How to keep cupcakes fresh

jue

I've been asked to bake for a fund raising event and want to do iced cup cakes.
It is on a Saturday but I am working all day Friday and Saturday 12 hour shifts.
Will it be alright to bake and ice the cakes on Thursday?
It's the best I can do !!
Thanks in advance.

jue

Bump's thread in the hopes someone can help me :-)

notanewuser

Choose a very moist recipe (carrot cake etc) and add a tiny drop of glycerine to the mix.

good_advice

It is a bit early to bake on Thursday for Saturday with sponge, iced cakes.
Fruit cake would be better.

skogar

Cupcakes freeze well so you could maybe make them before, freeze them and ice on the day. Or make something that keeps a bit longer like fruit loaf or flapjacks.

anotheruser

Try the same with sandwiches.

Wet some kitchen roll and lay it over the bread to keep them fresh.

Savannah02K

It's funny, I was only saying to a friend yesterday, that for various reasons, the last two sponge cakes I've made, I've had to freeze for a few days as I wouldn't have time to make and decorate the cakes on the day they were required and each time, I thought the sponge tasted better. I'm not sure if it's something to do with the liquid content in the sponge (I'm no chemist!) but honestly, they tasted more moist through being in the freezer and then allowed to defrost for a couple of hours on my cooling tray.

You can also make the buttercream and freeze that until ready to use, I've done that loads of time, you might need to thin it (a very) little bit with some milk or flavouring to loosen it up back up once it's defrosted but if you're pushed for time, well worth it. Or just make it day before and fridge it, that'll be fine too.

Forgot to say, if you're doing lots of cupcakes and are pushed for time, I'd go for tray bakes instead, easier to ice!

Long_tall_sally

I didn't know you could freeze butter icing Savannah02K. I'm getting married 27th December & I have also been wondering how long cakes keep fresh for as I want a big sponge cake and some gluten-free cup cakes & I can't imagine a cake maker will want to make or ice them on Xmas day or Boxing day.

jue

Thank you for your help everyone. I think I'll go for fruit in the buns. ☺

Anoneemoose

I always freeze my cakes usually up to a week. And they are definitely more moist.

Definitely make them in advance and freeze. You can make the buttercream and keep it in the fridge for a couple of days - no different from keeping butter in the fridge after all!

I haven't tried it myself but I believe you can ice while cakes are still frozen too.

Floss

Long_tall_sally wrote: »

I didn't know you could freeze butter icing Savannah02K. I'm getting married 27th December & I have also been wondering how long cakes keep fresh for as I want a big sponge cake and some gluten-free cup cakes & I can't imagine a cake maker will want to make or ice them on Xmas day or Boxing day.

Depends how dedicated your cake supplier is, and whereabouts they and your wedding are. If I had that order, the buttercream would be made in advance & frozen, sponge would be baked & decorated on 26th & cupcakes made very early on 27th before being decorated and all delivered.

But I don't have your order