COOKIES AND BARS
Rosie's recommends that cookies and bars be eaten at room temperature or slightly warmed up for optimum taste and texture. If you need to store them for a day or two, they can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature. For longer periods, they can be frozen in the container and brought to room temperature before serving. For those of you who like your cookies warm, a quick zap in the microwave will do the trick.

CAKES
Layer Cakes and Cupcakes (Black and White, Coconut Layer, Devil's Food, Fudge cake, Golden Layer, Harvard Mocha, Hazelnut, Mocha, Queen Raspberry, Snow Queen, Texas Ruby Red, Velvet Underground, White on Gold and White Queen Raspberry)

Layer cakes, other than those containing fresh fruit, custard or whipped cream taste best when served at room temperature. If you plan on serving the cake within 24 hours of when it was purchased, the cake can be left in its box at room temperature. If you plan on serving the cake more that 24 hours after you purchased it, we suggest that you put the cake in the refrigerator but take it out on the morning of the day it will be served. If you are lucky enough to have some cake left after it has been served, wrap the cake with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator. Just make sure that you bring the cake to room temperature before eating.

Other Layer Cakes (Carrot, German Chocolate, Strawberries and Cream and Summertime)
These cakes taste best when served at room temperature so if you plan on serving the cake within 8 hours of when it was purchased, the cake can be left in its box and doesn't need to be cooled. However, if the cake is being served more that 8 hours from time of purchase, it should be stored in the refrigerator until 4-6 hours before the planned serving time and then allowed to come up to room temperature.

Cakes containing fresh fruit, custard or whipped cream (Aphrodite, Boston Cream Pie, Cheesecake, Chocolate Delirium, Chocolate Midnight, Cold Fudge Sundae Cake, Fruit Tarts and Strawberry Whipped Cream Cake)

These cakes should be kept refrigerated until being served or up to 1 hour before. If you are lucky enough to have some cake left after it has been served, wrap the cake with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.

Fruit Pies
These items can be kept at room temperature for a few days. We then recommend heating in a 300 degree oven for 20-30 minutes before serving. While these desserts do not freeze well, they can easily be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week and then and reheated for enjoyment.