Best way to keep a carrot cake

Make it, freeze it before someone eats it, thaw and ice the day before.
Make 2, I’m on my way……..

Thank you for your advice oopsy, but this is why I keep my location a secret......

I second making on Tuesday and freeze it, un-iced. Carrot cake freezes very well.

I used to make carrot cakes for the local Country Market and always made them 3 days before selling day and iced the day before. They were 2lb loaf tin size, but larger cakes would be the same. Uniced carrot cakes freeze well too, so the choice is yours!

My first thought on 'best way to keep a carrot cake' - was eat it. Still, it'll freeze very well and you can defrost Friday night and ice on Saturday.

Yes, please make three, one for Gransnetters on this thread to try out first!

Definitely make and freeze. I use cream cheese frosting and freeze the whole thing.

I used to freeze such things (iced) to stop myself eating them - until I discovered that they're very nice frozen too!

Obviously a typo or maybe predictive text error in thread Title.

‘Keep’ should read ‘eat’. ?

Oopsadaisy1

Obviously a typo or maybe predictive text error in thread Title.

‘Keep’ should read ‘eat’. ?

Exactly!

I remember making a topping for a carrot cake once and it just slid off the cake - I did follow a recipe!

However, I then read that the addition of butter is essential as well as the cream cheese, icing sugar and lemon or lime. It makes the icing firmer.

Thank you all very much! I don't wish to appear ungrateful - but I'm keeping the freezer locked!

The best way to keep a carrot cake is to not tell anyone you’ve got it. I freeze all my cakes, which I sell for charity.

hide it.
i may have misunderstood the title question.
i often hide things to delay my eating of them.
then forget that i bought it, let alone where i put it.
by the time i happen upon it, it is often too late...

I’m for freezing too. I make a three layer one and ice it when only partially thawed. I do this with most cakes as it stops crumbs getting into the icing.

I don’t think you need to freeze it if made on Tuesday. I have an iced one in the fridge that has been there —or at least some has— for a week now. It is still perfectly good, so I would just keep it in the fridge until Sunday.

Oh welbeck, that made me laugh!
More thanks to you all