I know i know this has been covered many many times. and i have read through most of those posts. however, i didnt really get my answer from them. I am going to make a full sheet cake tomorrow (i tried to convince her to just get 2 1/2 sheets since its for two separate parties for the same occasion).
Heres the deal: i bought a 1/2 inch thick foamboard (the thickest my stores have) and was wondering if this will still buckle from the weight. I went to homedepot and looked at plywood but its just so darn heavy already im afraid i wont be able to carry it or ill drop it (and i must say i can carry some pretty heavy stuff). So what do you all think???
Oh and by the way i checked and the 20x30 foam board 1/2 inch thick fits perfectly on my backseat (and i was just going to put nonslip grip under the board to keep from sliding).
Please help
thanks
Heavy as you think it may be, I had a piece of plywood specially cut for my 18x24's. (I sometimes even use two 14x22's to get a 22x28 cake). The biggest problems you need to consider: will it fit in the car? will it fit thru the door? 
I have a dolly that can be configured to work like a refrigerator dolly or I can configure it to lay flat like a 4-wheeled cart. I put the big cake on this laying-flat-dolly to transport it from my van to inside the facility.
(I've seen these dollies with price tags of over $100, but we found one at the U-Haul store for $59. We grabbed it up! Best investment I ever made!)
thanks all.
indydebi: thanks i guess im just overestimating things.
i definately made sure i could get it in the car but i didnt check to see if i could get it in the door flat, however i jsut got a new car so worst comes to worse it goes in the empty trunk.
thanks everyone. I welcome any other opinons.
even if you put it on the back seat - recognize that isn't really flat. it has a tilt to it. trunk would be better
As long as it isn't hot.
I have a large board cut for the one full sheet I've made and it's particle board which is even heavier than plywood and it isn't so heavy that I can't lift it. I did make my husband carry it out, that's always his job when he's home. 
I put my 18X24 on cake boards I ordered from sams club (great support) and I transport the cakes in bread racks.
I just did one and used 1/2" plywood and I am sure glad I did. The cake is unbelievably heavy.
Also, check on the width of the door at the destination. We didn't and when my husband and another guy were carrying it in, they had to tilt the sucker to get through the door. Luckily, I didn't know what happened until afterwards. Good thing, because I would have freaked.
ok everyone, i put the cake onto the 1/2 inch thick foamboard and then put that on top of plywood 1/2 inch thick. once i got to the party (safely too 
) i slide it off the plywood. no cracks no fuss no problem. but man thats one heavy cake and awkward.
thanks again
OK so now, thanks to this thread, I know how to transport this big heavy cake but....do you all cover it with anything? Or let it just ride free and open in the trunk or backseat? I have a custom van with two doors that open so on the floor it's going but, I would really like to cover this cake too. What do you cover a full sheet cake with without messing up the cake?
i put the plywood on non slip, the foamboard on top on non slip, and then just the cake ont he foamboard. no cover, but then again my car iss new so there is nothing that could fall on it. i would be scared to cover it for fear that the heat would make it adhere to the cake and mess something up.
gluck
So I just realized from Cupcake's post that I'm making two of these cakes put together 2 - 12x18 full sheets. My thoughts about the term "full" sheet were a little off. SO I guess I'm making a double sheet cake. I def need some plywood I think.
Even among us who live and breathe cake, there are different versions of what a full and a half sheet is! Which is why I NEVER use the terms!
Tell me how many people you need to serve and I'll tell you how big a cake you need.
I know i know this has been covered many many times. and i have read through most of those posts. however, i didnt really get my answer from them. I am going to make a full sheet cake tomorrow (i tried to convince her to just get 2 1/2 sheets since its for two separate parties for the same occasion).
Heres the deal: i bought a 1/2 inch thick foamboard (the thickest my stores have) and was wondering if this will still buckle from the weight. I went to homedepot and looked at plywood but its just so darn heavy already im afraid i wont be able to carry it or ill drop it (and i must say i can carry some pretty heavy stuff). So what do you all think???
Oh and by the way i checked and the 20x30 foam board 1/2 inch thick fits perfectly on my backseat (and i was just going to put nonslip grip under the board to keep from sliding).
Just wondering how many does this size serve and how big are the 1/2 sheet cakes?how many do they serve?
Please help
thanks
I am also making a full sheet cake this weekend, and was going to ask the same question. I am also putting two 12x18 cakes together , I think you were saying you were doubling that? I am using plywood for mine. I always called my 12x18 a half sheet and my 24x36 a full. Everyone has different oppinions.
I am also making a full sheet cake this weekend, and was going to ask the same question. I am also putting two 12x18 cakes together , I think you were saying you were doubling that?
I am using plywood for mine. I always called my 12x18 a half sheet and my 24x36 a full. Everyone has different oppinions.
I think you mean a 18x24 instead of 36x24? .... otherwise you are baking four 12x18's?
Oh lordy, my mind has completely gone to hell. LOL Very confused!
I checked my pan, I was remembering wrong , I am baking 2- 11x15 cakes and sticking those together. And calling it my full sheet. This is the first one I will be doing, I am doing it right, right? 
OH boy. lol
So I just realized from Cupcake's post that I'm making two of these cakes put together 2 - 12x18 full sheets. My thoughts about the term "full" sheet were a little off. SO I guess I'm making a double sheet cake. I def need some plywood I think.
Even among us who live and breathe cake, there are different versions of what a full and a half sheet is! Which is why I NEVER use the terms! Tell me how many people you need to serve and I'll tell you how big a cake you need.
Thanks Debi, I'm supposed to feed 160 people retirement reception...waddaya think?
I buy 4' x 8' sheets of 1/8" luaun at Lowes for less than $8.00/sheet and my husband cuts it into different cake board shapes and sizes. It's very light and since it's wood, it's strong and sturdy. I wrap it with decorative "waxed" or butcher paper before I place a cake on it. On the underside, I write my business name and contact information with a thick black Sharpie.
I have a question about putting 2- 12x18 cakes together. I know this may be a dumb question, but I have never tried it before and a lady wants me to do this for her. How do you put 2- 12X18 cakes together without breaking or messing the cakes up?
You have a big piece of cardboard or plywood and just put the two cakes side by side to form an 18x24 sheet cake. I put icing between the two cakes to hold them together.
luxe42, To feed 160, you'd need at least three 12x18's (each one serves 54, when cut into 2x2" squares). More if they plan to cut them bigger.
Have you thought of doing a double layer?
Jacqui
I have a question about putting 2- 12x18 cakes together. I know this may be a dumb question, but I have never tried it before and a lady wants me to do this for her. How do you put 2- 12X18 cakes together without breaking or messing the cakes up?
You have a big piece of cardboard or plywood and just put the two cakes side by side to form an 18x24 sheet cake. I put icing between the two cakes to hold them together.
luxe42, To feed 160, you'd need at least three 12x18's (each one serves 54, when cut into 2x2" squares). More if they plan to cut them bigger.
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