How do I wrap cakes to freeze them??

I usually wrap them in 3 layers of saran wrap and if I am keeping them for a while I put a layer of tin foil over that

I like wrapping them in plastic wrap twice, then into a gallon size freezer zip-lock bag.

I do two layers of plastic wrap and one of foil. The longest I have frozen them this way was two weeks and they tasted great. However, I know of others that have used this method for up to two months and had succes. I am getting ready to test some cakes next week which will be two months since I placed them in the freezer.

I freeze all my cakes, even If Im using them later the same day. I wrap them about 10 minutes out of the oven to trap the steam (that’s moisture that’s escaping!!) and the way I do it is that while the cake is still in the pan, I lay 2 layers of plastic wrap (or one if I’m using later in day) on top of the cake, place a cooling rack on top, flip it over and remove the pan, wrap up the layer, place the pan back on the cake and flip again and stick in the freezer. I think initially putting the wrapped layer back into the pan helps the cake keep it’s shape..with the added bonus on being able to procrasinate on washing the cake pan ;) Once the cake is frozen, I generally remove the layer from the pan but sometimes I forget and then I think I’ve lost a cake pan 3 weeks later only to find it hiding in the freezer…

Hi there. I don’t have a lot of experience with freezing cakes myself but I understand that the best way is as the posters above say. I’ve been told though that the key is when you take them out – take the plastic wrap off them straight away and wrap them in teatowels while they are defrosting. I’ve only had to do this once, and it worked well, but I would be interested to see if anyone else has any thoughts on this theory. 24 cakes in 3 weeks! Sounds like a good challenge. Good luck with it! :)

Thanks everyone!! Corrie, why do you freeze all your cakes? Curious…does it make them moister?? (is that a word? Lol)

What is a teatowel??

Hmm… maybe that term isn’t as common as I thought! Like towels used to dry dishes. We call them teatowels over here (NZ) but I can’t think of other names for them. Haha

I just did a quick google search. Apparently tea towel is the English term – dish towel is the American term.

LOL!! Thanks!! I wanted to be sure up meant cloth towels and not paper towels:-).