The Cake Decorators Secret

Ok, so right now i know that you are asking yourself "What in the world is the cake decorators secret?" We'll share it with you in these cake decorating instructions!

Moist Cakes - The Cake Decorators Secret

Well, there is one question that I am asked time and time again from customers, friends, and family who have my cakes. It is, "How do you get your cakes so moist?" They always assume it is a special recipe and ask for it. I just smile politely and tell them it's my little secret.

Truth is, it has absolutely nothing to do with any sort of special recipe at all!

The Cake Decorators Secret

The Most Moist Cake You've Ever Had!

Let's talk about how to have your cake be the best and most moist cake they've ever had.

The secret to this is that we are going to freeze the cake.

Yep, there's the secret. We are going to freeze the cake.

I want to make a very important point here though when I say freeze the cake. In order for this to work, we need to freeze the cake before it is iced not after.

Frosting a cake and then freezing it will actually have the exact opposite effect. It will dry out your cake!

So remember, we're going to freeze the cake first then ice it.

Here's How:

• After you have flipped your cake onto a cooling rack, you want to make sure it is completely cooled. I would say a good 45 minutes to an hour.
• When your cake has cooled, you are going to wrap it in plastic cling wrap. You want to be sure the entire cake is covered well.
• Next, wrap the entire cake in aluminum foil. Again, be sure and wrap it well.
• Place your cake in the freezer. We want the cake to be good and frozen. I would suggest leaving it overnight. If you do not have time, try to freeze it for at least 3-4 hours.
• When you are ready to ice and decorate your cake, remove it from the freezer and unwrap it.
• This is very important! You want to ice your cake immediately after you remove it from the freezer. This is the key to our frozen, moist cake decorators secret.

When you ice a cake while it is still frozen, the moisture is sealed into the cake as it thaws. Voila!

Be sure to allow a few hours for your cake to thaw before serving it.

Also, a frozen un-iced cake can be kept in the freezer for up to 3 weeks.

Well, that's it! That is The Cake Decorator's Secret.

Tip to freezing cakes

I always recommend freezing a homemade cake of any kind.  Homemade cakes will always tend to dry out more than a boxed cake.  Freezing is a good remedy to this because it will put moisture back in your cake.  The only thing about cakes such as carrot cakes or other cakes that use nuts is that you want to allow a little more time than normal for the cake to thaw before serving.

Here is a good example.  I went to a wedding once where the grooms cake was a carrot cake.  The cake had been frozen but not thawed completely.  The cake itself was fine, but everyone nearly broke their teeth on the almost frozen solid nuts.  So, I would allow an extra hour to make absolutely certain the other ingredients in the cake are thawed out good too.

Now you are readying to learn about frosting a cake.