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How long will cake keep

I baked a cake on Tuesday, and decorated with butter cream icing, I needed it for Wednesday. However circumstances have meant I wasn't able to eat it and now the earliest opportunity will be Saturday.

It was outside until Wednesday evening and since then it has been loosely covered in the fridge. Will it be ok until Saturday lunchtime? It smells and feels fine but just wanted to be on he safe side.

All advice gratefully received.
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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    it'll be fine.. it might go a bit hard but warm it up and add custard.. you could slice and freeze in portions too
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  • scaredy_cat
    scaredy_cat Posts: 7,758 Forumite
    i've made a coffee cake with buttercream and stored it in a tin and it was eaten over the course of a week, it was fine only after about 4 days the buttercream soaks into the cake a little bit in middle.
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  • lilrahi
    lilrahi Posts: 1,483 Forumite
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    Thanks guys! I hated the idea of having to throw away perfectly good cake
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