Can a cake be frozen if it has been iced ?

[Orangeena]

I have made a coffee cake,tray bake,and there is too much of it as the dcs dont really like it so can I freeze half-I have of course iced the whole thing with ordinary icing(icing sugar,coffee,boiling water) and walnuts. I know the cake itself will freeze well but will the icing turn to mush or disintigrate or something if its frozen?

I think it should be ok; am fairly sure my mum has frozen cakes with that kind of icing with no ill effects - I don't have enough willpower to have left-over cake on the whole!

It'll be fine I think. I often freeze buttercreamed cakes.

If you're not sure, you could always freeze a sliver of it, then defrost in a couple of hours.

My mother (amateur cake maker) always told me that you shouldn't freeze an iced cake.

Well I did as Debka suggested and froze a sliver overnight-it seems fine actually so I have put half the cake in the freezer.Thanks everyone for all your help.

Its the sugerpaste that wont freeze - buttercream would be fine.

What do you mean by sugarpaste Cuteable? Do you mean like the ready roll fondant stuff or the ordinary glace icing?

Oh ok. My mother uses sugar paste mainly. I use buttercream because I can't roll the buggering stuff out smoothly :o

Ok, the answer is NO I froze a piece to see and while the cake is fine the icing is quite mushy.Not great to be honest.Thanks for help anyway.

You'll just have to eat it all today then can I come and help please?

Sorry - by sugarpaste I mean the ready to roll icing. Its fine to freeze buttercream. Did wonder how the icing would freeze with it being made with water... oh well you will have to eat it