Dumb Questions About Cake Drums

Decorating By shelbur10 Updated 17 May 2007 , 7:10pm by shelbur10

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shelbur10 Posted 17 May 2007 , 1:23pm
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I feel like an idiot for asking...but I'm getting ready to do my first real special occasion cake, so I ordered a cake drum for it. First time I've ever used one. So, just so I don't screw up...
Do I have to cover it? It's covered in foil, it won't absorb oil, will it?
Do I leave it with the customer, or ask for it to be returned? It was only like $2 or so, is it tacky to ask for it back? Can it even be reused?

Thanks for any responses...I feel stupid, but will never learn unless I ask.

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music77 Posted 17 May 2007 , 1:52pm
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I don't have your answers but wanted to ask where you got your drum from? Everywhere that I have seen cost triple that for the sizes I need.

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shelbur10 Posted 17 May 2007 , 2:06pm
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Country Kitchens...sorry, I can't remember the website and I'm not at home at the moment. But I have ordered from them a couple times and I love them. Good prices, reasonable shipping and I get my orders in about 5 days with standard shipping.

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music77 Posted 17 May 2007 , 5:17pm
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Thank You! I haven't ordered anything online yet..guess I'll have to start.

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shelbur10 Posted 17 May 2007 , 5:36pm
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I've just recently started ordering online and love it...much more variety and the excitement of getting that box of cake stuff delivered to my door!

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Audraj Posted 17 May 2007 , 6:29pm
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It will most likely be damaged by the knife used for cutting the cake. So no, you do not ask your customer to give it back.

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KimAZ Posted 17 May 2007 , 6:46pm
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The cake drums are covered with foil and do not absorb the oil. No need to recover them unless you just want a certain paper or color rather than what it comes in which is usually white, silver or gold foil.

The customer keeps it ( and probably throws it away). One tip I thought I might add that I do is that if you tape three cardboard cake circles together, they are about the same height and strength of a drum and costs a lot less than buying the drum.
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shelbur10 Posted 17 May 2007 , 7:10pm
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Thanks everyone! I guess the time has come for me to stop covering my boards in plain freezer paper and do something a little more professional. Granted, I've only ever sold two or three cakes before... That cake drum is so pretty I don't even want to use it! LOL

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