Saving Top Layer of Cake

I will be saving ours. The bakery I am using has a "re-icing" service. You bring in the cake and they will re-ice it for you. My sister did this and they actually threw out the old cake and made a fresh one!

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I almost cut it last week because I was PMSing and needed to satisfy my sweet tooth. [/quote]
LOL!! you're too much, and I feel you entirely.
From what I've heard it works best if you use a deep freezer and have it sealed really well. (and forget about opening it up!) I want to save ours, but for some reason I'm doubting i'll do it...for a million and one reasons -#1 being irritation at having to coordinate one more wedding effort.

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Actually, we get a free layer to save for the 1 year mark, but I'm really funny about "leftovers" so instead we're having the free layer on our cake for the ceremony - making it 4 tiers (with a fountain). :-)

Pamcrow,
Don't know if you've decided to save your top tier yet, but if it wrapped correctly, it will taste just as fresh as when it was made...especially if it was made from scratch. Below is an excerpt from the letter I give brides when making their wedding cake. Hope it helps.

Your first Anniversary cake will be very tasty if you will follow these instructions. Remove the cake from the separator plate by slipping a knife between the separator plate and the cardboard under the cake. Place the cake in an appropriate size box and wrap the entire box with several layers of plastic wrap and aluminum foil and then place the whole thing in another plastic container. When you are ready to eat your anniversary cake, remove the container from the freezer and let the cake thaw in the container with the aluminum and plastic still covering the box. Do not unwrap/open it until it is totally thawed. When the cake has time to thaw completely, remove the cake from the container/box, unwrap and enjoy! May God bless you and your husband. I will do my best to make your wedding cake a very special part of your wedding day memories. Thank you and sweet wishes in your new life.

We wrapped ours in plastic wrap and aluminum foil too. Our coordinator who had a Publix cake at her wedding did this and said the cake was delicious a year later...and she is PICKY about stuff like that. We are going to take her word for it and try it. I have been tempted to go ahead and get rid of ours so we can have the freezer space. An 8-inch cake is so cheap and they can do the same design for us if we want it.....but its good to know I'm not the only one with these kind of concerns!

Not certain if we will be saving the top of the cake, but one things for sure I know I will not eat it. Won't it be all soggy from the defrosting process. Doesn't sound too appealing.

I am not sure if we are going to save ours. Frozen cake tends to have a defrosting taste and will not taste the same 3 weeks later let alone 12 months later. :)))

Chil' we ate half the top layer of our cake the night of the wedding in the hotel room!! lol All we had of the cake was that little cute slice you take when you feed each other and it was GOOD! By the time we went back to get a real slice it was all gone....so we devoured it later on....and my sister's and mother finished it off while we were on our honeymoon (the thieves lol)....The whole save the top layer for the anniversary was not a big deal for us anyway.....so it's gone!

Well...I can tell you from experience and I dont care what anyone says..It DOES NOT taste just as fresh...LOL

I was married once before and we saved the top layer..well needless to say the marriage didnt make it 9months but at the 9 month mark when I Was waiting for my final divorce papers me and my best friends took the cake out to eat it as a joke...
We despite the bakeries so called "special wrapping" that would keep it just as fresh...it taste like CRAP..

We got a good laugh about it and I basically figured that the 9 month cake was just as bad as the short term marriage.

I suggest just having one made on you anniversary that is decorated similar to the wedding cake you used on your wedding day

mrspotts I agree! my marriage lasted 18 mnths and we ate the cake on our 1 yr anniversary while we were arguing...so I don't know if the cake was bad or the "vibe" but which ever it was, I don't plan to save the cake THIS time! :)

Hubby and I toasted our one year anniversary mark this past Sunday.  We ate some of the top layer!  It was a little dryer than a year ago but still tasted good!!! No freezer taste and no sogginess. As soon as I started unwrapping it, I could smell the vanilla! It also didn't need to be reiced. I think the cake lady used a homemade Royal icing. It was slamming!

I followed directions I found on a cake website for preserving:
1. I wrapped it in wax paper.
2. I then wrapped it several layers of plastic wrap.
3. I then placed it in the cake box. (The pretty kind you purchase for this purpose from a party supply store.
4. I then taped the box shut and wrapped the box itself tightly in several layers of plastic wrap.
5. I then placed it in the freezer. It wasn't a deep freezer either.

We also had a portion of black cake almost the size of the top layer. I froze that the same way in the box thinking that if the top layer didn't last, at least we would have that. It stood a better chance because it was so extremely moist with all the rum and other liquors and alcohol preserves things. Well, I was right about that as the black cake was in even better condition...still as moist and delicious as the day it was baked. Yum![img]javascript/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-laughing.gif[/img]

If any new brides want to do the same thing, I also suggest using freezer paper in lieu of wax paper. I've heard that aluminum foil causes freezer burn so I don't suggest that.
Then, another thing I think you can do after wrapping in wax or freezer paper is to use a food saver or use one of the cheaper Reynolds or Ziplock systems they sell in in the grocery stores now to put it in plastic and suction out all the air. Then put it in a cake box wrapped tightly with plastic wrap.

[i]As soon as I started unwrapping it, I could smell the vanilla![/i]
I don't think I will be experiencing this. LOL
My parents kill me. I specifically told the caterers that I did [b]not[/b] want to save the top tier.
We return from our honeymoon and I open my parents'  freezer to find the top tier [b]UNWRAPPED[/b]  in an open box with the figurines still sitting on it. My mother was so proud of herself for keeping the cake. My feelings were bittersweet because while I was glad to see the cake look as nice as it did that day, it was still exposed to every flavor that freezer had. [img]javascript/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-undecided.gif[/img]
 

Our cake a year later was SLAMMING! My sister and brother had some and just gobbled it up! The wrapping worked out!
About 3-4 layers of Saran Wrap and 3-4 layers of Foil seemed to do the trick. It was great! If you can wrap yours up its worth a try. (Someone mentioned a layer of wax paper too). At the very least you can always order a fresh one on your anniversary. But it was definitely a great moment! Yay to my Wedding Coordinator!
 
I think the key is getting that puppy wrapped right away and wrapping it tightly. I suggest Saran-Wrap first because it keeps the air out, then use foil and or other materials to wrap it.  No deep freezer required. Took about 1/2 day to thaw.

Hello friend,
I think you should try deep freezing,and if you find that icing is not well,then you can give it to good bakery for reicing..They will do it properly, but remember you should pack it properly for such a long storage..
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Regards,
Nelson

We just got back from our trip to celebrate our anniversary. We opened the box and just stared at our top layer. This doesn't look appetizing at all.
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And no...we didn't get around to having the cake saved properly. It was thrown in the box without wrapping or anything.
 We really didn't want to do this tradition, but my parents went behind our backs and "surprised" us after we got back from our honeymoon. It probably absorbed every smell my parents' freezer had to offer. LOL

lol. But was it even edible? I was told to wrap the entire box in saran wrap to keep the cake moist and odor free when you defrost it. I think it still looks pretty good!

I just discovered Green Boxes! This will keep anything fresh forever (almost) and has to be better than just in saran wrap or a cardboard box. They are pretty too. You can get them at HSN.
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