Freezing a fruit loaf?

HopeElizzy

:DHello

I thought I'd make a fruit loaf so I could put a slice in my dd's lunchbox so it's in the oven now.

My question is...... will it freeze ok? If I slice it first what's the best way of storing it so the bits don't stick together as I'd rather not put each separate piece in a freezer bag.

I'm not sure if what it is made from is relevant but it's tea, mixed dried fruit, brown sugar, mixed spice, an egg, plain flour and bicarb.

Thank You:beer:

angie_loves_veg

I have made a couple of different fruit / raison breads, and all freeze brilliantly.

I simply slice, pop it all in a plastic bag - you will find that you can retrieve one slice at a time without much effort. If you are concerned (maybe yours is stickier than what I have made before), perhaps open freeze the slices for an hour or two before putting all the slices in a bag, this will have the effect of freezing the cut edges to stop them sticking.

apple_mint

I freeze a range of different fruit loaves, weetabix cakes and banana cakes etc. I cut them down to smaller 2-3 day amounts (1/2 or 1/3rd of a loaf tin size), wrap them in foil and then freeze. I take one out and use over the next couple of days and than take another one out.

Because I've got several different ones in the freezer I can ring the changes a bit. Fruit loaf this time, then banana loaf the next etc. etc.

HopeElizzy

Thanks for those suggestions - open freeze sounds to way to go.

apple_mint - that's what I plan to do, put a couple of different cakes in the freezer so littlies can have something different each time. If I leave a whole cake out I eat it!

Aril

I've also sliced the cake and then frozen them in icecream tubs. The slices didn't stick together.
Aril

sillyvixen

thanks for this. i bake for the freezer, but have never thought of freezing cake pre sliced. i guess i've got no more excused for eating the whole cake anymore!!