I'm making a poundcake for a friend and mailing it to her. I plan to bake it, let it cool to room temp, wrap it in plastic, then wrap it in foil, and then box and ship overnite mail. I want it to arrive edible. Will that work?

pound cake is easy. After it is cool, I would DOUBLE wrap in plastic wrap, then double wrap in foil, and fit into a heavy duty box that exactly fits the cake so there is no movement. you might even want to consider freezing it prior to shipping it - if so, tell her not to unwrap it until it has thawed, though likely it will have done so before it gets to her

I would even say to find a hat box the size of the cake and package it in the hat box first, then into another box...or check out my blog, I created a version of pound cakes that featured the pan for Christmas gifts...and am selling them in my bakeshop now...this is an easy way to send the gift, without damage, and they get two gifts in one!

I just recently shipped a cake for my nieces birthday and it was a disaster! It was decorated though. I don't know if you are planning on decorating it or not. As long as you know it is going to get tossed and turned in every possible direction, it should be fine.

I was thinking of making a lemon drizzle (lemon juice, lemon zest, 10x sugar) and putting that in a small container. Then she can pour on the drizzle to her liking, and the drizzle won't cause the cake to spoil or mold while it's shipping.