Hi Margaret,

Not at all! I freeze my cake layers all the time and they taste amazing!! I love doing that because it helps break up the process and makes cake decorating a lot more fun. I walk through how to properly wrap cake layers here: https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-cake-layers-in-advance/

Hope that helps, happy baking!

Oh no! I’m so happy this post helped and that you were able to make cake for your big day 🙂 Thank you for sharing Rah!!

Hi Jean,

I have covered a few cakes in fondant, and in my experience it’s not easier!! But that’s also because I rarely work with fondant. So much of it comes down to doing what you’re most comfortable with. If you’ve never tried it before, I’d suggest trying it out and seeing how you feel about it!

The other thing is I really don’t like eating fondant, and prefer using just buttercream to decorate my cakes. When I used to sell cakes, all my customers also wanted buttercream cakes, and I think that had a big influence on my cake decorating preferences.

I tried searching for this video on your YouTube channel but it is not there. There is a different tutorial with red velvet cake.

How can I see this original video with the purple frosting?

@Alicia,
I’m just a beginner, but I’ve seen multiple YouTube videos, including Chelsey’s. Have you noticed that when they spread the frosting they go back and forth? At first I was only spreading it forward on my cake, but since I noticed this I’ve been rocking the spatula back and forth. It really helps take out those air bubbles fast!