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10 Cake Hacks to Save Time
Nov 18, 2024
These 10 cake hacks to save time will make it less stressful and less time-consuming to make a cake, frost it, and decorate it! 0:00 Intro 0:05 How to save time when making multiple cakes 0:56 Use and reuse buttercream 1:30 Save leftover buttercream 2:33 Take your time to save time! 3:31 Choose the right tools 4:07 Set a timer 4:53 Use 'clean up' tubs 5:15 Plan your cake strategically 6:13 Save time on character cakes 6:51 Use the freezer 💫Start your FREE 7 day trial on my cake school https://britishgirlbakes.teachable.com/p/all-you-can-cake/ 🎂LEARN The Basics of Cake and The Basics of Buttercream in my most popular online courses! https://britishgirlbakes.teachable.com/ 👩🏼🍳My 4 Minute Buttercream recipe
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make cake decorating less timec
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consuming with these 10 time-saving cake
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tips save time when you're making
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several Cakes by doing the same stage
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for every cake and then moving on to the
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next stage for all of the cakes together
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so bake all of your layers and make all
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of your fillings and frostings this is
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my 4minute buttercream mixed with
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different ingredients like cream cheese
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marshmallow chocolate and pumpkin spice
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then assemble every cake and then crumb
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coat every cake this way you'll work
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much faster because you'll only have to
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take out and put away the tools for each
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stage once and once you've got into the
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swing of frosting a cake you'll Frost
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the second cake much faster and the
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third cake even faster and while a cake
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is in the fridge to set the crumb coat
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you can be frosting another cake so
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there's no idle time waiting final coat
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every cake one after the other before
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you do the decorations for every cake
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you'll save so much time this way use
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and reuse your buttercream to save even
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more more time to make different colors
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of frosting start by spooning some
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buttercream into a separate bowl and
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tint it the lightest color you need
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Frost your cake and then add more gel to
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The Leftovers to make the next color
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here I'm adding more pink to make a
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darker shade for the frosting on this
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next cake and then adding purple to make
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the frosting for this monster cake and
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then adding black to make this ombre
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frosting by getting darker each time you
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save time by not needing to wash bowls
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or spat bors another tip for buttercream
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don't try to guess exactly how much
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you'll need of each color because
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leftovers are okay don't try to make
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just the right amount of buttercream if
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in doubt make a little bit more if you
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run out of buttercream while frosting or
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decorating a cake it's really difficult
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and timec consuming to try to tint more
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buttercream to match a color you've
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already used on the other hand having
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leftovers is actually a timesaver if you
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have buttercream left after finishing
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your cake or cakes this will save you
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time when you make your next cake in the
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future because you can freeze this
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buttercream in a sealed bag like a
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Ziploc bag for up to 2 months to thaw it
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take it out the night before and by the
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morning it will have come to room
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temperature and it will be nice and soft
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cut a corner off the bag squeeze it out
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into a bowl add any extra color to
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retint it and stir it quite aggressively
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to knock out any air bubbles which tend
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to appear when the buttercream changes
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temperature and now the this leftover
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buttercream is ready to use for your
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next cake don't rush any part of making
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a cake you'll have to scrape and start
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again save time by taking your time to
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do it carefully and neatly the first
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time for example I didn't chill this
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cake for long enough before adding the
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neon green stripes so the purple stripes
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didn't set properly and they blended
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into the green stripes to make a mess I
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didn't wait for this white chocolate
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strawberry ganache to come to room
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temperature and thicken so so it was too
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runny to frost this cake with and I had
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to scrape it and start again I would
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have saved Time by not rushing if you
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notice your buttercream is the wrong
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consistency for example like here it's
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too stiff don't try to frost the cake
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because you'll spend a lot more time
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trying to get it neat instead fix it now
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if it's too stiff scoop up a third of
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the buttercream and microwave it for 10
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seconds and then stir it back in and
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your buttercream will be smooth with no
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air bubbles and it will spread onto the
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cake like a dream use the right tool for
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each step of making a cake for example
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this tiny offset spatula is great for
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mini cakes and stencils but to spread
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the frosting onto this 6-in cake it's
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taking forever switch to a bigger offset
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spatula and finish in half of the time
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using the right tool will also make your
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cakes neater for example this little
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offset spatula is okay for the top edge
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of this 6-in cake but with a bigger
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spatula I can not only flatten the top
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Edge faster but also make it neater by
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doing larger sections at a time which
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makes the top Edge More Level when
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you're working on a cake set a timer and
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challenge yourself to finish a step
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within that time you'll find yourself
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focusing all of your attention on the
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cake while that timer is running instead
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of checking your phone messages your
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email your social media watering the
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plant starting another load of laundry I
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find this the most effective when there
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are several stages to a decoration like
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here when after frosting the cake I'm
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renting the leftover buttercream for the
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next step I'm making stencils and later
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I'll add edible glitter when there are
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lots of steps like on this cake the
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timer pushes you onto the next step
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without pausing for a distraction I
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don't recommend timing just a single
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step like piping because that will just
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make you rush and the decorations won't
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be as neat if you make cakes anywhere
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that's not right next to the sink and a
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rubbish bin or Garbage have a dirty and
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a throwaway tub or Bowl to tidy up as
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you go so that you don't have a huge
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mess to clean up at the end so after
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piping you can throw the piping bags and
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tips in there and spatulas and bowls and
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anything else you need to clean or throw
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away for baking my mom taught me to take
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all of the ingredients out before you
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start so you know that you have
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everything but I don't do this for cake
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decorating because there are so many
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waiting periods while the buttercream is
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mixing while the frosting is set in in
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the fridge or freezer while an
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ingredient like melted chocolate or a
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drip is cooling before you can use it
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and these are perfect windows to find
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whatever you need for the next stage of
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your decorating process so be strategic
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I think the most efficient way is to
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make a list of the steps and to include
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any pauses or waiting periods and
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include what to do in those pauses so
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here after the crumb coat the cake needs
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to chill to set it and meanwhile I can
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tint my buttercream to make the colors I
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need and also make some stencils so that
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I'm ready to frost the cake when it
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comes out of the fridge with a timeline
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like this you can be as productive as
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possible and decorate your cake as
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efficiently as possible for character
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cakes you can sculpt to cake like this
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one which is the most timec consuming
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option or you can use layered stencils
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to make a flat image of the character
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which also takes a long time because you
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have to chill the cake in between each
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color if you work with fondant you can
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make figures with that like these ones I
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made when I had a cake shop years ago or
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to save time use toy figures instead as
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cake toppers spread buttercream or
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melted chocolate as glue to attach it to
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the buttercream frosting this is the
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quickest option and honestly the toy
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topper will probably have the best
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resemblance to the character save time
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in the days before a cake is due by
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preparing part or all of the cake in
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advance you can bake cake clay up to 2
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months in advance and after they cool
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wrap them in two layers of plastic wrap
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like cling film or Saran Wrap and then
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freeze them move them to the fridge the
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night before you're ready to assemble
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and Frost and decorate your cake or make
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and Frost and even decorate your cake
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and then freeze it by putting it into
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the freezer for an hour to chill and set
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the frosting and decorations and then
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wrap it in two layers of plastic wrap
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and then put it back into the freezer
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you can leave it there for up to 2
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months months move it to the fridge the
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night before you serve it and 2 hours
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before you serve it take it out and
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unwrap it straight away while the
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frosting is still cold and firm so you
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don't damage it when the cake comes to
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room temperature and you slice it it
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will taste just as good as if you'd
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baked it that day let's do a blind taste
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test this is a cake that I baked and
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frosted and decorated a month ago and
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this one over here is a cake that I
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baked and frosted this morning both
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cakes are at room temperature now which
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tastes better let's find out I'll need a
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helper for this experiment this is the
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previously frozen cake and this is the
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fresh cake I honestly can't taste the
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difference so if you're wondering after
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freezing and defrosting a cake properly
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there is absolutely no difference in the
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flavor compared to a cake that was baked
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on the same day I hope these 10 tips
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will save you lots of Time cake
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decorating for more tips and tricks
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