For all the people who are objecting to freezing them, did you not freeze your wedding cake and eat it a year later?

My husband and I just defrosted ours (admittedly about 6 months early) because we're moving overseas and we could not believe how delicious it was. I really wasn't expecting it to be good (particularly because of the icing) but it was!

And I bake and freeze sweet breads all the time, so I shouldn't have been surprised.

Ditto, get up early Sunday and do it or stay up late Sat night.

Gross.

Few people can manage to wrap and protect food well during the freezing process enough to really preserve freshness.

They aren't moist as much as they are slimy when they are defrosted.

I agree that it's a great idea to bake on Thurs, freeze, defrost slowly and frost on Sunday. Freezing will keep them fresh (otherwise, they will be too dry and stale after that many days) and they will not be dry. An added plus is that freezing helps keeps crumbs together and makes baked goods much easier to frost. This is truer of cakes since cupcakes usually aren't tough to frost, but FYI. Several baking fiends I know purposely bake in advance in order to freeze and defrost because they think the results are better than baking from fresh!

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds really gross to me. Won't they be really dry after having been frozen? I second the idea of buying them from a grocery store. With store coupons, you can get them cheaply.

Actually, no. They won't be dry at all. In fact the opposite is usually the issue with frozen cake and bread...too much moisture (the moisture in the cupcake freezes...when defrosted too quickly, they can get too wet! That's why you want a slow defrost in the fridge first, then air drying before frosting)

......and FWIW I find that the flavor and texture of sweet breads such as banana, date nut and zucchini taste even better and moister after being frozen first. Go figure.

Anonymous wrote:Sounds really gross to me. Won't they be really dry after having been frozen? I second the idea of buying them from a grocery store. With store coupons, you can get them cheaply.

Actually, no. They won't be dry at all. In fact the opposite is usually the issue with frozen cake and bread...too much moisture (the moisture in the cupcake freezes...when defrosted too quickly, they can get too wet! That's why you want a slow defrost in the fridge first, then air drying before frosting)

Sounds really gross to me. Won't they be really dry after having been frozen? I second the idea of buying them from a grocery store. With store coupons, you can get them cheaply.

Anonymous wrote:Its more trouble to bake, wrap to freeze, defrost, ice than it is to go on Sunday and pick some up at Giant or even a bakery.

I totally disagree! Homemade cupcakes are the way to go. My kids would feel so cheated if I bought them a cake or cupcakes rather than taking the time to make it myself.

I have frozen cupcakes many, many times. They'll come out perfectly! Just remember to give them time to defrost before you ice them.

Its more trouble to bake, wrap to freeze, defrost, ice than it is to go on Sunday and pick some up at Giant or even a bakery.

Excellent! Thanks for the tip about freezing them and letting them air-dry before frosting. That actually works out better since there will be lots more room in the freezer than the fridge

PP here again. I forgot to add that even if you screw up somehow ... overbaked, uneven tops, etc...don't sweat it. People, especially the kids, will remember the fun much more than they will the cupcakes.

Anonymous wrote:Sorry but that sounds not very fresh and kind of gross. Can you not get up a bit early on Sunday and make them?

Actually, they won't be gross at all. Two days in the freezer won't harm the cakes at all. Just make sure that you put the cakes in the fridge to defrost on Saturday morning. Take them out and let air dry for an hour or so before frosting on Sunday. They will be delicious and very fresh tasting and no one will know they were frozen...except you

Sorry but that sounds not very fresh and kind of gross. Can you not get up a bit early on Sunday and make them?

You need to wrap them and then freeze them. Take them out on Saturday night and frost them Sunday morning.

Thursday night is the only time I have to make cupcakes for my daughter's birthday party on Sunday. I was thinking that I'd wrap them unfrosted in plastic wrap and store them in tupperware in the fridge, and then frost them on Sunday morning. Will that work? I don't want stale cupcakes, but I really don't know when else I'd be able to make them between now and then! Oh, the things I worry about now... Thanks.