Freezing shop brought cakes?

mandco

Freezing things is one area I’m never really sure about 
can you freeze shop brought cakes if they don’t say suitable for freezing? I know some say not suitable for freezing but the majority don’t seem to say either way. There are few cakes out at the moment that would great for Xmas but stock is already hard to find so doubt as usual they will be still available by time the use by dates are long enough.

one in particular I’m looking at is these I found them once and they’ve been oos ever sincehttps://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/322070297?srsltid=AfmBOop_DD7qMuDXX8DCE5zLDFSXadxZ9lhOVmux3-yD8BsMjCl7Dvfr


Any advice much appreciated thanks 

sammyjammy

There will be no health issues related to freezing a cake that doesn't say suitable for freezing, its likely it just deteriates somewhat on defrosting, sogginess for example

button_box

Most baked goods will freeze ok. They will possibly dry out slightly. The important thing is to try to exclude as much air from around the product as possible and separate slices/pieces or you might have to take a chisel to them to get the apart😂 Water based and fondant icing will not freeze well but buttercream or cream cheese icing should be fine. Custard type filling will not freeze  well either. I regularly freeze homemade tray bakes/muffins/ slices of loaf type cakes etc. for lunch boxes. No reason why bought cakes should not freeze reasonably well.

Brie

Ensure that any icing loving urchins cannot access anything you are freezing.  My mom used to freeze her "iced grape nut bars" for Christmas and one year my oldest brother discovered them in the freezer.  By the time Christmas came along none of them were iced any more. 

I so have to try making some of these some day soon but know I'll have to hide them from him indoors who inhales anything sweet and tasty.  Working on the premise that he can never find things in the fridge I'll likely store them in there.  

prowla

I've just put some slices of a Costco cake in the freezer; I put squares of greaseproof paper between them.

I regularly freeze bread and it comes out fine.

Croissants likewise; they don't take long to defrost.

MyRealNameToo

mandco said:

Freezing things is one area I’m never really sure about 
can you freeze shop brought cakes if they don’t say suitable for freezing? I know some say not suitable for freezing but the majority don’t seem to say either way. There are few cakes out at the moment that would great for Xmas but stock is already hard to find so doubt as usual they will be still available by time the use by dates are long enough.

one in particular I’m looking at is these I found them once and they’ve been oos ever sincehttps://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/322070297?srsltid=AfmBOop_DD7qMuDXX8DCE5zLDFSXadxZ9lhOVmux3-yD8BsMjCl7Dvfr


Any advice much appreciated thanks 

There is little (id say nothing but will leave a little wriggle room) you can't freeze from a safety perspective the question really comes down to what happens to the texture through the process of freezing and unfreezing. It'll still be safe to eat just may go mushy, soggy etc. 

The concerns of refreezing are nothing to do with the actual freezing process but that freezing only hibernates most pathogens and so if you defrosted it, left it in the fridge a few days and then refroze it then when you take it out again you really need to eat straight away but many will forget they left it hanging around already so do so again at which point the risks of food poisoning is much higher. 

ThriftyRose

mandco said:

Freezing things is one area I’m never really sure about 
can you freeze shop brought cakes if they don’t say suitable for freezing? I know some say not suitable for freezing but the majority don’t seem to say either way. There are few cakes out at the moment that would great for Xmas but stock is already hard to find so doubt as usual they will be still available by time the use by dates are long enough.

one in particular I’m looking at is these I found them once and they’ve been oos ever sincehttps://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/322070297?srsltid=AfmBOop_DD7qMuDXX8DCE5zLDFSXadxZ9lhOVmux3-yD8BsMjCl7Dvfr


Any advice much appreciated thanks 

I bought lots of yellow stickered pastries from Tesco and frozen them. They were fine. And an absolute bargain