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HAPPY (AND HEALTHY) ANNIVERSARY
2017
Denise made our cake for our
wedding in September 2016.
It was absolutely gorgeous.
It took my breath away when I
saw it. Tasted amazing and all of
my guests loved it. We had her
prepare the top tier to save for our first anniversary
but we ate it the very next day!
Lisandra,
Queens, NY
Denise Makes Cakes opened in 2011 and has been creating
delicious memories one cake at a time ever since. Delivery
is available to the NYC/Tri-state area. Denise Makes
Cakes offers at home tastings to make the cake
selection process as convenient and stress free as
possible! Denise Makes Cakes will not only make
your beautiful wedding cake, they will also make your
favors. Chocolates, cake pops, cookies, and cupcakes
can be made to match any wedding theme.
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fall bridal guide
Is it still safe to eat that wedding cake after a year in the freezer?
BY SHARON NAYLOR
Expect to be hungry on your wedding
dTh e time-honored tradition of freezing
the top layer of a wedding cake to share on
a fi rst anniversary gives many couples a
chance to relive a wonderful moment. For
decades, couples have joyfully defrosted
the left over cake and dug in with hopes
that it will taste just like it did on their big
day. And many couples have been left disappointed
when their cakes were dry, stale
and tasted of the cardboard layers they
had been sitting on for a year.
Beyond taste, another concern is how
healthy it is to eat a year-old cake. Th ough
not usually considered, this should be a
concern. Any food frozen for a long time
can turn rancid. When a cake isn’t properly
wrapped, air can get into the cake,
transforming it into a stomach-churning
disaster.
Certain types of cakes, fi llings and frostings
freeze better than others. For example,
lighter cakes will not hold up well.
Th is is especially true if the cake has a fi lling
such as custard, cream or pudding.
Richer, denser, moister cakes will tolerate
an extended freeze much better. Cakes
such as chocolate and carrot are known
to stay moist and have a longer shelf life
than cakes such as fruit or angel cake. So
the type of cake you originally ordered for
your big day will factor into you a successful
preservation.
By freezing the cake, you take on risks
of ingredients breaking down, drying out
or tasting “off ,” which can lead to stomach
upset and disappointment. Even with the
most careful, multilayer steps of wrapping
your cake, the results can be mixed. And
a loss of power in your home, especially
during a time when you were on vacation,
could have defrosted and then refrozen
your cake.
One option is to give that anniversary
tradition a twist, and defrost your
cake layer on your one-month anniversary
instead. You still get to experience the
romantic ritual, and your cake, with only
one month in the freezer, will be more
enjoyable.
Alternatively, according to the experts
at Pink Cake Box bakery, “you may wish
to take on the new trend of ordering a
freshly baked, new cake layer for your
anniversary.” It may not be the exact one
from your wedding day, but you can order
it in the same fl avors, fi llings and frosting,
giving you that chance to recreate
your cake cutting. A freshly baked, fi lled
and frosted cake layer can still carry the
good luck that you assign it, and the onemonth
mark of your marriage is a fi ne
time to rekindle that magic of your wedding
day. And digging into a delectable,
fresh dessert takes the worry out of eating
old cake. A bad cake experience – whether
from food-borne illness or simple discontent
– doesn’t make for a romantic and
meaningful moment. So put down those
forks. Th ere’s no need to have even a bite
of stale, awful-tasting cake in an eff ort to
ensure a marriage fi lled with good luck
and great happiness.
Sharon Naylor is the author of “Th e
Bride’s Guide to Freebies” and three dozen
additional wedding books.
Courtesy Creators.com
