FROZEN CAKES

[rach]

Doea anyone know how long you can keep a cake frozen before you have to use please...

[marjycat]

I would go for 3 months max provided it is well wrapped, otherwise it just gets freezer burn and dries out. Before freezing I give them a good coating of sugar syrup.

[emmascakes.co.uk]

I haven't used sugar syrup in a cake before - could you explain how to make it and how you apply it to the cake please? Do you flavour the syrups for different cakes? How about a chocolate cake? Do you cut the cake in half horizontally and put syrup inbetween the layers too?

[rach]

Hi Emma

I have pur a recipe and how to use on another link will try and find for you..
Majorie...can I ask do you coat the outside of the cake in sugar syrup or do you cut open and brush as you would do normally...
Never thought to do it before you freeze....do you then use more once it is deforsted..

[marjycat]

Cannot remember precise mix, but around 1tsp sugar dissolved in 1tbsp water and brushed over bottom (exposed) surface. I wouldn't slice the cake until ready to butter-ice when I'd give it a light brushing of the syrup before coating (allow to sink in well) especially if it's not going to be eaten for a week or so. As for flavouring - I suppose you could if you really wanted to enhance a lemon madeira or whatever. Most important thing is to wrap the cake in greaseproof paper (what is was baked in is best), several layers of clingfilm and a polybag and exclude (suck out!) as much air as possible before freezing as the air will draw the moisture out of the cake and this is what sets up freezer burn.

[rach]

i also wrap in greaseproof and then foil never done it hte other way....must try it next time...when u deforat do you leave them in the wrapper or unwrap to defrost

[marjycat]

Either clingfilm or foil as long as they're airtight. I just open up the foil/clingfilm before defrosting and defrost at room temperature.

[rach]

thanks will try it