Cake that will keep

bunty109

A work colleague has a birthday on Wednesday and I want to take cake in to work to celebrate. It doesn't have to be anything fancy, but the problem I have is that I need to be able to make it over the weekend. So, it needs to keep really well or be freezable.

Banana loaf springs to mind as I can freeze it, but I wonder if there's anyone with any other suggestions please?

zippychick

Rachel Allens carrot cake is particularly moist and keep s for about a week. Gorgeous, and pretty easy to make! Very yummy indeed.

SunnyGirl

This Weetabix Cake is easy to make, yummy & keeps amazingly well. I thought it'd be dry after a few days as there's no fat in it but it's still good after 4 or 5 days. It freezes very well too. Make sure you grease & line your loaf tin though as I didn't the first time I made it and almost needed to drill it out :eek: :rotfl:

Edited to add: It doesn't taste remotely like Weetabix! Also if you don't have any big Weetabix the minis work - just weigh out 35g of them

clutterydrawer

as far as i know pretty much any cake is freezable. we have a special freezer just for cakes at work (we have a big stash in to supply our tea breaks!) and pretty much any cake you can imagine has come out of there in fine condition.

funkymonkey

make a big heavy christmas fruit cake - with lots of alcohol to preserve it

3tabbycats

Ginger cakes keep really well, easily a week if its wrapped in greaseproof paper.

Trinny

Same with lemon cake - the kind that is a loaf cake and has been drizzled with lemon juice and icing sugar - keeps in tinfoil for at least a week

Very Yummy

Trin

lickylonglips

what about the all-bran cake?
one cup all bran
one cup plain flour
one cup dried fruit
one cup milk
half cup sugar

out all ingredients except flour in a bowl and mix thoroughly... leave for an hour..... will look horrible.... mix in flour.... will still look horrible... bake for about half an hour in a greased tin.... will look not so horrible and will taste delish! and reaosnably healthy with lots of fibre, portion of fruit and not too much added sugar....

shopndrop

Trinny wrote: »

Same with lemon cake - the kind that is a loaf cake and has been drizzled with lemon juice and icing sugar - keeps in tinfoil for at least a week

Very Yummy

Trin

I agree, this type of cakes always keep well, probably something to do with the lemon juice sprinkled over the top and soaking in.

lex

A gingerbread or parkin will actually get better after a few days...

mmm yummy...

lex

Patchwork_Quilt

I would make a large Victoria Sponge in two halves and then freeze it.

Get it out the night before and fill it with jam in the morning. Dribble some icing over the top and then take it in to work in one of those round chocolate tins - on the lid and using the deeper, bottom part as a cover. Or, fill with jam and whipped double cream and simply dust with icing sugar just before you serve it.