Planning to cook a sponge cake for Christmas party but how long in advance?

angelavdavis

Hi,

I am planning to use my Christmas tree tin I bought from Lidl to make a Christmas cake for the family party planned mid-December.

How long in advance do you think I could make this cake? I am planning to cover it in green icing and decorate the tree with some little sugar Christmas shapes too. I am working right up until the day before the party and also am out the night before, so the icing will need to be done on Thursday at the latest.

Do you think it would be OK baking it on Sunday or do you think I need to do it on Wednesday instead?

I rarely bake cakes and they don't last long with my OH around so I have never had to keep one for long!!

rockie4

You could make the cake and freeze it, sponge freezes well then ice it when you've got the time.

mrs_metal

Sponge cake doesn't keep well, if I'm making a sponge for someone I'd usually make it on the day or if not possible then on the day before. If you want to do it in advance then some sort of fruit cake would keep much better.

Didn't realise spong cake freezes well, that could be very usefull, does the icing freeze well or would that always needs to be done fresh?

belfastgirl23

I've frozen the sponge plenty of times with no probs. Not sure about the icing though, sorry.

rockie4

Freeze them un iced - the icing goes sweaty and sticky!

Penelope_Penguin

mrs_metal wrote: »

Sponge cake doesn't keep well

Sorry, I have to disagree with this. IME, sponge cake (my usual recipe is equal weights of sugar, butter, SR flour and eggs) keeps perfectly fresh for several days, left in the tin.

I would expect a Madeira-type recipe to keep for longer. I'd leave the icing to the day before at the earliest. Any earlier and the decoration will start to deteriorate.

HTH, Penny. x

angelavdavis

Hi everyone and thanks for the feedback.

I think my only option is to make it on Thursday and then ice early Saturday morning.

I'm off to find a large cake tin!

rev229

I have just made 2 sponge cakes today and froze them they are going to be DH birthday cake next week. Will defrost them and ice them on his birthd.ay

thriftmonster

Mr Bad Examples choc yoghurt cake is meant to be made a few days in advance and wrapped in foil. You can leave the cocoa out and add vanilla or lemon essence. It stays moist for several days. I'm using the lemon version for a wedding cake I'm making for Monday (aaaagh!)

sonja02

Hi. Can somebody please give me the resepie for mr Bads choc. yougert sponge cake. I am making my daughters wedding cake. Lots of small sponge cakes for her wedding in july. I know that sponge cakes goes of very fast and I am very worried about how I should do it. I have to make all the cakes in Lincolnshire and take them down with me to Dover. What do I do with the decorating for the cakes?

Can somebody help please.

Regards Sonja