Pre-frosting cake with jelly
I am making a chocolate cake for my son's birthday. Used a boxed cake mix (with a few substitutions) for the cake itself. Going to use chocolate frosting. Had the idea to put a light coat of strawberry jelly on the top and let is soak in before frosting.
Has anyone done that before? Will it work or just make the cake soggy?
Best Answer
Yes, you can do this and it is not unheard of in continental European-style cake recipes that tend to be on the dryer side than many American cakes. A good example of this is Sachertorte, which has a coating of apricot jam topped with a chocolate ganache.
If you have a firm-crumb cake (Sachertorte or pound cake or similar), this would work well, especially with a poured frosting or glaze. If you have a moister, crumblier cake it may (probably will) lose structure. In either case, the temperature of both the Jam and the cake matter. The cake should be fully cooled and the Jam glaze should be warm. Chill the glazed cake before attempting to frost it.
You can make a glaze by warming jam or thinning preserves slightly and cooking until it makes a thick sauce, then cooling slightly. Epicurious has a Sachertorte recipe including glaze if you want an example.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/apricot-glaze-231044
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Can you put jelly in between cake layers?
Spread the jam over the cake until it is covered. Then, very carefully, invert the layer and lay it over the frosted part of the bottom layer. This way you will both frosting and jam between the two layers.How do you store a cake overnight before frosting?
Instead of simply trying to frost it at room temperature, wrap the layers in plastic and put them in the refrigerator for at least a couple of hours or even overnight. In fact, the layers can be kept in the refrigerator for up to a week if you need to space out your cake baking project.What to put on a cake before icing?
Melt 1/2 cup jelly, jam, or preserves with 1 Tbs. water until thin and smooth. Strain the warmed mixture into a small bowl and brush a thin layer onto the cake to seal the surface. Let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes to set up before applying the finish frosting.How far in advance can you frost a cake?
Frosting: Fresh frosting can be made 1 to 3 days before cake is due. Keep in an airtight container and refrigerate. Or frosting can be frozen for up to three months.Mirror Glaze Cake
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