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Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

babyb — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 20:58:47 GMT

I made and frosted a cake for my mom when I had the time and I put it in the freezer for the past 2 weeks. I took it out yesterday to thaw as we were heading there today. Well, the weather is awful and the roads are slick, so we have to put the trip off for 2 weeks. Can I put it BACK in the freezer or do we eat it now and I try to make a new one.

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

Harpa — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 21:22:06 GMT

Hi, babyb!

I don't think cake matters too much, although I think I would be able to detect an alteration in flavor & texture (even just once frozen). I did that with a zucchini bread once, and it was fine (other than when you know something has been frozen.)

But I have poultry sausage that I took out of the freezer and was going to do a soup.

Would I be able to re-freeze that?

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

dusty523 — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 21:29:23 GMT

Why not. Wedding cakes sit in the freezer for a year and they're still good to eat.

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

Anniecamp — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 22:51:08 GMT

It's just my opinion but, I would freeze it once, but not twice, if it's' been thawed out.

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

chickenbutt — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 23:03:40 GMT

I've done it before but, of course, with caveats.

I'm sure people here are tired of hearing how I store foods in the freezer, so I'll spare you. But I've gotten cakes that I didn't bake, but rather came frozen. I've let them thaw, then cut and froze some of the pieces, in the way that I store food in the freezer, and they've stayed perfectly pristine for as long as they've been in there.

I have some pieces of a very special cake I received for my birthday, just shy of 3 months ago, and they are in perfect condition. A week ago or less I had one piece and it was just as good as new.

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

Desertdi — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 23:05:44 GMT

On 2/8/2015 Harpa said:
Hi, babyb!

I don't think cake matters too much, although I think I would be able to detect an alteration in flavor & texture (even just once frozen). I did that with a zucchini bread once, and it was fine (other than when you know something has been frozen.)

But I have poultry sausage that I took out of the freezer and was going to do a soup.

Would I be able to re-freeze that?

Only if the sausage was precooked

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

Madisson — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 23:11:25 GMT

One of my nieces worked in a bakery during high school. She said that bakery products can be frozen and refrozen as long as there is no sign of mold.

A lady who works at Wal-Mart told me that all their products like bread, Twinkies, etc. come in frozen. She said that is the way they are send from the manufacturer.

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

Kachina624 — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:20:48 GMT

Yes, I would not hesitate to refreeze cake. It's not something in which bacteria abound.

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

babyb — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:34:36 GMT

Thank you all once again.

I just put the cake back in the freezer.

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

Anniecamp — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 02:31:42 GMT

I've learned something here! In my above post, I said I would freeze cake twice. Not because I was concerned about any bacteria, but because of what it might do to the texture of the cake. Now that some of you have said you do refreeze cake, I'll try it sometime. However, why bother to wait until it totally defrosts to cut off only a portion or a small part of it? I'd just let it soften a little, cut what I want off of it, and put it back the the freezer.

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

Jackie6 — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 03:20:44 GMT

Its fine. Just don't wait weeks to eat it again cause it might not taste great. But its perfectly safe.

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

Danielle46 — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 03:41:16 GMT

Yes, you can unless you defrosted it and let it sit out on the counter for several days.

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

Vamp — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 04:06:35 GMT

On 2/8/2015 Anniecamp said: It's just my opinion but, I would freeze it once, but not twice, if it's' been thawed out.

I agree. I never refreeze anything once it's been thawed.

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

eddyandme — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 04:11:23 GMT

On 2/8/2015 dusty523 said:
Why not. Wedding cakes sit in the freezer for a year and they're still good to eat.

That's what I was thinking!

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

chickenbutt — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:17:17 GMT

Why the rolleyes? Her question was actually about RE-freezing a cake and it seemed like a decent question to ask.

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

eddyandme — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:56:32 GMT

On 2/10/2015 chickenbutt said:
Why the rolleyes? Her question was actually about RE-freezing a cake and it seemed like a decent question to ask.

Rolleyes - was just 'cause I was gonna write the same reply as dusty - just a duh, bet me to it; certainly nothing meant to be negative, just like when a friend says something you were going to say and you both laugh! And, definitely nothing against the question!!!! Why did you read something so negative into it, chickenbutt?????

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

chickenbutt — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:24:29 GMT

On 2/10/2015 Goldenlocks said:
On 2/10/2015 chickenbutt said:
Why the rolleyes? Her question was actually about RE-freezing a cake and it seemed like a decent question to ask.

Rolleyes - was just 'cause I was gonna write the same reply as dusty - just a duh, bet me to it; certainly nothing meant to be negative, just like when a friend says something you were going to say and you both laugh! And, definitely nothing against the question!!!! Why did you read something so negative into it, chickenbutt?????

I'm sorry and didn't mean to offend. But if somebody puts the 'rolleyes' emoticon after they say something, that pretty much speaks for itself.

Clearly YOU didn't mean it that way. I'm sorry that I seemed attacking toward you. I didn't mean it. I just responded to the way it was put with the rolleyes. I tend to take things pretty much literally.

Now I get that you were doing kind of a ' <---at self' thing. I am sorry that I read it that you were rolling your eyes at the other poster so as to say 'uh, DUH' to her.

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

eddyandme — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:54:37 GMT

On 2/10/2015 chickenbutt said:
On 2/10/2015 Goldenlocks said:
On 2/10/2015 chickenbutt said:
Why the rolleyes? Her question was actually about RE-freezing a cake and it seemed like a decent question to ask.

Rolleyes - was just 'cause I was gonna write the same reply as dusty - just a duh, bet me to it; certainly nothing meant to be negative, just like when a friend says something you were going to say and you both laugh! And, definitely nothing against the question!!!! Why did you read something so negative into it, chickenbutt?????

I'm sorry and didn't mean to offend. But if somebody puts the 'rolleyes' emoticon after they say something, that pretty much speaks for itself.

Clearly YOU didn't mean it that way. I'm sorry that I seemed attacking toward you. I didn't mean it. I just responded to the way it was put with the rolleyes. I tend to take things pretty much literally.

Now I get that you were doing kind of a ' <---at self' thing. I am sorry that I read it that you were rolling your eyes at the other poster so as to say 'uh, DUH' to her.

No problem. I took offense 'cause it seems in reading some threads, some people become argumentative - which I don't like. I also apologize to you for being so defensive. Didn't realize rollingeyes meant anything negative (it was meant at myself). I will try to be more careful with the 'emotions' - was just trying to be cute. So, let's just be friends - okay?

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

chickenbutt — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 21:17:44 GMT

Thanks, Goldenlocks! You didn't do anything wrong. I did, by assuming you knew what the emoticon was, and I thought you were snarking at the other poster. That is on me for being a chucklehead.

Friends!

You're also right about the argumentative thing. Sometimes I just have to walk away from some of it. I'm a pretty straight-forward person. I've met a lot of nice people here over the years. But sometimes it can seem intolerable. I just come here to enjoy and if there is something where I feel I can contribute I do. But I try to stay out of the fighting stuff. It's just not productive.

Hope you're having a happy day!

Re: Is it ok to REFREEZE a frosted cake?

beckyb1012 — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:33:32 GMT

Because of Christmas and my Christmas Eve birthday and my love of cupcakes I probably have four different frosted cake type items in my freezer right now. I usually slice up ahead of time but I also will put a whole one in and slice after a few minutes of thawing and back in the freezer it goes.

I love to bake for myself and my son and his family so I give most of the portions to him but if I left mine out I would eat to soon so I freeze. Keeps my weight down along with the exercise bike.