Sounds from this message below that it would be better to try to avoid
freezing if at all possible. In any case, it seems clear from all replies
that the main enemy in freezing is moisture/condensation, and if you want to
have any hope at all of a good result, you have to find a way of eliminating
it as far as possible.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: >
To: "JMF" >
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 11:38 PM
Subject: Can these chocolate cakes be frozen?


> finished cakes (e.g. with the frosting (chocolate, ganache ) do not
freeze,
> or thaw well. The moisture retained, and added in the freezing will make
> the chocolate , or ganache soft, runny and sticky when thawed.
> Chef R. W. Miller
> Marriott Resorts & Hotels
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JMF" >
> Newsgroups: rec.food.chocolate
> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 8:45 AM
> Subject: Can these chocolate cakes be frozen?
>
>
> > I'm planning my chocolate cakes for the Christmas party, and would like
to
> > spread out the work. So the idea is to make them one by one over the
next
> > few weeks and freeze them as I go along.
> >
> > Now, I've had complete success with freezing the cakes themselves in the
> > past, but I haven't actually tried to freeze a completely finished cake.
> > Even though I think it'll probably go well, I thought I'd better ask.
> >
> > So, there are two cakes in particular I wonder about freezing:
> >
> > - a Sacher Torte. As I said, I'm completely sure that the cake itself
> would
> > freeze fine, but will it also go well with the glaze and the "Sacher"
> > written on it, the whole thing? Will the glaze unfreeze just fine, etc.?
> >
> > - a torte with ganache on top. Once again, it's not the cake I'm worried
> > about, but the ganache, which I've never tried freezing.
> >
> > My idea would be to take the cakes out of the freezer maybe the day
before
> > and put them in the refrigerator. Or maybe just take them out of the
> freezer
> > on the morning and just put them on the kitchen table?
> >
> > In general, do finished cakes (e.g. with the frosting and the filling,
> etc.)
> > freeze well, too?
> >
> > thanks for any experience and advice,
> >
> > John
> >
> >
>
>