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asked April 25th 2016

how long can a cake be kept

I am doing a two tier birthday cake. One chocolate and one plain madeira sponge. Both will have buttercream filling. I am going away that week and they want the cake for Saturday. If I bake them on the Sunday before and fill and crust them on the Monday and cover them with the icing will they keep until the Saturday.

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I am doing a two tier birthday cake. One chocolate and one plain madeira sponge. Both will have buttercream filling. I am going away that week and they want the cake for Saturday. If I bake them on the Sunday before and fill and crust them on the Monday and cover them with the icing will they keep until the Saturday.

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Hi kathjoy

The madeira cake should be fine as it does have a longer shelf life than other sponge type cakes. The chocolate cake really depends on the recipe. Most mud cake recipes will last for about 5 -7 days, even up to 10 days if stored in the fridge. It would be important to store the cakes at a very cool temperature to get the best shelf life. To make an informed decison please see all the comments regarding shelf life of cake here:
http://www.cakeflix.com/questions?s=shelf+life+of+cake
Click on the most relevant threads so you can get a good idea on how to extend eating time by a few days.

Hope this helps.

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