Ship A Decorated Cake

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RRufus83 Posted 28 Jun 2006 , 1:54am
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I have a good friend in FL and I would like to ship her a "decorated" cake - all she gets of mine are the pictures. Any suggestions, hints, tips? I live in KY and don't mind shipping overnight but still am concerned with how to package it. I have in mind to make the Wilton Carousel horse - she and I share a love of them and she doesn't know I've gotten that pan. Thanks to all and any who might be able to help. This is such a great site!

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JoAnnB Posted 28 Jun 2006 , 2:08am
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The question has been discused here many times. the only answer we have found is to buy a plane ticket. Nothing else can guarantee the cake will arrive right side up.

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candyladyhelen Posted 28 Jun 2006 , 2:16am
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Maybe, and that's a big maybe, if it was a small round covered in fondant. With a dense cake like pound cake. But not a regular decorated cake.

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BlakesCakes Posted 28 Jun 2006 , 3:40am
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Colette Peters ships cakes via Continental Cargo. She swears by them for getting cakes there intact. She recommends shipping box-in-box, with the inner box a tight fit to the cake and with lots of padding between the two boxes. Here's a link to their website:

http://cargo.cocargo.com/cargo/shipping/

I'm sure that it will cost a lot of $--maybe as much as a ticket on a discount airline.

If you e-mail Colette through her website, I bet you'll get an answer.
colettescakes.com

Good Luck!
Rae

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RRufus83 Posted 28 Jun 2006 , 12:02pm
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I told my friend what your replies were about buying a plane ticket and she asked when the plane was landing! Thought it was an excellent idea. I'll explore some of the other possibilities first though. Thanks all!

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