I am not a professional cake decorator but I make cakes on the side every now and then for people I know. I was just wondering what everyone uses to cover their cake boards. Im not a big fan of the silver foil and I dont make enough cakes to order the colored foil and invest a lot of money into it. I like to have colors that go with the cake so I usually just use tissue paper and then wax paper over top. This doesnt look the greatest and I would love to know if anyone has some ideas on different ways to cover the boards.

I am a hobby baker and do mainly grandchildren's birthday cakes. I don't like the foil for that either and I cover in wrapping paper and put clear wrap (food safe) over that.

You could use fondant. I use the cheaper stuff (Wilton) to cover mine sometimes. It's trickier if you're just putting your cakes on a carboard round, but if you're using a cake drum or a thicker cake board, it works out very nicely.

I have used wrapping paper before, but it can't be a thin paper. There's a cake supply store not far from me that sells all different color foils by the sheet depending on the size board you need to cover. They keep it on rolls on the wall and just cut to size. You should check to see if anyone in your area does this.

Thanks for all the good ideas. The closest we have to a cake store is Michaels and Walmart. All the good cake supply stores have went out of business here. I've never thought of any of these ideas. I'll try them out. Thanks again!

Michael's carries great scrapbooking paper. I just glue it onto foam board - cut it to size. It's very inexpensive and they have great colors and patterns.

It's not very exciting, but it does the job, and that's white Freezer Paper you find at the grocery store. I don't even put my cake on a separate round, I adhere it directly to the freezer paper -wrapped board with buttercream and start frosting and decorating. White is pretty neutral and it gives a clean appearance...plus it's also easy to clean up any errant frosting that may get on it. The shiny surface is perfect for that. I put a coordinating ribbon around the sides of the board and it looks great!
I also use it to wrap the cardboard rounds the other tiers are on so they won't get soggy from the buttercream.

I do like the look of fondant and have used that before as well.

I like to use fondant also. I buy those clear stamps and stamp designs on the fondant coordinating with the design of the cake.