Birthday cake needed Sun- will it be off if I bake it today?

[Haylstones]

I need to make a cake for dd's birthday on Sunday and was planning to bake it today then ice/decorate it tomorrow as I will be busy on Saturday. It's going to be too big to fit in an airtight container or the fridge so I was going to put it in a spare room where the heating isn't on- will this be ok? Or am I better waiting until tomorrow or Sat to bake it?
What is the longest you can store a sponge cake for (was actually going to use Mars's LD recipe as I know that produces one the size I want!)

Bumpity bump. Anyone know?

I would do it on saturday. Can you fit it in the freezer?

Absolutely no space in the freezer!

make a chocolate cake instead of sponge - this one keeps really well and stays moist (it's Enid's):

Preheat oven to 180C
Grease and line deep round cake tin or two 7" sandwich tins

In one bowl, mix:
1 Tblspn white vinegar
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup milk
1 cup cold coffee (hot coffee will scramble the eggs) or orange juice

In another, big bowl, mix:
2 cups plain flour
13/4 (one and three quarters) cup caster sugar
half a cup of cocoa
1 tsp salt
2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp bicarb

Mix the wet ingredients into the dry and stir well until fully combined.
Pour into prepared tin and bake for 45 mins.
Leave in tin until quite cold then turn out.
If you did it in sandwich tins stick layers together with buttercream or Nutella.

Thanks, that sounds lovely. It needs to be pretty big, will that do it?

Thanks, that sounds lovely. It needs to be pretty big, will that do it?

[measures tins]

that'll make a 10" diameter cake 3" deep
or 2 x 8" diameter cakes 2" deep

either way it'll certainly do 12 and probably 15 pieces

Thank you!

Have just baked it and cleared a huge space in the freezer for it- was th eonly way I could see to get it done!

but it doesn't need freezing!

will keep till Sun easily in clingfilm or airtight box

I know, I'm useless! went for plain sponge in the end as it's also dh's bday and he has allergies to more of the ingredients in the choc cake (i.e cocoa...)