
It will not hold up well in warmer weather though. I would imagine it would be find though. My church is hosting a Lenten luncheon for the community in early April. The morning of the luncheon we are making brownie lava cakes individual and lemon lava cakes for dessert, Can you tell me the maximum amount of time the batter can be and stay on the counter before we place them in the oven. Since time will be of essence that morning, I am wondering if we can make the batter earlier in the morningaround a.
We need to bake of them. It really depends on the recipe. A cake recipe using only baking powder can sometimes be just fine, but one with soda might not. You might run an experiment though at home with a half recipe or something and see what happens. Thanks for all the advice! I have to deliver them Tuesday. Should I deliver them in cellophane with twist ties? Or wrap the cake boxes in plastic wrap?
Thanks in advance! I think either way would work actually. I kind of think the cellophane will make a better presentation. Uh oh, I may have already messed up. I baked the cakes on Tuesday and should have frozen them. My event is Saturday, so 5 days.
I stacked and frosted them on Wednesday. Today is Thursday. Should I freeze the iced cake to buy some time? Then I can decorate Friday night. If so, should it thaw in fridge or counter? Thank you. Oh this is tricky. I hope this helps a little! I was going to store the cake layers and decorated cake in a sealed cake box. This minimizes any shifting of your cake layers as you add a crumb coat. If my cake layers are at room temperature, and I try to carve them, I find that my layers kind of crumble, and are very difficult to shape.
Thank you for the advice. How do I freeze cake layers? Should I level my layers before I freeze my cake layers? Do I thaw the layers before I make the cake? How far ahead of time can I make cake layers? How should I store my cake layers?
Why should I freeze my cake layers? After this, I place the warm pans directly into my freezer. Making a Cake a Few Days in Advance However, if making my layers more than a day in advance , I either wrap each layer in Saran Wrap, or place them into a large tupperware container if the layers are small enough.
Making Cake Layers Further in Advance If you plan to make you cake layers more than a few days in advance , I highly recommend doubling up to protect your cake layers from freezer burn.
There are a few different ways you can do this: Wrap cake layers in two layers of Saran Wrap First wrap cake layers in Saran Wrap, then wrap in second layer of foil Wrap in Saran Wrap then place in air tight tupperware container Wrap in Saran Wrap, then place into large ziplock freezer bag My vanilla layer cake recipe can be made three weeks in advance, if wrapped properly.
The Benefits of Frosting Chilled Cake Layers Once the layers are trimmed, leveled, and still slightly chilled, I begin to make the cake. PopTart Cake.
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