I have a client in New Orleans that loved the wedding cake I made for her (here, in Vegas) so much that she wants me to make another cake for her and ship it. It will just be a simple, one tiered cake, but I really don't know anything about shipping cakes. Has anyone ever tried before? Any tips or thoughts? Am I insane for even thinking it's a possibility??

Thanks!

Hi and welcome to CC! Yes, you are insane. I think this topic has been discussed before. I beleieve many of us would love to ship our goods to our friends an loved ones everywhere in the world. Unfortunately there isn't anyone out there that will ship a cake and have it arrive intact, even when you write FRAGILE all over the box.
Some have suggested sending the plain cake (without decorating) and icing and instructions to the reciever, but I just think there is no point in that.
Someday soon someone will come up with an idea that will work for shipping goodies but for now it's a no can do.

The words "Mail" and "Cake" should never be used together in the same sentence. No matter how well you package the cake, you can count on your cake being completly desecrated.

Sometime ago there was a post with PICTURES, showing how someone mailed a cake. They showed the before and after pics. It was a sad, sad picture of what was left of a lovely cake...


HTH
Michael

I live in Portland, Or. and have shipped cakes to Indiana, Houston and Germany. They are, however smaller cakes, filled and decorated in a way I can pack and wrap them thoroughly. They have all arrived intact and looking just about as good as when they left my hands. I used USPS. What size cake were you thinking of?

I have seen cakes sold in catalogs that they ship. They look like they're covered in fondant & I recall quite expensive (like $70 for a 6"), and were decorated to look like a present. There must be some way to ship that the cake will stay intact...