hi everyone,
I am still a newbie, so bear with me.
I have offered to do a baby shower cake for SIL. I have not even looked into what I'm going to do as far as size, shape, etc., but I'm just wondering...
How do you travel with your cakes? The shower will be in October, and I am in CT. The drive would be about one and a half hours.
I am wondering how I make sure it doesn't get smooshed, etc., and whether I need to keep it chilled, etc. I made a cake with fondant accents over the weekend and it definitely began sweating when it was sitting on the counter for just a few minutes.
thanks,
Kate
I bought none slip mats and just put them under the cake. You could put one in a cooler if it fits with a none slip matt under it so it doesn't slip around. I've only driven one an hour away with a cake and I kept the A/C on in the car and mine was fine, it was the pink rose cake with stripes in my pictures. I didn't carry this in a container just on the floor of my car with a none slip mat underneath.
Kate,
On a couple of occasions, I have taken a decorated cake to my parents' house or to my sister's to visit - the drives are about 1.5 hr and 3 hr, respectively. The cake I took to my parents' house had a filling that required refrigeration, so I packed it in my plastic cake carrier inside a cooler filled with ice. The cake carrier kept it dry and protected. I did try to set the cake on top of the ice, so that if anything melted, the water couldn't sneak inside. It survived the 1.5 hr trip just fine - except I had choc. covered strawberries on top, and one or two rolled around a little. So if you have any decorations on top that might move, make sure you don't put them on the cake until after you get to your destination! The cake I took to my sister's was for her graduation and was all buttercream, so it didn't need to be kept cold. It made the 3 hour trip without any problems - just put it in a cake box on the floor board of my car. Just tape the cake board to the box so that it doesn't slide around. If you're going to do a couple of tiers, you might want to wait until you get there to stack them, depending on how they'll be stacked. Anyway, probably more info than you wanted, but I hope that's helpful!
Yep, I use the non-slip mat too. I also use a rubbermaid box and sit the cake on the lid and use the box to cover the cake. I also put a container, large enough (size of the lid) and put ice in it, then sit the lid on top of this container and then goes non-slip mat, then cake, then I cover the cake. This way the ice for underneath keeps it cool and does not ever touch the ice. Also, I put a non-slip mat under the container with the ice. This was worked for me everytime. Just drive carefully with someone else if possible (watching over the cake) and full A/C running. Good luck! HTH
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