I just made my first paid wedding cake. It was a three tiered square basketweave. I cut cake board to the size of the layers and doweled it. The cake seem to hold up nicely , but the boards seemed to get a little soggy. Does anyone wrap their cake boards in something before placing them between the layers? What do you use? I thought about using aluminum foil next time , but wasn't sure. Here is a pic of the cake. I also need to work on getting the tiers the same size.
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I use press n' seal on the cake circle so it doesn't get soggy. I have never had any complaints about it getting ripped when they cut the cake.
This may seem like an odd question, but is everyone wrapping the top and bottom of the cake boards? It seems everyone I talk to does it differently!
This may seem like an odd question, but is everyone wrapping the top and bottom of the cake boards? It seems everyone I talk to does it differently!
if not using plastic plates (ala indydebi) -- then both sides -- just easiest for me to pull the plastic around to the back and tape in place. (press n seal and I are not on friendly terms yet!)
You could use foam core, cake drums or double up on your cardboards. To me plastic wrap, or foil just might accidently get on a piece of cake when cut. You can do the boards and plastic plates like others have said. You could also cut freezer paper to size, that does help on the sogginess of your board. Everyone has a little different way of doing it.
I usually cover my cake board with foil or the Wilton Fancy foil. I am new at this too, so should I be covering the foil with clear contact or saran too?
I see the point about some foil possibly getting cut with the cake.
I used to use foil but decided I don't like it. I've noticed when cutting the cake, the foil tends to tear and the last thing I want is foil in someone's cake piece! Now if i use foil i cover it in contact paper. But lately I've been using those disposable plastic table clothes, super cheap and look great. Plus they come in lots of colors.
I used to use foil but decided I don't like it. I've noticed when cutting the cake, the foil tends to tear and the last thing I want is foil in someone's cake piece! Now if i use foil i cover it in contact paper. But lately I've been using those disposable plastic table clothes, super cheap and look great. Plus they come in lots of colors.
I use the white freezer paper, with the shiny side on the outside, covering both sides of the cakeboard. This seems to hold up well with slicing. HTH.
If I take the time to cover them in contact paper, they are washable and reusable...got to limit costs where ever possible to offer the customer the best price! (actually, the ones I want back mostly are my masonite boards covered with contact paper)...those really cost and if I can get those back, I'm happy...the cardboard ones don't matter as much.
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