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THE KEY TO PRESERVING the top layer of the wedding cake so it’s both edible and attractive on the first anniversary is oodles of plastic wrap.

• Remove any flowers, ribbons and cake toppers.
• Freeze or refrigerate cake for several hours to allow icing to harden so it doesn’t get smooshed when you wrap it.
• Double wrap: Wrap in plastic wrap, completely. No uncovered spots. No places for air to get in. Do the best you can. Then do it again a second time.
• Place in box. Wrap the box, too.
• Label it.
• Put in freezer, preferably in a place where it won’t get jostled too much, a place with little traffic. Not near the ice cream. Near the frozen vegetables.

I got all the gunk out of the box before putting the wrapped cake back in.

An extra wrapping of foil made it look like a gift!

You might like to see a few photos from the the cake tasting last August.
photos by Marilyn
credit: I consulted the Net and found excellent instructions for freezing wedding cake.