# Cake: In fridge or Room Temp? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 12, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073 "2024-07-12T02:35:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/1 "2024-07-12T02:35:00Z")
I have been having cake ( small piece, no frosting) for breakfast every morn for a long time. Also a snack at night. It helps me drink more water. I have been keeping it in the fridge, it lasts about 6 days. My recent one, I am leaving out. Good idea, or both okay? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/2 "2024-07-12T02:52:20Z")
I suspect it depends on the cake, but that the biggest issue is to keep it covered so that it doesn’t dry out too fast. If memory serves, I/my family have always left cake out at room temperature, but I don’t know that it has ever remained uneaten for as long as 6 days. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/3 "2024-07-12T03:10:41Z")
What kind of cake? That is, Store bought (with chemicals that inhibit mold growth) or Home made (with nothing to stop it from being an excellent replacement for agar microbial growth media). ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/4 "2024-07-12T03:24:21Z")
Betty Crocker. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/5 "2024-07-12T03:53:15Z")
What kind of cake? That is, not what brand (which has been answered), but does it include layers of something that might need refrigerating? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/6 "2024-07-12T03:53:40Z")
Just chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/7 "2024-07-12T03:59:50Z")
> Super Moist™ Cake Mix Frequently Asked Questions > By Betty Crocker Kitchens > > Q. How should the cake be stored? > A. You can store cake at room temp or in the fridge or freezer. > > Cake will keep at room temp for up to 2 days, loosely covered. > > Both frosted and unfrosted cakes will keep up to 5 days in the fridge if they’re tightly covered. All cakes with custard or whipped-cream filling or topping should be refrigerated. > [Super Moist™ Cake Mix Frequently Asked Questions - BettyCrocker.com](https://www.bettycrocker.com/products/betty-crocker-baking-and-cake-mixes/faq) ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/8 "2024-07-12T04:04:53Z")
Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/9 "2024-07-12T06:56:44Z")
Sounds like you have a cake and you’re going to eat it too. Don’t believe the myth that you can’t do that. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/10 "2024-07-12T07:36:19Z")
It’s pretty hot out. I might fridge it. I’ve done both, well covered. Frozen cake. Hmm? I’m getting ideas… (Can I be you? Cake for breakfast and then again at night. Sounds nice to me.) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/11 "2024-07-12T08:35:34Z")
Moved from IMHO to CS (Cake Society). ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/12 "2024-07-12T08:58:56Z")
I wish you could. I’m gonna fridge it. Its only a serving. Their idea of serving and mine are different. Gotta be chocolate though. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/13 "2024-07-12T09:03:19Z")
I make cakes. We keep ours in an airtight cake tin and they neither go stale nor mouldy. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/14 "2024-07-12T11:31:28Z")
I’ve always heard that refrigerating a cake messes with its chemical composition which affects taste, texture, etc. Chemists, clue me in. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/15 "2024-07-12T11:32:56Z")
Frozen chocolate cake cut up a bit, placed in a mug with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream, then topped with Guinness. A beer float. Delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/16 "2024-07-12T11:42:37Z")
I think room temperature cake tastes much better. My wife, on the other hand, is one of those maniacs who refrigerates Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. I prefer my confections as they’re found in the wild, as God intended. Also, if a cake makes it past six _hours_ in our house, it’s lived a good, long life. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/17 "2024-07-12T12:03:30Z")
I see what you did there. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/18 "2024-07-12T12:04:52Z")
I didn’t! Just looked cause you mentioned it.🍰🎂 ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/19 "2024-07-12T12:23:29Z")
There’s a song about it … _Cake in the fridge, ain’t no surprise_ _Just pour me a drink, and I’ll tell you some lies._ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073/20 "2024-07-12T13:30:13Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > (Cake Society). Do you have one of their brochures? I was thinking of retiring there. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-in-fridge-or-room-temp/1004073.md?page=2)