https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:29:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1164631 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:56:51 +0000 MsLipGloss 1164631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: awww - thanks! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1164629 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:56:16 +0000 Smurfette 1164629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Seriously, @MsLipGloss: cake was SO good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1164619 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:51:58 +0000 hilsy85 1164619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beehive: thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1164614 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:49:42 +0000 Beehive 1164614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Wonderful, well done! I hope L's party was great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1164607 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:45:44 +0000 hilsy85 1164607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: um, hellz yeah! That cake was a work of art! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1164605 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:45:29 +0000 MsLipGloss 1164605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Yay! I totally felt like such a success because my LO's cake came out so well! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1164587 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:39:25 +0000 hilsy85 1164587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wanted to thank you all! The cake came out great :) </p> <p>@blackbird: I think I will do a buttercream next time, I did a cream cheese frosting and it was so soft it was difficult to get good coverage on the cake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1156108 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:10:48 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1156108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Freezing doesn't dry it out, it's so soft still. I used a square piece of spare wood from my husband's workbench and covered it in tinfoil as a "cake plate". I was too scared to use our regular cake stand, because it is tall and I didn't want anything falling over!</p> <p>Your timeline for freezing/frosting/eating sounds good to me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155893 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:04:19 +0000 blackbird 1155893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also had good success with crumb coatings and a quick freeze! Swiss meringue buttercream frosts beautifully, btw, if you don't have a frosting yet </p> <p>at least, that's what they taught me in a cake decorating class I took! Never had an issue :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155798 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:31:42 +0000 hilsy85 1155798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: thanks! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155796 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:31:37 +0000 MsLipGloss 1155796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: The cake was light and super super moist! @Smurfette: and @ChopSuey: can confirm this as well! :)</p> <p>ETA: I served it on an off-white pedestal cake plate. It was either that or a crystal pedestal plate, and the off-white was larger so I went with that!</p> <p>ETA2: Also, I frosted the sides of each layer as I went along . . . it made filling in the gap between each layer super easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155795 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:31:16 +0000 Freckles 1155795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Freezing won't make it dry. Sounds like you got some great tips. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155794 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:30:32 +0000 hilsy85 1155794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoyfulKiwi: omg, work of art!!!! What did you serve it on? @MsLipGloss: same question! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155793 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:30:27 +0000 Mae 1155793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Correct! A cake will be just fine on the counter over night. Or even 2-3 days really, if it lasts that long :) But I generally bake the night before an event. And always layer cakes because those are prettiest! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155792 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:30:10 +0000 hilsy85 1155792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: yeah I have another friend who swears by a kitchen scale, but we don't have one! It's only 2 layers so I think I'll be ok :) </p> <p>@JoyfulKiwi: thank you for your timeline!!</p> <p>So if I make the cake tonight and freeze it and take it out tomorrow morning around 945 and crumb coat it, then put it back in the fridge for an hour, then take it out and frost it around 2 it should be defrosted by 630, right? And freezing won't make it dry, right?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155782 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:27:03 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1155782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I made a 6 layer cake like @MsLipGloss: and got the same great results she did. Here's what I did:</p> <p>-baked each layer, let it cool in the pan for a bit, put it on a cooling rack and "flash froze" it in the freezer on the rack for 30ish minutes.<br /> -wrapped the chilled layers in plastic wrap and foil and left them in the freezer for about a week and a half.<br /> -on the day of his party, I'll pulled them out and unwrapped them (some of the tops stuck to the plastic wrap)<br /> -I leveled them while they were frozen, then stacked and frosted. I didn't let them defrost at all and the frosting went on perfectly.<br /> -We cut the cake around 5 hours later and it was completely thawed and tasted great!</p> <p>It'll be easier than you think :) </p> [attach=2824/13/mutvdv.450x600.photo-2.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155781 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:26:19 +0000 MsLipGloss 1155781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: LO's party started at 2 (from 2-4), and I took the layers out at around 11:00ish to assemble/frost? I think we served cake around 3, and it was completely defrosted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155779 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:25:09 +0000 MsLipGloss 1155779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: It really wasn't that bad! One of my best pieces of advice is to weigh the batter for the layers (to make sure they are as close to identical as possible for evenly sized layers). Also, even if you are using a set of bowls to measure, always zero out the tare on the scale after you put each bowl on the scale (before adding the batter), because even bowls in sets will have some variance in their individual weights (which can throw off your amounts of batter for each layer). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155766 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:21:51 +0000 hilsy85 1155766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: geez, 6 layers?!?! I am in awe! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155763 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:21:33 +0000 hilsy85 1155763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: and how long before the party did you take the layers out? If I make the cake today, and freeze it overnight, at what point tomorrow do I need to take it out so it's fully defrosted/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155761 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:20:32 +0000 MsLipGloss 1155761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I wrapped the layers in Saran Wrap, stacked them (in reverse order) and stored them flat in the freezer. Some layers were frozen for up to a week, and other layers overnight (I did a couple of trial cakes to make sure it really worked and wasn't just a fluke!). When I was ready to assemble and frost, I took all the layers out together, unwrapped the layer on top (the bottom layer of the cake), and started frosting.</p> <p>ETA: The biggest cakes had 6 layers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155758 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:19:31 +0000 hilsy85 1155758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: ok so stick the layers together, crumb coat it, fridge it for an hour, then take it out, frost, and leave it out? Layer cakes are so intimidating, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155755 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:18:38 +0000 Mae 1155755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: once it is totally done I wouldn't put it in the fridge unless it's going to be more than a day until you serve it. You want cake at room temp, and it doesn't go bad on the counter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155742 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:15:13 +0000 hilsy85 1155742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: thank you! and then after I finish frosting, I stick it back in the fridge? or serve soon after?</p> <p>@MsLipGloss: ok so how long did you freeze the layers and how did you freeze them? plastic wrap? how many layers? and once they were frozen you unwrapped them, stuck them together and then frosted? talk me through this, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155732 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:12:26 +0000 MsLipGloss 1155732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made (several) five- and six-layer cakes for LO's first birthday. It was infinitely easier to frost the layers after they were frozen, and it didn't negatively affect the taste (or texture!) at all! I didn't have any crumbs in my super white frosting (I was making rainbow cakes), and my layers were super super moist (meaning I expected some crumbs!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155718 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:08:30 +0000 Mae 1155718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once the cake is completely cooled, give it a "crumb coat" of icing. What this means is put the icing (or whatever filling you'll use) between layers and then do a THIN (like you can see through it, but it is totally coated) layer of icing all around the outside. Then stick the whole thing in the refrigerator for an hour (or overnight if you want to) and then frost as usual immediately after removing the cake from the fridge. Doing the crumb coat + refrigerating it will help keep all the crumbs in so you don't get them in your nice thick frosting layer. It will also keep the moisture in if you're not frosting immediately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/layer-cake-tips#post-1155705 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:05:35 +0000 hilsy85 1155705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I"m making a 2 layer cake for LO's birthday (tomorrow!). I'm planning on making the cake and frosting tonight and putting everything together tomorrow. I've heard mixed things on freezing or refrigerating the cake before you put it together and frost...anyone have any tips to make it look as nice as possible? </p>