I live pretty far away from a Michael's or Benjamin Franklin Crafts, so, I do most, if not all, of my cake decorating shopping at Wally World. But what I don't understand is, how can they have a 3 pan set of cake pans, the largest measuring 16x16 and then the largest cake board they have is 14x10?!? How the hell am I supposed to fit a 16x16 cake on a 10x14 board?!

Does this piss anyone else off as well, or am I alone in this?

Luckily, I just found a nice site online that has 18x18 boards for pretty cheap, so I think I'm going to go that route.

You are so not alone. I've given up on Walmart for anything but the most basic of supplies and order everything online. Look on the bright side, at least you can buy the big box of Wilton fondant any time you like!

Actually seems pretty typical to me, I run across those "stumbling blocks" all the time. Whatever I'm trying to do, baking or otherwise, there's always some part or piece that I need that nobody has or that I can't find.

I think these situations are why somebody said "necessity is the mother of invention" and we certainly do have to be inventive at times. I no longer believe in "one stop shopping". LOL

Ordering online is always a good alternative. For a large board like that, I might try to find a large enough regular box to cut up for a board, it can be covered with various things to make it usable for cake.

If it helps any...um...they do sell foam core boards in stationary near the poster boards...if you get the plain white ones, they're rather inexpensive...

foam board may work too and is super cheap, I just bought 2 big @ss ones for $1.99 ea. from Hobby Lobby but Walmart prob has em too, doubling up for more support, about a half inch thick together and is pretty darn sturdy

I think some of the dollar stores carry the thinner (3/16") foamcore boards as well. If you need thick ones then you can just glue a couple together.

I ran into Michael's just yesterday to grab some square cardboards, and they don't carry square; just circlular and rectangular. I was in a hurry, so I just grabbed rectangular and cut them when I got home.
I have about 3 or 4 Michael's within 20 mins of me, this one literally right behind my neighborhood, and it STILL doesn't help! We just can't win.

Come to think of it, I don't recall seeing the larger square cake boards at Michael's or Hobby Lobby either

i just collect nice big flat boxes whenever i can and cut to fit as i need. i'd Prefer to have them already made but alas thats usualy not the case as i too live too far from even a walmart let alone a michaels thats even further.

i love tv and appliance boxes they are nice and sturdy! keep this in mind! heh

I gotta ask...does it not look like there are square cake bases in this picture?
http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=3E31A373-475A-BAC0-5894BDEBFE84A837&killnav=1

So far, I can't find squares for sale on the site....(flashbacks of the oval pan set but yet they've discontinued the most popular size oval plate...a four pan set with only 3 plates for it available....one would think, if they were going to stop making any of the plates for it, it would be the BIGGEST one because it usually rests on a base, right???? aaaaaaaaargh...yeah, I still get fumey abou that issue).

I have a TON of boxes just hanging around, but I don't feel good about carrying a three tiered cake in on some flimsy cardboard. I do like the idea of the foam board. I shall have to give that a whirl!

Glad to know I'm not the only one feeling the cake board sting!

I know how you feel. Kind of like when I went to the cake store to get a half sheet board and box and the board was half an inch bigger than the box so I had to cut it to fit. Usually I buy cardboard scraps from a packaging store and cut to size but I didn't feel like doing that this time so I ended up paying three times as much to do it anyway. Stupid cake store.

The last big cake I made I tried the foam core board and it was awesome! It didn't bend at all, even after it sat for a little while-unlike the crappy cardboard. It really works well-you really should try it!

Man, I wish I could get this kind of response in my other threads! lol. They just tend to die after one or two posts and disappear into the CC universe. lmao.

Thanks guys!!

I have several thick ceramic tiles that my SIL put "feet" on for me to use in a pinch. I just cover them in foil or plastic wrap and decorate over that. Works beautifully when you need a square board and is obviously really sturdy. The only drawback is that it adds more weight than I'd like.

Can I ask where you order your stuff online??? I'm getting tired of going to the supply store only to find out they are out of the supplies I need....
Thanks in advance!

i've got several microwave turn table glass plates that work good for smaller rounds etc.