If you are a bakery that produces cakes for special events, you understand the struggle that it can be to create a cake or transport a cake in the heat of summer. With wedding season in full bloom, many bakeries are starting to produce and transport wedding cakes while battling warm temperatures.

It is important to understand how to store cakes and how to get cakes to other destinations as temperatures rise. Cakes, and baked goods in general, are perishable and they must be made and stored with care.

Consider Your Frosting

When creating cakes that can withstand warm weather, it’s important to consider what type of cakes might hold up best against hot conditions. Fondant, for instance, often stands up to warm weather better than buttercream. Fondant, which contains gelatin, is often a bit tougher when compared to butter cream which helps prevent the frosting from melting off the cake.

Consider Your Filling

Many cakes are often filled with things such as layered frosting, whipped cream, mousse, and so forth. If you have a couple requesting a filling for a wedding cake, urge them to go with options that are not dairy-based if the wedding falls in summer. Those fillings will not stand up to heat well, and they can melt and soften the inside of the cake as a result. Instead, urge couples to choose a fresh fruit option as a layer within their cake. The cake will look beautiful when it’s cut into and it creates a healthier, lighter option as well.

Consider Your Venue

Most professional bakers are going to have a place to store cakes and baked goods in order to keep them cool. We have a variety of refrigeration and freezing equipment available, which should be a top priority for any food service company. However, if you are transporting a cake to a wedding, you should make sure that the venue you are headed to has proper refrigeration to hold the cake until the event begins.

Are you getting your bakery ready for wedding season? Visit Empire Bakery for all of the bakery equipment you need to produce decadent cakes.