How to Store Your Cakes: Tips and Tricks to Keep Them Fresh, Soft and Moist for Longer

From donuts to muffins, through sponge cakes: who doesn't love to enjoy a soft dessert? These are very tasty preparations that you can't always eat right away: they must therefore be preserved in the best possible way to guarantee their initial softness and prevent them from drying out, thus becoming less appetizing. Desserts are not all the same and require different solutions to keep them as fresh as when they were just made: below, here are some tricks and tips to keep them available for longer.

Cakes With No Filling

Simple cakes like the sponge cake, bundt cakes, pound cakes all have in common the absence of filling and the soft and moist dough, perfect to enjoy as is. Real comfort foods that are designed to keep for several days after they are prepared. Opt for a specific container for cakes, the classic bell with its support base, where direct contact with the air is avoided, but a minimum circulation is guaranteed. Place the cake inside at room temperature, away from heat sources: an optimal solution is to have the oven turned off, which offers an isolated "shelter" away from sudden changes in temperature. If you don't have the appropriate accessory, you can replace it with a DIY version, using a bowl and a plate: cling film is also fine , making it adhere to the surface without leaving any exposed parts. Have you prepared some muffins ? You can place them in an airtight container with baking paper, which absorbs moisture and keeps them fresh and soft without making them go soft for up to 6-7 days.

Fruit or Jam and Preserves Filled Cakes

Soft desserts that contain fresh fruit can have it in the dough or as a decoration on the surface: carrot cake or apple cake are also considered to be for the cupboard, therefore perfect to be stored like the previous ones at room temperature for no more than 3-4 days. Similarly, cakes with jams or with creams like Nutella do not need the refrigerator, where low temperatures tend to dry out and dehydrate this type of dessert quickly. It is a different matter if fresh fruit is used as a garnish without being cooked: in this case the refrigerator is necessary to prevent oxidation and rapid deterioration. How to proceed? Equip yourself with a cloche or, alternatively, an airtight container, which also protects from the odors of other foods: consume within two days, because the airtight container favors the formation of condensation, generating excessive humidity.

Layered Cakes Filled With Creams, Whipped Cream or Mousse

These are usually those desserts like Black Forest Cake or biscuit rolls, where the filling does not undergo any cooking and for this reason they must be placed in the refrigerator to avoid the development of potentially harmful microorganisms. Among the desserts they are the most delicate: they should be eaten within 24 hours to keep the different consistencies intact. The best solution is the bell, because it is specifically designed to maintain freshness for longer, but if you don't have one, opt for airtight containers or cling film, being careful not to compress the dessert.