I am wondering what you all use to cover the cardboard cake boards (or plywood or whatever you use for a board). Although I've used aluminum foil, I think it looks kind of tacky. I've also used parchment paper but am not crazy about that either. I'm thinking of trying the Wilton decorative foil and maybe fabric, too. Any other ideas? I know that the cake "board" should be about the size of the cake itself but sometimes mine is a little bigger or I want or need a board that is larger than the cake. Thanks for your ideas and help! Suzanne
I normally use cakeboard foil. It come in a vast aray of colors and patterns. I can always find exactly what i need. The goof things about the foil is depending on which color you buy, sometimes there is a totally different color on the reverse side. So if I have left over, I can use the other color on a different cake. I have also used wrapping paper covered in contact paper. It doesnt look glossy though. At the dollar store I have also found mylar like tissue paper. It makes a good cover because it is already grease resistant. 
Great ideas already! Thanks! So, when you cover the boards with wrapping paper and contact paper, or whatever you use, you sometimes reuse them? Doesn't the cake board almost always stay with the cake? How do you get it back? Sorry for such silly questions but I'm new at this. Thanks again! Suzanne
I use the wrapping paper, without the contact paper on top. I have noticed that the cheap thin paper will absorb the grease from the icing. But the thicker paper (like halmark) usually doesn't. But if you want to be absolutely sure, just cover the paper with clear contact paper.
I use freezer paper, it is shiney on the one side and it doesn't absorb grease. Also the white doesn't detract from the design or color of the cake. Cheap enough to use and you don't have to worry about contact paper air bubbles. If you want color you could use the wrapping paper/clear contact paper idea.
I have my wooden boards covered with clear contact and then I mainly use Wiltons Fancy Foil. Sometimes I will use other papers or florist foil which comes in a large varity of colors when I do that I add a sheet of acetate over it. It doesn't take much to stick the acetate down, a little icing under the cake or a spritz of water will help it stick.
I've used the Wilton fanci-foil stuff. I used the reynolds wrap stuff but it did end up looking cheap & cheesy. I've also covered in fondant too..... I prefer the fanci-foil boards that are already covered! The cake drums I think they're called.... I've only used one once but it was nice not to get a bunch of boards together, glue them, get the foil out & cut it and then tape it in a million places....etc..... Does anyone else use these cake drums? And if you don't but use the fanci-foil - where do you buy that? Wilton's is so expensive and it only comes in gold & silver... I'd like to try other colors as well. Oh and when you cover your round cake boards w/ contact paper - do you do it the same way but cutting little "tabs" around like you do w/ the foil or wrapping paper or whatever you are using?
Oh and there was the question about using a cake board the same size as the cake - my teacher taught me you should always have at least one board the size of the cake, but then you can put that on a board at least 2 in. bigger so that you have support for the cake so you can pick it up & move it after icing, but hten you also have the bigger board so you have room for borders, etc.
I use fanci foil, gift wrap paper & cover that with clear contact paper so it doesn't get greasy, & royal icing.
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i was going to do the clear contact paper over wrapping paper but i can only find rolls of 18" and my board will be 19" so it won't cover it all... will you be able to tell if i overlap it? i'm scared of just putting the wrapping paper down because i tend to use a lot of water to smooth my cakes out
I use wrapping paper & cover it with clear wrap. You can find it @ X-mas in the $1 store. And at Hobby Lobby off season.
I'm not sure. It comes like wrapping paper on the roll. You find it in wrapping supplies. And @ the $1 Store they just have it here & there in boxes at the end of isles. Hope this helps.
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I use the Wilton cake bases that have the silver foil on them, but I usually cover them with fancy foil anyway, it makes them reusable, kand most of my customers bring them back to me. Wiltons fancy foil comes in 3 colors white (which is a matte finish), gold and silver. I use the white more than anything else.
I use freezer paper for most of my cakes and wrapping paper for most of my cupcake cakes. I have used contact paper on boards that were larger and did simply just meet the two pieces together in the center of the board and it looked fine.
I even use scrapbook paper covered in contact paper. I have to use a few sheets of it, but it's really cute. I'll have to post a pic of hte one I did recenntly. Scrapbook paper comes in so many different patterns and textures that it's easy to find some to match or coordinate with your cake. I've also used that book cover stuff. It's thicker than contact paper and easier to work with by far. You don't get all the bubbles or wrinkles that you get with contact paper. Hope this helps
I use fondant or royal icing.
ditto
Freezer paper is sold in the isle along with the plastic bags, saran wrap and wax paper, it is a long box with 75 sq. feet of the coated paper. Made by Reynolds and usually used to wrap meat items, but can be used for so much more. Price is somewhere in the $2 -3.50 range for the box, has a cutting edge on it like wax paper. HTH you.
At Walmart, I recently bought the plastic table cloths that you cany buy to match your kids birthday party theme. They are really inexpensive and are large enough that you can cover many cakes. I just did a castle cake and covered the cake board with the table cloth that went with the a little princess theme... it was a pretty blue sky with soft clouds. At the same time I bought plan yellow, white and blue ones they had for other character parties.. They were only a couple dollars each and could cover alot of cakes.
Does anyone else use these cake drums? And if you don't but use the fanci-foil - where do you buy that? Wilton's is so expensive and it only comes in gold & silver... I'd like to try other colors as well.
I usually use florist's foil, which can be purchased at craft stores (I get mine at Pat Catan's). It's similar to Wilton's Fanci-Foil, but it comes in lots of different colors and is cheaper. Here's the link to one place that sells it: http://www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/mini.aspx?T=1&SubCatId=100
. [ usually use florist's foil, which can be purchased at craft stores (I get mine at Pat Catan's). It's similar to Wilton's Fanci-Foil, but it comes in lots of different colors and is cheaper. ]
you have to be careful of the florists foil most is not food safe
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