Top tier of cake

[alley06]

The tradition is that you are supposed to save your top tier of your cake for your first anniversary. I was just wondering if anyone actually does this or what you were going to do.

I think that we will take it on our honeymoon and eat it. I know that we might not even have time to eat very much of it during the reception and FH loves cake so what better time then while we are relaxing on our honeymoon.

[milnes06]

The tradition is that you are supposed to save your top tier of your cake for your first anniversary. I was just wondering if anyone actually does this or what you were going to do.

I think that we will take it on our honeymoon and eat it. I know that we might not even have time to eat very much of it during the reception and FH loves cake so what better time then while we are relaxing on our honeymoon.
I was planning on saving mine just because it is tradition. The bakery I'm using says the will make you a little replica for your first aniversary but I just dont feel like it is the same. A lady I work with told me she just wrapped her really really good in foil and stuff and when she defrosted it it tasted just as good as the day of the wedding.

[alley06]

I just remember my sister's, they forgot about it until like 3 years after their wedding. It wasn't a pretty sight when they pulled it out of the deep freezer!

[DNM1010]

some bakeries will make it for you on ur anniv for free or for a charge, if u get the cake from them..

[marchbride2be]

I can't decide. I want to follow tradition and keep it, but we have a small freezer and I can't see taking up space for a year when we probably won't even eat it.

I found a site that said the best way to freeze your cake so it tastes like new on your anniversary. If I can find it again, I will post it.

[Lacey]

My mother is insisting that we save and freeze our cake. To me a year old frozen tier of wedding cake is about as unpalatable as it gets. We will do it to appease her but I don't see us sitting down and eating it.

[marchbride2be]

I found it...hope it helps!

1. Place the unwrapped cake tier in the freezer for about 2 hours to allow the surface to completely harden.
2. Next remove the cake and wrap it tightly with plastic wrap attempting to remove any air bubbles in order to get an air tight seal.
3. Place a second layer of plastic wrap over the cake, and then insert it into an appropriately sized bakery box. (This is something that your cake designer should provide you with.)
4. Finally, wrap the entire box in freezer or butcher's paper as the more layers protecting the cake, the less likely freezer tastes will permeate the cake.

[marchbride2be]

LOL...For those of you in need of a laugh, read on... :p

We've all heard them-- the funny horror stories about year old anniversary cake tiers that have been frozen awaiting the milestone first year celebration!

A friend, Brenda, and her husband Paul lived in a small apartment with an even smaller freezer...yet they lovingly cherished their anniversary tier giving it over half of the coveted space within. After a year of sacrificing room for frozen groceries, they removed their wedding memory from the freezer to begin the thawing process. Several hours later with family and friends assembled to assist in their celebration, it was time to "cut the cake." Brenda and Paul each took a portion of their cake knife handle and began to reenact the cutting ceremony from their reception a year prior. Much to their dismay, however, the knife would not pierce the cake. Try as they might, the knife blade could not slice through the cake. Smearing away some of the frosting to explore what lay beneath, they were shocked to find that the cake consisted of a styrofoam dummy cake! Friends and family shared rolling laughter until the 2nd anniversary over that one!

At my own first anniversary party, our wedding cake top layer was prominently displayed in the restaurant where my parents hosted a dinner for us. As we shared dinner with our guests, we continually kept hearing this indescribable plopping noise. After it persisted for some time, my friend Mary Jo, discovered the source. Pointing at our anniversary tier, it was evident that while we enjoyed our dinner, the icing had been plopping from the sides of our cake as it thawed, and was now laying in a mud puddle around the base of our cake.

[DanceCoachTiff]

The thought of eating a 1 year old cake is not appetizing to me at all. I am going to use a mold for the top layer of my cake so I can decorate it and not have to worry about people eating feathers. My mom said everyone she has ever talked to says their cake was gross and not worth saving no matter how well they wrapped it.

[Marsha]

my cake was awesome when we wrapped it. We also used about a box of plastic wrap but it was sooo tasty. I wouldnt have known the difference, we never got a slice at our wedding they forgot to serve us

[chiefsgirl]

My mother is insisting that we save and freeze our cake. To me a year old frozen tier of wedding cake is about as unpalatable as it gets. We will do it to appease her but I don't see us sitting down and eating it.


That is pretty much our situation too...neither of us are really cake people to begin with...we always celebrate stuff with cheesecake, but we can't afford to serve cheesecake at our wedding (we're thinking about getting a secret one for just us an not telling anyone about it! :eek: )

We will save our frostbitten top layer just because its tradition and probably defrost it and stick a "1" candle in it to blow out (what good is cake without candles to wish on!)

[Kikki]

Ok, my friends saved the top tier of their cake and ate it a year later like they were supposed to. They said that it was smashed and the icing was all over the place, but when they took their first bite, it was just like their wedding day again. They said that it was soooo goooood, and they ate it all! You want to just make sure it doesn't get freezer burn, but other than that, it should be perfect. Patrick and I will do it cause it is a tradition and when you freeze it, even if it is a year, the cake will be perfectly fine a year later.

[Little Lady]

My mother wrapped ours up for us. The baker supplied us with a box, so my mom put it in the little box and wrapped it up in tin foil. IT was still yummy a year later! (I only got a little nibble...thankfully, my husband is nice and didn't cram it up my nose!)

[linlin81]

Hi girls, I just wanted to say that I'm sooo glad I found this website...i had thought about this same thing, and I never would have thought about finding anything about it in the forum...now I think we will try to freez our top tier, I don't know that we'll eat it, but it will be fun just to have it to remember our "special day"

[SweetDesigns]

I am finding that an increasing number of brides just save
a large slice. I guess this frees up freezer space.

[EricasTJ]

Alright, you're all going to think this is nuts, but my parents actually saved the top tier of their cake for 25 years! My grandmother wrapped it really well and kept it in her big freezer in the basement for 25 years. On my parent's 25th wedding anniversary, we brought it out and all enjoyed it! It was kind of weird to enjoy my parent's wedding cake, but it was really special and tasted AWESOME! (I guess my grammy did a REALLY good job at wrapping it up)

[alley06]

Alright, you're all going to think this is nuts, but my parents actually saved the top tier of their cake for 25 years! My grandmother wrapped it really well and kept it in her big freezer in the basement for 25 years. On my parent's 25th wedding anniversary, we brought it out and all enjoyed it! It was kind of weird to enjoy my parent's wedding cake, but it was really special and tasted AWESOME! (I guess my grammy did a REALLY good job at wrapping it up)

Wow, 25 years is a long time!

[_Laurie_]

Alright, you're all going to think this is nuts, but my parents actually saved the top tier of their cake for 25 years! My grandmother wrapped it really well and kept it in her big freezer in the basement for 25 years. On my parent's 25th wedding anniversary, we brought it out and all enjoyed it! It was kind of weird to enjoy my parent's wedding cake, but it was really special and tasted AWESOME! (I guess my grammy did a REALLY good job at wrapping it up)

Oh wow, that is really cool!!! I can't believe it tasted good after 25 years!!!:eek:

[EricasTJ]

Oh wow, that is really cool!!! I can't believe it tasted good after 25 years!!!:eek:


Yeah, I was a little hesitant at first, but it really did taste awesome. Extremely moist and yummy! :D

What was really cool was my grandmother wrote a little letter and wrapped it up with the cake 25 years earlier saying how she knew they were meant to be together and how perfect they were for each other. It was really neat to have her find it and read it aloud to the whole family! :)

[fmil0625]

Just wanted to say that (both times) I saved the top of the cake for our first anniversary and it still tasted great! We also saved a bottle of champagne from the wedding for our 1st anniversary. I think it's a special tradition that you should follow. As far as the honeymoon is concerned, have one of the mom's or a friend put together a small ice chest of food and drink for you to take with you when you leave the reception. Obviously this little meal should include cake. When you get to your room that first night you will appreciate having something from your wedding to eat!

[rachmc]

I hadn't planned on saving mine but my sisters wrapped it up real tight for me and stuck it in my freezer while I was on my honeymoon. I think I am going to throw it away cause it takes up to much room in my freezer! and bakery will make me one one my 1 year anniversary.