Cooking Series: Edible Flower Recipes, Beautiful and Vibrant Pink Cherry Blossom Cake, P5

Shidonna Raven
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MARCH 21, 2018

Updated February 18, 2025

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Recipe Troubleshooting and FAQ

Do I need special tools to make this recipe?

Sort of. If you bake cakes regularly, it’s likely that you already have the main tools you need for this chocolate cake: a round cake board, a rotating cake stand and an offset spatula.

You’ll also need a stand mixer with a paddle attachment and two 8-inch cake pans to make the cake batter and frosting.

Can you freeze cherry blossom cake?

Yes! You can freeze the yellow cake in the following ways:

Freeze the baked, unfrosted cake layers.

Follow the recipe instructions for making and baking the cake layers. Once the layers have cooled, tightly wrap each cake layer in its own individual sheet of plastic wrap. Freeze for up to 3 months. To use in the recipe, there’s no need to thaw the cakes! Simply set the cake layers out on the counter as you make the frosting to let them thaw slightly. Use in the recipe as directed.

Freeze the entire assembled cake with chocolate frosting.

You can freeze the entire assembled cake, too! However, doing so works best if you use a cake board. Follow the recipe instructions for making all the different components of cake and assembling them together on a cake board. Refrigerate the entire assembled cake, uncovered, for a minimum of 4 hours. Doing so sets the frosting and preps it for freezing. After 4 hours, test the cake by gently poking the frosting with your finger. Poke it gently!

You don’t want to leave an indent, you just want to swipe it gently to see if any frosting comes off. If no frosting comes off onto your finger, the cake is ready.

Carefully cover the whole thing—cake board and all—in two layers of plastic wrap. Freeze for up to 3 months. To serve, transfer to the refrigerator overnight to thaw, then let stand at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours before serving.

Freeze any leftover slices.

Tightly wrap any leftover slices of cake in plastic wrap and freeze for up to 3 months. Follow the instructions above to thaw and enjoy!

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