Frozen Cake Shipped With Dry Ice?? Help
Decorating By ttb Updated 19 Jul 2010 , 4:03am by TuckerCaker
Customer wants to pick up cake on 6/1. Wedding is 6/5. Traveling to Michigan via RV . How in the world would it stay fresh.
If cake is frozen, and packed with dry ice, would this keep it frozen until they reach their destination? If so, how much dry ice would it take?
Is dry ice safe? Would it effect the flavor? So many questions.
I am tempted to call the customer and let her know I cannot do this cake for her. It is a vintage truck for the grooms cake.
Vanilla bean cake with vanilla bean cheescake swirled with strawberry filling.
Haven't used it to transport cakes but I have used it to transport crabs from the east coast to the west coast. If you are planning on using dry ice make sure it doesn't touch the cakes it contains chemicals. I don't see why it wouldn't work you would just need to make sure you have a box large enough to place both the cake and the dry ice. How long is the drive? If the cake is frozen I would place it in a box, wrap with a plastic bag to keep it cool and place something over the top like a blanket, sheet or even news papers. I had a wedding cake that wasn't frozen that my mother delivered two hours away and it was fine. Could they get an ice chest big enough to store the cake? Good luck.
From what I understand, you must deliver a shipment using dry ice within a 24 hour time frame, I also it has to be in a pre approved dry ice container, and the vehicle must be labeled as such with "hazardous warning".
Have you just considered making the cake to fit within the freezer of the RV. If its a Motor home they can keep the freezer running non-stop. hth.
I probably shouldn't reply here, but I will. 
A bakery in California shipped a chocolate birthday cake for me to my little nephew in Afghanistan...Actually, I guess he isn't so "little" anymore....he's a Sergent in the Marines! 
It arrived 3 WEEKS LATER!!! His wife told me he said IT WAS GOOD!!! Abviously, it can be done.....I suppose it would just depend on the ingredients. Good Luck!
Haven't used it to transport cakes but I have used it to transport crabs from the east coast to the west coast. If you are planning on using dry ice make sure it doesn't touch the cakes it contains chemicals.
I never knew this! When I was in elementary school (in the 80's) no Halloween party was complete with out punch "smoking" from a big chunk of dry ice floating in it! We had them at school, private parties, everywhere it was the norm! Hmm learn something new everyday I guess!
i have " shipped" a cake to myself.... actually took it on a plane.... 4 tiers for a wedding cake and it was fine. i individually boxed each cake after freezing, wrapping in saran wrap then foil. placed those boxes inside of a sturdy corrugated box lining between each box sides top and bottom with styrofoam sheets to insulate and prevent any shifting. used ice packs to keep frozen.... the type that are almost weightless then you soak in water to bloom them then freeze. hope this makes sense.... the cakes will stsy frozen/chilled w no problem
I don't remember who, but it's been discussed on CC about shipping cakes using dry ice. Although you aren't shipping it but kinda sorta are...it's being transported...maybe those previous threads on "shipping cakes" or "how to ship cakes" will help...
What about shipping UPS or FED EX? It might be pricey but they do have ways of shipping items that need to be kept cold or frozen. Just add in the cost of shipping. If they want your cakes they will have to pay.
Good luck shipping your cake. For future shipping of cakes with dry ice, I recommend reading an article at http://cpa.utk.edu/pdffiles/cpa81.pdf. I saw this posted on this dry ice website. You can ship things, but there are guidelines.
P.S. I read a note saying that dry ice contained chemicals. This is not true. Dry ice is nothing but frozen CO2 (the same stuff we exhale).
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