How to Make + Decorate Cakes Ahead of Time 

THANK YOU! I have my first big order for a 3 tier (12, 10, 8) cake on a Saturday. My timeline is similar. Sunday make fillings, M-W: bake, Thurs: level/tort, fill, crumb, Fri: final coat & decorate. Good to know I'm on the right track!

I love how all of your videos are just-the-facts. I am so frustrated with other channels that chit-chat or repeat over and over. It's such a waste of time when I just want to learn and move on. THANK YOU!

I really needed this. I'm just starting to bake and ending up being overwhelmed. Now I know I can properly store unfrosted cake and be ready. Thank you

I tried finding somewhere that could make my son's "first trip around the sun" cake. And I'm too picky. I wanted something unique and made just for him. SOO I'm just taking it on myself because it'd be what I want. I'm already doing his whole party myself. Balloon arch, decorations, food, I even rented a vacation rental to be able to house family comfortably. So this will be nice in the kitchen I will have access to, and with my timeline. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

This video is so useful. I love baking but have lessened due to chronic fatigue. Using these methods will help me pace to conserve energy while being able to make a delicious cake. Thank you

The day-by-day example was great!! Not getting ahead of the game is always my downfall! Thank you, Whitney!

Thank you for the timeline. I make bento cakes and I am always overwhelmed because I try to always do everything in one day. I will be trying this thank you ❤️

This timeline is really useful. It’s sometimes hard to know how much time to allow, and this sets things out really clearly.

A great tutorial. Thank you. I will put this in practice x

Thank you so much for the example with the timeline of when to make things and how to store them. I'm having my colleague's son's birthday coming up on Saturday and have to do all the prep from baking to decoration to hand it over on Thursday/Friday. You have no idea how helpful it was!! Thanks again!!!

Thank you for the tips 🥰🥰🥰🥰 You have a lovely voice!!!❤

This is exactly what I needed to know Thank You so much I watch so many videos and no e of them explained any of this ❤ I'm so appreciative to you

As a stay at home mom who loves to bake cakes for my kids this is so helpful!

Thank you! This is so helpful. I always end up pulling all-nighters to get the cake done because: - I want it to taste fresh - I’ve never really known how to bake or make decorations in advance so they’re good on the day - I always take on too much and am time poor as a result. I’ve sent this video to myself as a reminder. Thanks 😊🧁

This video is amazingly helpful. I'm a homeschooling mom of 5, and I have really started enjoying making special cakes for my kids for their birthday parties. There's so much to do before a party, and now I'll be able to enjoy the cake-making process even more by pre-making all the components. THANK YOU!

I recently saw this video. I see that it has been going on for a few years, but it is perfectly explained. Thank you for sharing it. I loved it.❤

This timeline is super useful, thank you so much! I need to have a cake ready by Sundat the following week so I really needed this ❤️

Your video was super informative. Baking stresses me out because it's so much to do at one time. I had no idea I could bake ahead of time to cut out the stress of doing it all in one day. Thank you so much for sharing. 😊

I have only one question. Doesn't the cake sweat once you remove it from the refrigerator? Thanks again. It's a really helpful video!

This timeline video, simple and straight to the point must be the best calebsave video on my cake playlist ❤❤❤

Waow this whole idea of preparing things ahead of time is so wonderful. Thanks so much for this brilliant idea 🙏🙏🙏

Couldn't sleep, so of course I am burning my retinas watching YT (should help, right?!) ... Anyway, just came across your channel, and wanted to mention how much I appreciate the details here, but delivered in an accessible way, as well as the beautiful products you make. I look forward to watching and learning more from you! 🌻✨

Wow this was a great video. I'm a pastry chef and there is so much my teacher never told us so I'm doing my own research thank you

Thank you so much you just made my new cake business a whole lot easier that my stress level just dropped 💯 o my God thank you. For this life saving tip. Thank you again I'm looking for more videos thank you I just subscribed to your channel. I'm so excited for me and my home business you have made such a difference in my life. I'm making changes in my life personally but today finding you I believe is a God sent this is icing on the cake...🤗🎂God bless you🫶🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾 and more great success to you.

Thank you so much for making this video. I love baking but cakes always stressed me out to the point that I mostly stopped making them unless it was requested. Now I think it'll be fun again!

This is so f'ing helpful. I really want to get good at cake decorating and love every step individually, but the whole project is always so overwhelming I rarely delve into it and this was inspiring AF.

Wooow! This video was AWESOME! Thank you so much for these tips!

So informative and now thanks to you I have a plan. Your amazing and many sweet thanks!

This was wonderfully informative. Thank you.

Brilliant! Much needed tips. Thank you

Thank you very much. You're a lifesaver!

Thank you soo much for your valuable advice..was looking forward to this info! Glad I found you!

Thank you so much for the preparation day plan, it is awesome. One do have one small query - I was wondering when I would crumb coat cake if taking the cake out of town on a Thursday but cake not needed until Saturday, it also will have fondant decorations. Thank you in advance.

Awesome video, super helpful, thank you 🤗🤗

Answered questions I have searched and searched for and no one answered. Thank you

you just saved my life, working 7 days a week with my kids not eating store bought cake. I will be able to bake their cakes without pulling an all nighter. Hats off to you

THANK YOU for this! I've been baking a long time but didn't know this!

You are the best cake design teacher on RU-vid. Great quality video. Thank you very much you make me want to bake again

Am so wowed, please do you have video on your chocolate drip, fondant rose and all?

Thankyou so much Really helpful and you explain it so nicely

Thank you so much for the info! Love to hear I don't need to stress out more on my bday

This video is so informative, Whitney - I especially love the timeline! One question about frosting, though: American buttercream comes together so easily, what is the advantage of making ahead? Seems like by the time you let it come to room temp and rewhip, it's longer than the initial process, plus you have to clean the mixer twice (ha). Is this to allow the colors to develop or something? Thanks!

Thank you so much for these tips. You deserve a subscribe immediately.

Thankyou!! This answered the questions i had!!❤❤❤

Thank you! Finally found out why I struggle stacking my cakes!

You meed some wilton cake strips! I just started baking and learned the trick from Preppy Kitchen.

new subscriber here.. i am glad i found your channel. so informative ❤

Game changer! Thank you!

Thank you so much❤ i really needed this❤

This is exactly what my ADHD brain needed!! Thank you so much!! ❤

Very informative, thank you for sharing. Will there be condensation

thank you so much..................extremely helpful.

This was awesome thank you so much wanted to know should I wrap my crumb coated filled cake with plastic wrap before I put it in the refrigerator the day before I finish decorating it

Thank you for these tips! Can you tell me what size the purple drip cake was and how many cakes (im thinking three). Thank you!

OMG thank you so very much I have just found your channel and I think it’s fantastic as a beginner I find it very helpful I can’t wait to buy your book thank you again lots of love from Australia 🇦🇺

When do you add fondant decorations, also the night before? How do you make sure they don’t bleed into the buttercream? Do you still refrigerate a decorated cake the night before with fondant decorations? Also, do you store your fondant decorations in an airtight container right up until decorating?

Thank you so much. I need this information so bad

wow! want to learn, thanks you for your show

Clever ideas, thank you for sharing. How thick are your layers?

Very good tips♥️ thank you

Hi... Your videos are the best I will like to ask if I can decorate a cake with a whipped cream and freeze a day before the delivery?

Thanks for your advice

HELP PLEASE…. How far in advance can I make fondant stripes to put on the side of a buttercream frosted cake needed 6 days from now? I’m so new at this that I don’t wanna leave it till the last minute. Should I try to keep the stripes soft or let them dry? I hope I get to you in time for this question. So Sorry about that. I just wanted you to see my plea for help. I’m so so happy that I found your channel! I’m kind of a beginner at this decorating thing lol! I am making a jack Skellington cake for my granddaughter’s birthday on Saturday and was stressing about decorating it at the last minute as I’m not free on the Friday. I’ve already baked my cake and frozen the layers but I am frosting with buttercream and always have a struggle with the final layer even though I crumb coat. I’m trying to keep it simple ha ha! I’m just making the cake round for the face and frosting with buttercream but I am putting fondant stripes down the side and will need to make them a few days in advance. I’ve seen a few of your videos and I’ve subscribed right away because I love your style of teaching. Thank you so much for all that you do for us🤗💕

New subscriber here, Where did you get those airtight containers from (for the buttercream/ganache), they look awesome?

This is a really great video. Thank you for breaking things down this way. Finally getting back into baking so this is a great refresher.

Interesting that you suggest chilling the unboxed cake in the fridge. Do you not get condensation when taking it from the fridge? And if you do how do you deal with that. Thank you.

Thank you so much for this!!! I love your cake and business tips!!!🥰🥰🥰

Thank you for sharing!

Thank you so much for this🤗no more stressing for me thank you thank you thank youuuuuu!

So helpful thank you so much

Very informative. Thank you! Now I have a time-line.

Hi Whitney, just wondering, how do you deal with cake sweating? I experience this a lot and still confused how to correctly solve it. Thanks a lot!

Thank you for sharing.👍🏾💯

Such a huge help ... thank you!!

Thanks for sharing ❤️

Your tutorial is great, could you advise me on how much buttercream I would need to fill Sponge layers and crumb coat? I will be covering my cake with fondant. Would it be possible to send me a link for a good buttercream recipe? I'm starting to get nervous about my bake. Thank you. Valerie.

After finishing the cake on Friday do I put it back in the refrigerator until Saturday when needed?

Hi! Do you start crumbcoating the cake while it´s frozen or should it be at room temp?

Woah! Helpful!

Thanks alot Whitney. How can I properly store fondant and for how long can it last?

I love the natural look of your video. Thank you for giving us tips in baking world. New sub and new follower here. Keep connected. Regards from Germany 🇩🇪 💖.

Great video! Can you attach hard fondant decorations to a buttercream cake in advance? If so should the buttercream be fresh or set and how do you attach the decorations? And then how do you store the cake once the decorations have been added? 😊

Amazing . So informative

Thank u so much ..Godbless u and Lovelots from Philippines 🥰💖

Loved this video! Thanks so much for all of the great info!

Can you recommend a fridge for cakes for home baker?

How long much the cake be in the refigerator before you spray it and must the cake go in the fridge aftr spray

Hi good morning very useful tips thank you so much God bless you 🙏🙏🙏

Glad to know I've been doing this right!

Thanks for this advice it’s really helpful!

Does freezing taste the same as freshly baked? What about baking 2 days ahead, do you freeze?

Does the fondant decorations get rock hard if made a week or more in advance? If it gets hard how does it stick to the side of cake without falling off it?

Hi, love your channel! I plan on making your galaxy cake for my son's birthday. Do you have a recipe for the cake sponge you use please? Vanilla or chocolate! Thanks.

I love this video thank you

such a helpful video ...Thanks x

Hi! I have some questions, can I put buttercream in the freezer then defrost it when I need it? Thanks!

Do you you have to cover the crumb coat cake when it’s in the fridge?

Is this American buttercream you're storing in the fridge? Does it form a crust? Thanks

Thanks for uploading! I always use your chocolate cup/cake recipes too!

I needed all this info...tfs