Cake care instructions
In order to ensure that you enjoy your purchase in perfect condition, we have prepared the following information on how to carefully transport, store and serve your cake
Handling & Transportation
Carry your cakes carefully.
Bags and boxes should be held upright, steady and level to avoid decorations from falling off, or a cupcake from toppling over.
cakes shouldn’t be stacked on top of each other, to avoid decorations getting squashed.
If transporting by car, please place cake boxes onto a level, non-slip surface and try to avoid bumpy roads!
Long journeys can cause the icing to soften, this applies to mainly buttercream cakes and on this basis please try to avoid your purchase being left outside the fridge for more than 30 minutes (or about 15 minutes in warm weather)
Please ensure that you read the information carefully as we at Katy's Kitchen cannot be held liable for damaged items caused by incorrect handling and transportation, once the purchase has been handed over to the customer or an external courier company organised by the customer.
Storage
Please transfer your cakes into the fridge as soon as possible, and keep them away from direct sunlight and heat sources.
Buttercream cakes will need to be stored in a fridge otherwise the structure and finish of your cake can be compromised and lose its shape. Katy' Kitchen will not be held liable for any buttercream cakes that have been stored appropriately.
Fondant cakes and sugar crafted cakes are not to be stored in a fridge, fondant cakes can last for 3-4 days at room temperature, once your fondant cake has been cut into please wrap or keep in an airtight container for maximum freshness.
Serve & Enjoy
All cakes taste at their best if eaten at room temperature on the day of purchase.
For maximum flavour and a soft, moist texture we recommend removing the cake from the fridge 1 to 2 hours before consumption, and cake slices and cupcakes 20 to 30 minutes in advance (subject to room temperature). If your cake sponge still appears hard, this means that it hasn’t reached normal room temperature, so just leave it out for a little longer.
Cakes and cupcakes with sugar decorations should be collected as close to the required event as possible and ideally should not be stored in the fridge for more than 2 hours as the sugar decorations can melt or collapse in cold, damp conditions.
Cutting the Cake
Remove any candles, decorations, cake dowels and sugar paste plaques (if applicable) before slicing your cake.
Layer cakes are best sliced with a large plain edged kitchen knife, Cold buttercream or ganache can stick to a knife and make the cake crumble when slicing. To ensure neat, smooth slices, simply have a jug with hot water and a kitchen cloth at hand to dip and wipe the knife blade regularly between slices then lift your slice off the cake board, use a cake slice lifter or palette knife.