I really needed this. I'm just starting to bake and ending up being overwhelmed. Now I know I can properly store unfrosted cake and be ready. Thank you
I love how all of your videos are just-the-facts. I am so frustrated with other channels that chit-chat or repeat over and over. It's such a waste of time when I just want to learn and move on. THANK YOU!
This video is so useful. I love baking but have lessened due to chronic fatigue. Using these methods will help me pace to conserve energy while being able to make a delicious cake. Thank you
I tried finding somewhere that could make my son's "first trip around the sun" cake. And I'm too picky. I wanted something unique and made just for him. SOO I'm just taking it on myself because it'd be what I want. I'm already doing his whole party myself. Balloon arch, decorations, food, I even rented a vacation rental to be able to house family comfortably. So this will be nice in the kitchen I will have access to, and with my timeline. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you! This is so helpful. I always end up pulling all-nighters to get the cake done because: - I want it to taste fresh - I’ve never really known how to bake or make decorations in advance so they’re good on the day - I always take on too much and am time poor as a result. I’ve sent this video to myself as a reminder. Thanks 😊🧁
Thank you so much for the example with the timeline of when to make things and how to store them. I'm having my colleague's son's birthday coming up on Saturday and have to do all the prep from baking to decoration to hand it over on Thursday/Friday. You have no idea how helpful it was!! Thanks again!!!
Your video was super informative. Baking stresses me out because it's so much to do at one time. I had no idea I could bake ahead of time to cut out the stress of doing it all in one day. Thank you so much for sharing. 😊
Yay, La'Tonya! I'm so happy you've found these tips useful and I'm cheering you on in your baking! It's so much less stressful when you spread out the tasks
Thank you for the timeline. I make bento cakes and I am always overwhelmed because I try to always do everything in one day. I will be trying this thank you ❤️
This video is amazingly helpful. I'm a homeschooling mom of 5, and I have really started enjoying making special cakes for my kids for their birthday parties. There's so much to do before a party, and now I'll be able to enjoy the cake-making process even more by pre-making all the components. THANK YOU!
This is so f'ing helpful. I really want to get good at cake decorating and love every step individually, but the whole project is always so overwhelming I rarely delve into it and this was inspiring AF.
Couldn't sleep, so of course I am burning my retinas watching YT (should help, right?!) ... Anyway, just came across your channel, and wanted to mention how much I appreciate the details here, but delivered in an accessible way, as well as the beautiful products you make. I look forward to watching and learning more from you! 🌻✨
you just saved my life, working 7 days a week with my kids not eating store bought cake. I will be able to bake their cakes without pulling an all nighter. Hats off to you
Thank you so much for making this video. I love baking but cakes always stressed me out to the point that I mostly stopped making them unless it was requested. Now I think it'll be fun again!
Thank you so much you just made my new cake business a whole lot easier that my stress level just dropped 💯 o my God thank you. For this life saving tip. Thank you again I'm looking for more videos thank you I just subscribed to your channel. I'm so excited for me and my home business you have made such a difference in my life. I'm making changes in my life personally but today finding you I believe is a God sent this is icing on the cake...🤗🎂God bless you🫶🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾 and more great success to you.
This video is so informative, Whitney - I especially love the timeline! One question about frosting, though: American buttercream comes together so easily, what is the advantage of making ahead? Seems like by the time you let it come to room temp and rewhip, it's longer than the initial process, plus you have to clean the mixer twice (ha). Is this to allow the colors to develop or something? Thanks!
Yay! So happy to help! Yes - making buttercream ahead is great for allowing colors to deepen. Some richer colors really benefit from having a day or more to develop. I like to make my buttercream ahead just to have everything ready to go when I'm ready to decorate. Even though buttercream is super easy to make it feels like all the hard work of baking is done when I make the elements ahead and then I can just relax and enjoy the decorating. You can absolutely make it right before you decorate though!
OMG thank you so very much I have just found your channel and I think it’s fantastic as a beginner I find it very helpful I can’t wait to buy your book thank you again lots of love from Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you so much for the preparation day plan, it is awesome. One do have one small query - I was wondering when I would crumb coat cake if taking the cake out of town on a Thursday but cake not needed until Saturday, it also will have fondant decorations. Thank you in advance.
This was awesome thank you so much wanted to know should I wrap my crumb coated filled cake with plastic wrap before I put it in the refrigerator the day before I finish decorating it
When do you add fondant decorations, also the night before? How do you make sure they don’t bleed into the buttercream? Do you still refrigerate a decorated cake the night before with fondant decorations? Also, do you store your fondant decorations in an airtight container right up until decorating?
Hi Ilina! I haven't really had to deal with cake sweating since I live in such a mild climate but I have heard that in more humid climates it can be a real problem. Here's a technique I found after Googling it though! lifehacker.com/an-easy-way-to-remove-condensation-from-delicate-cakes-1791039569#:~:text=Simply%20lay%20pieces%20of%20toilet,super%20cheap%20stuff%20for%20this. hope that helps!
I have baked and decorated cakes for decades with no issues. For the first time I tried a checkerboard cake. The cake was fine, but after decorating it all my buttercream decorations slide off the cake pulling cake with it. I cried. Any suggestions? Same butter cream and cake recipe. I do live in HHH southwestern Va , but this has never happened before. HELP, please. M and cake receipe
Interesting that you suggest chilling the unboxed cake in the fridge. Do you not get condensation when taking it from the fridge? And if you do how do you deal with that. Thank you.
Does the fondant decorations get rock hard if made a week or more in advance? If it gets hard how does it stick to the side of cake without falling off it?
I love the natural look of your video. Thank you for giving us tips in baking world. New sub and new follower here. Keep connected. Regards from Germany 🇩🇪 💖.
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I really needed this. I'm just starting to bake and ending up being overwhelmed. Now I know I can properly store unfrosted cake and be ready. Thank you
So happy to help, Andranette!
Same!
I love how all of your videos are just-the-facts. I am so frustrated with other channels that chit-chat or repeat over and over. It's such a waste of time when I just want to learn and move on. THANK YOU!
This video is so useful. I love baking but have lessened due to chronic fatigue. Using these methods will help me pace to conserve energy while being able to make a delicious cake. Thank you
The day-by-day example was great!! Not getting ahead of the game is always my downfall! Thank you, Whitney!
Yay! Happy to help!
This timeline is really useful. It’s sometimes hard to know how much time to allow, and this sets things out really clearly.
I tried finding somewhere that could make my son's "first trip around the sun" cake. And I'm too picky. I wanted something unique and made just for him. SOO I'm just taking it on myself because it'd be what I want. I'm already doing his whole party myself. Balloon arch, decorations, food, I even rented a vacation rental to be able to house family comfortably. So this will be nice in the kitchen I will have access to, and with my timeline. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you! This is so helpful. I always end up pulling all-nighters to get the cake done because:
- I want it to taste fresh
- I’ve never really known how to bake or make decorations in advance so they’re good on the day
- I always take on too much and am time poor as a result.
I’ve sent this video to myself as a reminder. Thanks 😊🧁
Thank you so much for the example with the timeline of when to make things and how to store them. I'm having my colleague's son's birthday coming up on Saturday and have to do all the prep from baking to decoration to hand it over on Thursday/Friday. You have no idea how helpful it was!! Thanks again!!!
Your video was super informative. Baking stresses me out because it's so much to do at one time. I had no idea I could bake ahead of time to cut out the stress of doing it all in one day. Thank you so much for sharing. 😊
Yay, La'Tonya! I'm so happy you've found these tips useful and I'm cheering you on in your baking! It's so much less stressful when you spread out the tasks
Thank you for the timeline. I make bento cakes and I am always overwhelmed because I try to always do everything in one day. I will be trying this thank you ❤️
This video is amazingly helpful. I'm a homeschooling mom of 5, and I have really started enjoying making special cakes for my kids for their birthday parties. There's so much to do before a party, and now I'll be able to enjoy the cake-making process even more by pre-making all the components. THANK YOU!
As a stay at home mom who loves to bake cakes for my kids this is so helpful!
This is so f'ing helpful. I really want to get good at cake decorating and love every step individually, but the whole project is always so overwhelming I rarely delve into it and this was inspiring AF.
Couldn't sleep, so of course I am burning my retinas watching YT (should help, right?!) ... Anyway, just came across your channel, and wanted to mention how much I appreciate the details here, but delivered in an accessible way, as well as the beautiful products you make. I look forward to watching and learning more from you! 🌻✨
Thanks so much, Rhea! That is so encouraging!
Wow this was a great video. I'm a pastry chef and there is so much my teacher never told us so I'm doing my own research thank you
This timeline is super useful, thank you so much! I need to have a cake ready by Sundat the following week so I really needed this ❤️
you just saved my life, working 7 days a week with my kids not eating store bought cake. I will be able to bake their cakes without pulling an all nighter. Hats off to you
Waow this whole idea of preparing things ahead of time is so wonderful. Thanks so much for this brilliant idea 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you soo much for your valuable advice..was looking forward to this info! Glad I found you!
Yay! I'm so happy this video was helpful. Thanks for the kind words!
This is exactly what I needed to know Thank You so much I watch so many videos and no e of them explained any of this ❤ I'm so appreciative to you
Thank you so much for making this video. I love baking but cakes always stressed me out to the point that I mostly stopped making them unless it was requested. Now I think it'll be fun again!
I have only one question. Doesn't the cake sweat once you remove it from the refrigerator? Thanks again. It's a really helpful video!
I recently saw this video. I see that it has been going on for a few years, but it is perfectly explained. Thank you for sharing it. I loved it.❤
A great tutorial. Thank you. I will put this in practice x
Thank you so much for these tips.
You deserve a subscribe immediately.
Wooow! This video was AWESOME! Thank you so much for these tips!
This timeline video, simple and straight to the point must be the best calebsave video on my cake playlist ❤❤❤
Thank you! Finally found out why I struggle stacking my cakes!
This is exactly what my ADHD brain needed!! Thank you so much!! ❤
Thank you for the tips 🥰🥰🥰🥰
You have a lovely voice!!!❤
Thank you so much you just made my new cake business a whole lot easier that my stress level just dropped 💯 o my God thank you. For this life saving tip. Thank you again I'm looking for more videos thank you I just subscribed to your channel. I'm so excited for me and my home business you have made such a difference in my life. I'm making changes in my life personally but today finding you I believe is a God sent this is icing on the cake...🤗🎂God bless you🫶🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾 and more great success to you.
Answered questions I have searched and searched for and no one answered. Thank you
THANK YOU for this! I've been baking a long time but didn't know this!
You are the best cake design teacher on TH-cam. Great quality video. Thank you very much you make me want to bake again
Thanks so much, Sabrina! That's so encouraging!
Thank you so much for the info! Love to hear I don't need to stress out more on my bday
Awesome video, super helpful, thank you 🤗🤗
Thank you so much. I need this information so bad
This video is so informative, Whitney - I especially love the timeline! One question about frosting, though: American buttercream comes together so easily, what is the advantage of making ahead? Seems like by the time you let it come to room temp and rewhip, it's longer than the initial process, plus you have to clean the mixer twice (ha). Is this to allow the colors to develop or something? Thanks!
Yay! So happy to help! Yes - making buttercream ahead is great for allowing colors to deepen. Some richer colors really benefit from having a day or more to develop. I like to make my buttercream ahead just to have everything ready to go when I'm ready to decorate. Even though buttercream is super easy to make it feels like all the hard work of baking is done when I make the elements ahead and then I can just relax and enjoy the decorating. You can absolutely make it right before you decorate though!
This video is sooo useful ! Thank you so much . I really needed to see this !
So informative and now thanks to you I have a plan. Your amazing and many sweet thanks!
Thank you very much. You're a lifesaver!
Brilliant! Much needed tips. Thank you
You meed some wilton cake strips! I just started baking and learned the trick from Preppy Kitchen.
This is a really great video. Thank you for breaking things down this way. Finally getting back into baking so this is a great refresher.
OMG thank you so very much I have just found your channel and I think it’s fantastic as a beginner I find it very helpful I can’t wait to buy your book thank you again lots of love from Australia 🇦🇺
Yay, Deb! I'm so happy you're finding this channel helpful and I'm so excited for you to get the book!!
Am so wowed, please do you have video on your chocolate drip, fondant rose and all?
I don’t know if I would freeze a cake, I love them fresh
Thank you so much for this!!! I love your cake and business tips!!!🥰🥰🥰
This was wonderfully informative. Thank you.
new subscriber here.. i am glad i found your channel. so informative ❤
Thank you so much for this🤗no more stressing for me thank you thank you thank youuuuuu!
Yay, Lynae! So happy to help!
Thank you so much for the preparation day plan, it is awesome. One do have one small query - I was wondering when I would crumb coat cake if taking the cake out of town on a Thursday but cake not needed until Saturday, it also will have fondant decorations. Thank you in advance.
Loved this video! Thanks so much for all of the great info!
Yay, Nicole! Happy it was helpful!
Thankyou!! This answered the questions i had!!❤❤❤
Game changer! Thank you!
Yay!!
I rarely comment on vids but this was really helpful, thank you!
Yay, Felicity! So happy to help!
Glad to know I've been doing this right!
Yay Carla!
Thankyou so much
Really helpful and you explain it so nicely
Mental note. When I order a cake ask for fresh cakes. Not layers that have been frozen for long periods. Super informative.
Very informative. Thank you! Now I have a time-line.
Thank you so much❤ i really needed this❤
This was awesome thank you so much wanted to know should I wrap my crumb coated filled cake with plastic wrap before I put it in the refrigerator the day before I finish decorating it
Thank you
thank you so much..................extremely helpful.
When do you add fondant decorations, also the night before? How do you make sure they don’t bleed into the buttercream? Do you still refrigerate a decorated cake the night before with fondant decorations?
Also, do you store your fondant decorations in an airtight container right up until decorating?
Woah! Helpful!
Thanks for uploading! I always use your chocolate cup/cake recipes too!
Yay! That makes me so happy to hear!
wow! want to learn, thanks you for your show
Such a huge help ... thank you!!
Thank you for these tips! Can you tell me what size the purple drip cake was and how many cakes (im thinking three). Thank you!
Thanks for your advice
Thanks alot Whitney. How can I properly store fondant and for how long can it last?
Hi Whitney, just wondering, how do you deal with cake sweating? I experience this a lot and still confused how to correctly solve it. Thanks a lot!
Hi Ilina! I haven't really had to deal with cake sweating since I live in such a mild climate but I have heard that in more humid climates it can be a real problem. Here's a technique I found after Googling it though! lifehacker.com/an-easy-way-to-remove-condensation-from-delicate-cakes-1791039569#:~:text=Simply%20lay%20pieces%20of%20toilet,super%20cheap%20stuff%20for%20this. hope that helps!
I have baked and decorated cakes for decades with no issues. For the first time I tried a checkerboard cake. The cake was fine, but after decorating it all my buttercream decorations slide off the cake pulling cake with it. I cried. Any suggestions? Same butter cream and cake recipe. I do live in HHH southwestern Va , but this has never happened before. HELP, please.
M and cake receipe
Thanks for this advice it’s really helpful!
Thank you very much!!! Love your videos!
Hi good morning very useful tips thank you so much God bless you 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks so much! Happy to help!
Thank you for the example timeline. This was so informative.
Of course! I'm so happy it's helpful!
Can you recommend a fridge for cakes for home baker?
Thank you so much
Happy to help!
Thank you for sharing.👍🏾💯
How long much the cake be in the refigerator before you spray it and must the cake go in the fridge aftr spray
Thank u so much ..Godbless u and Lovelots from Philippines 🥰💖
Thanks for the love!!
Very good tips♥️ thank you
I always freeze my cakes before icing them. makes is so much easier and usually no crumb coat needed.
Does the cake get soggy when thawing?
Do you defrost yours? I've seen some people decorating frozen layers but haven't tried myself
Thank you for sharing!
So helpful thank you so much
Thank you so much for this video!
Interesting that you suggest chilling the unboxed cake in the fridge. Do you not get condensation when taking it from the fridge? And if you do how do you deal with that. Thank you.
Very informative, thank you for sharing. Will there be condensation
After finishing the cake on Friday do I put it back in the refrigerator until Saturday when needed?
Does the fondant decorations get rock hard if made a week or more in advance? If it gets hard how does it stick to the side of cake without falling off it?
This will help me a lot. Thanks for this.
Thank u sister
I can also keep chiffon cake on the freezer
I love the natural look of your video. Thank you for giving us tips in baking world. New sub and new follower here. Keep connected. Regards from Germany 🇩🇪 💖.
Thanks so much!! That is so encouraging :) love from Portland!
Thanks for sharing ❤️
In india we dont use butter cream only whipped cream frosting so let me know how to store in fridge with crumble coat and decorated cakes
I love this video thank you
This was so helpful. Thank you.
Hi... Your videos are the best I will like to ask if I can decorate a cake with a whipped cream and freeze a day before the delivery?