How long do Commercial cakes and muffins last in the pantry?

Turning the range into a date

Commercial cakes and muffins keep 3–7 days in the pantry from purchase. Enter a day and each row becomes a calendar date, worked out in your browser.

• From purchase · in the freezerBest quality by6 months after the day you bought it
• From purchase · in the pantryUse by3 days to 7 days after the day you bought it
• Once opened · in the fridgeUse by7 days to 10 days after the day you opened it

Every storage figure the USDA publishes for this item

USDA FoodKeeper files Commercial cakes and muffins under Baked Goods › Bakery.

• From purchase · in the freezer6 months
• From purchase · in the pantry3 days to 7 days
• Once opened · in the fridge7 days to 10 days

Other foods on the same USDA shelf

• Herbs7–10 days in the fridge
• Cheesecake5–7 days in the fridge once opened
• Fruit pies, apple, peach, blueberry, apricot, cherry, blackberry1–2 days in the pantryup to 1 week in the fridge once opened
• Muffin3–7 days in the pantrycommercially packaged
• Quiche3–5 days in the fridge once opened
• Cream pies, banana cream, coconut cream, butterscotch3–4 days in the fridge once opened

Food safety rules that apply to every food

• Keep the refrigerator temperature at or below 40° F (4° C). The freezer temperature should be 0° F (-18° C).
• Never allow meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, or produce or other foods that require refrigeration to sit at room temperature for more than two hours—one hour if the air temperature is above 90° F.
• Though food will be safe indefinitely at 0° F, quality will decrease the longer the food is in the freezer.
• Never thaw food at room temperature, such as on the counter top. There are three safe ways to defrost food: in the refrigerator, in cold water, and in the microwave. Food thawed in cold water or in the microwave should be cooked immediately.
• Perishable foods should never be thawed on the counter, or in hot water and must not be left at room temperature for more than two hours.
• If you're not sure or if the food looks questionable, throw it out.

Sources: FDA: are you storing food safely · FDA: safe food handling · USDA FSIS: safe defrosting.

Where these numbers come from

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Source: USDA FoodKeeper, retrieved 1 September 2026. A figure that does not match the source? Tell us. How the site is built.

USDA index terms: cake, Commercial cakes, muffin, muffins

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