Hello all..I would first like to say..I LOVE THIS SITE....I am so hooked on it. I LOVE all the masterpieces presented. 
Now for my question.......Does anyone know how I can mail a cake from Florida to New York without it becoming a total disaster. Is it even possible? 
My niece loves my cakes and I want to send her one...will it be possible. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I, too, have been wondering how to ship cakes. All of my neices and nephews (and sisters and brothers) are in different states and I usually am not in their homes for their birthdays. And I would love to make a special cake for each and every one of them! I know it can be done, but could never figure that one out!
I've been trying to do the same for the past three months, and what I'm thinkining is to stop by the post office and ask them if this is possible. If it is, then ask them what need to be done to protect the cake so it won't get damage. I would like to send some to N.Y. also. I'll probably do it today and let you know, guys.
Bye!
Sory.
Send it to me and I will be happy to make sure it is delivered!
(hahahahaaaa)
On a more serious note, I recently had someone send me Godiva chocolates. When I opened the box there was another styrofoam cooler type of box and inside they had freezer packs and the chocolate. They sent the whole thing 2-day and the chocolate was still cool but the freezer packs had melted.
About the decoations aspect I think making a more flat or smooth surface cake would be in order, then cover the cake with parchment paper and then pack the whole thing in tons of foamie chips or bubble wrap and try that. I've never done it but I guess it would be possible.
Thank you so much for your responses. Sory I took your advice and called the Post Office (not sure why I didn't think of that before...lol) So here was their response (after transfering me 3 times)
The cake maybe mailed via the USPS however, it MUST say perishable on it and they suggest sending it Express.
Thanks again.
I'm wondering if anyone here has actually tried sending a cake through the mail. I would love to hear some been there, done that stories and learn from their experiences. If anyone out there HAS mailed a cake, how did it work out? Would you do it again? Any tips?
I have sent cakes via US Mail, but they also can be sent via FedEx. You all are on the right path. Sending a wonderfully decorated cake with many embellishments may be difficult, but if you are sending a cake that is simply decorated with icing or fondant is not too hard. I freeze the cake then I wrap the cake in parchment paper (when the paper is removed from the cake, the receiver will have to touch up the icing if it is buttercream. Fondant stays in tact). I place the cake in a styrofoam container that you can get from a mailing sublet. then I place the cake in a larger cardboard box and fill with cushionall around to absord any shock the box might get while being shipped. I always add two or three cooler packs to keep the cake fresh even when I send it FedEx. I have sent several cakes and i had only 1 disaster and that was caused by not insulating the box properly! Good Luck!
Here is a link to an earlier thread regarding mailing cakes:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-10692-mail.html+ship+send
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