The best way to lessen the stress of holiday baking is to bake ahead of time. I like to start in the fall. Whenever I bake, I either bake twice as much or I save half of what I've baked. I freeze it to have on hand for the holidays. I especially like to do this with pound cakes, cookies and quick breads. It makes life so much easier when the stress of the holiday cheer is lessened by just the opening of the freezer door.
Freezing Tips
Pound Cakes are one of the most versatile desserts. You can eat them plain, warm, room temperature, with frosting or a glaze, without frosting or a glaze, as part of a trifle or even as part of an ice cream sundae. Got last minute dinner guests or want to invite people right after church, the pound cake is your go-to dessert. This works well during the holidays, too. Keep two in your freezer at all times, and you'll be ready for anything.
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Although, a lot of pound cakes are made in Bundt Cake pans, not all bundt cakes are pound cakes. Typically, Bundt Cakes are big. The next time you bake one, freeze half of it for later. Bundts don't need icing to look pretty. They are already shaped in lovely designs, which make them perfect for freezing.
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I don't know about you, but all through the holidays I have company coming and going. It's nice to just pull out an extra loaf of banana bread or a few already-made muffins from the freezer. Don't forget the real butter! (When I buy lots of butter, I keep it in the freezer, too.)
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The more time you spend on your cookie dough in the beginning, the less it will be when you take them out of the freezer. Of course, you could bake the cookies and freeze them, but I prefer to freeze the cookie dough. Then, you truly are eating freshly baked cookies even though the dough came out of your freezer. I also prefer to shape my dough into 2 to 3-inch balls for drop cookies. This way I can bake them just as they come out of the freezer. For sugar cookies, I prefer to freeze the dough into disks, that can be rolled out later.
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Freezing Tips
1. Pound Cakes
Pound Cakes are one of the most versatile desserts. You can eat them plain, warm, room temperature, with frosting or a glaze, without frosting or a glaze, as part of a trifle or even as part of an ice cream sundae. Got last minute dinner guests or want to invite people right after church, the pound cake is your go-to dessert. This works well during the holidays, too. Keep two in your freezer at all times, and you'll be ready for anything.
Lil's Pound Cake
7UP Pound Cake
Brown Sugar Pound Cake
Hershey Bar Cake
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2. Bundt Cakes
Although, a lot of pound cakes are made in Bundt Cake pans, not all bundt cakes are pound cakes. Typically, Bundt Cakes are big. The next time you bake one, freeze half of it for later. Bundts don't need icing to look pretty. They are already shaped in lovely designs, which make them perfect for freezing.
Bacardi Rum Cake
Limoncello Cake
Black Russian Cake
Kahlua Cake
More Bundt CakesMore »
3. Quick Breads
I don't know about you, but all through the holidays I have company coming and going. It's nice to just pull out an extra loaf of banana bread or a few already-made muffins from the freezer. Don't forget the real butter! (When I buy lots of butter, I keep it in the freezer, too.)
Very Best Banana Bread
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Cranberry-Orange Bread
Walnut Bread
Jalapeno Cornbread
More Quick Bread RecipesMore »
4. Cookies
The more time you spend on your cookie dough in the beginning, the less it will be when you take them out of the freezer. Of course, you could bake the cookies and freeze them, but I prefer to freeze the cookie dough. Then, you truly are eating freshly baked cookies even though the dough came out of your freezer. I also prefer to shape my dough into 2 to 3-inch balls for drop cookies. This way I can bake them just as they come out of the freezer. For sugar cookies, I prefer to freeze the dough into disks, that can be rolled out later.
Freezing Cookie Dough
Sugar Cookies
Drop Cookies
A Gallery of CookiesMore »
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