So I told you about the mail-order caramel cake from Caroline's Cakes. And I told you that, apparently, you can thaw it and refreeze it many times to just steal a slice or two whenever you want. And I believe I also told you that I was skeptical.
Well, last weekend I tried the first re-thaw. I pulled the cake, with slice missing from my initial forays the week before, out of the freezer and left it on the counter for a few hours. I had wrapped it loosely in plastic wrap and put it in its tin, anticipating that the whole thing would taste like freezer once it thawed for the second time.
I crept in after dinner to steal another slice, and once again I was blown away. It was exactly the same as the first time-- same crumbly, dry-ish but still tasty vanilla cake, same heavenly, outrageous frosting. Even the exposed interior of the cake didn't suffer; unlike a cake with a cut side exposed to air, this didn't develop off-flavors or a different texture. It was truly remarkable.
Of course, this was only the first repeat freeze-and-thaw; I'm still skeptical that this cake can withstand months of repeated temperature changes without a decline in quality. But we'll see. Given the success thus far, it's safe to say that I'll be testing this puppy for weeks to come.
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