When you do a stacked cake with BC frosting, do you cover the cardboard rounds with anything? (besides the very bottom one, of course) I know they're food safe, but when you cut into the tiers, and take away the pieces of cake, does anyone else notice that the rounds are a liitle on the soggy side? Do you ever think that grosses out the non-cake-decorating customers!?....or maybe I'm the only weird one who doesn't cover them!!

I have yet to make a stacked cake, but I was doing some research on it and I did read that you are supposed to cover the cardboard between the layers. I think glad press and seal was recommended.

You need to wrap them in foil or some people wrap with contact paper. Also I think if you use the waxed boards you don't have such a problem. I've always wrapped with foil.

There are cakeboards out there called TUF and you shouldn't have that problem. They have a type of coating on them. They are washable too -- well they can be rinsed too.

Since I do most of my cakes for family and friends, I have reusable cake boards that I cover with a food-grade covering that I get at my local cake decorating supply store. The covering comes in a variety of colors and patterns and adds a lot to the overall look of the cake. If you look in my gallery, I did a square wedding cake with a gold base. The base is actually a styrofoam dummy covered in this metallic paper.

I have a bunch of different boards, some are actually cutting boards in different sizes, some are varying thicknesses of plywood. I never have trouble with soggy boards or with cracked icing because they're very sturdy.

When I do a cake for someone who won't be able to return the board, I usually stack several of the cardboard cake boards, tape them together, then cover them.

I hope that helps!

You could even use saran wrap. I use clear contact paper, mostly.

You can use cling wrap or foil, or any other food safe coving. I'm not sure that contact paper is recommended, though.

Angie

I use clear contact paper on both sides and have never had a problem.

I cover my boards with press 'n seal - works great.

Okay!...I gues I AM the only weird one who hasn't been covering them!! I have used foil once but it all came up when we cut each of the cake layers. Thanks, everyone, I think I'll try that press n' seal stuff! Or buy some different boards with a coating on them.

Okay!...I gues I AM the only weird one who hasn't been covering them!! I have used foil once but it all came up when we cut each of the cake layers. Thanks, everyone, I think I'll try that press n' seal stuff! Or buy some different boards with a coating on them.