Can you put cupcake/fairy cakes in the freezer?

[cookielove]

We are planning to have a cake stall at a fete, and one of our keen bakers won't be able to make them all the day before, so i thought i ask you wise mumsnetters whether (because i think it might be) it might be possible to freeze the cakes before hand them defrost them and ice them on the day?

If this is possible how long can we leave them to frozen, is there a certain minimum length and maximum length or am i completely wrong?

99% sure it's fine, but as you say, don't ice them until the day. Would imagine 1 month to be the 'recommended' limit.

yy you can freeze them and already iced as long as it's with buttercream.
they defrost within a few hours so any other bits n bobs like sprinkles,flowers,sweets etc can be added then

Thank you aseriouslyblondemoment and charitygirl

Sponge cakes will be fine in the freezer for up to 2 months. I personally wouldn't ice them before because I don't think butter cream ever tastes quite right after it's been frozen, but you could easily make it up the night before, leave it covered in the fridge and then just give it a good beat on the day before you actually put it on the cakes. Cupcakes shouldn't take very long to defrost - probably only about half an hour (maybe a little longer but def not longer than an hour) - but I'm not sure about how well they will defrost in paper cases. I regularly freeze sponge cakes and then defrost and ice them when I need them, but they are always defrosted sitting on a wire rack to ensure all the moisture goes away from the cake. It's especially important to make sure all ice-crystals are gone before you ice them as any remaining excess moisture can ruin your icing.

Sometimes the cases peel away as they defrost. Can you make and freeze bigger cakes (maybe traybakes) then decorate and cut up? If you cut them, but leave them together iyswim, you can sell portions without them going stale.

Thats a fab idea CakeyBaker, i will chat to the bakey lady at work, thank you 2plus2more