I always seem to have some icing on the serving board close to my cake from decorating the bottom border. How does everyone keep a clean serving board? Do you decorate it only on a cake-size board and then place it on a serving board?

Thanks!

Amy

I have the same problem. I usually take a hot washcloth or wet paper towel and very carefull wipe off the excess icing before I put the finishing trim along the bottom.

Before you put the cake on the board put down some parchment paper or wax paper over the board. Then put the cake down. Ice the cake & smooth it. After your done w/ that part just pull the parchment paper out from underneath the cake! Do this slowly!! Then you can do your borders & there is little or no clean up!! I do this all the time. If I forgot I just do what m0use suggested. Hope that helps!!!

I have done the parchment under the cake thing, but instead of pulling it out from underneath I cut it with a knife lightly enough to just cut off the outside edge of the paper. I spread icing under my cake to stick to the board, so I wouldn't be able to pull the parchment out from under the cake without it sticking to my icing spread.

I guess my problem, too, is that when I do my bottom border, sometime it tends to "smear" a little on the cake board, or the bottom of the border flattens out a bit being up against the board. Guess I need to come up some when doing my bottom borders!

I usually cut strips of wax paper and tuck them a tiny bit under the edges of the cake. When I'm done frosting & I pull the strips out. The mess that would be on my board is now in the trash and the bottom boarders are perfect & clean. The hot washcloth method also works well. Just be sure that you have twisted your washcloth to get rid of most of the water before it gets anywhere near your cake.

thats exactly what I do. THats one thing that I know looks good with my cakes. About the only thing that I am ever sure of. wax paper does well.

you should always have small strips of wax paper slightly around the cake, so you can easily pull them out when your done!

I dont think I will ever run out of wax paper again. I did once, and was really nervous... used saran wrap though and it worked, but rather have the wax paper.

girl, you were brave using saran wrap!

it was only to protect the surface from frosting.... I didnt think it would matter... but I do have to say I did not like using it.... to slippery..... you can make a mistake once and learn from it, and I did just that!!!!

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