Need Some Advice On A Sheet Cake
Decorating By gdixoncakes Updated 31 Jul 2007 , 12:12am by indydebi
I'm making a 24 x 18 cake. I've never made a cake this big. Can I just do 2 12 x 18's and put them together with buttercream? Do I have to use a flower nail? I'm doing a bct hula girl on it. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.
Yes you can. When I did the 2 11x15's, I trimmed the crust from each side that would be butted together and applied the icing on each trimmed side and then pushed them together and then crumb-coated.
I use two nails for each cake.
Since a cake this size will be heavy, you need to put the cake on either a plywood or masonite board cut larger than your cake will be 
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If you are using a purchased 'full sheet' board, it probably won't be strong enough. Do as was suggested. . .use 2 or even 3 glued together if you don't have access to wood/masonite.
*Make sure* you can get that size thru any doors it must go thru. Also can it fit in the transport vehicle
one other tip is...(not sure if you already do this) cut out a piece of wax paper to fit the bottom of you 12x18 cake pans and lightly grease it and the sides of the pan and then pour you cake batter on top of it with your flower nails in place....The first time i baked a 12x18 i made sure to spray the pan really good and well my cake wouldn't come out of my pan and in the end it broke...so i had to piece it back together....if you use the wax paper your cake will not stick at all...it will pop right out when you flip it over. Just remember to peel off the wax paper... 
Thank you guys so much! I really appreciate all the great tips. So, can I do 4 9x13's so that I can freeze them and make them early or is that a crazy idea? Also, I have never done a wood board? Can I buy them somewhere?
I went to Lowe's and bought a sheet of board .... Lowe's will cut it to size for you at no charge. I cover it with the decorative foil and it works great.
Everyone is right. ..... this will be one heavy cake to carry! I own a dolly that converts to a flat cart. I put the cake on this to wheel it into wherever it's going. Be sure the board will fit thru car doors and doorways.
I put my first cake in the freezer while baking the second cake. Put the board over the pan and flip out the freshly made cake onto the board ... easy, but you can no longer turn the board upside down to flip the second cake. If the cake is a little frozen, then you can put it on the board more easily and push it up against the other cake.
Thank you so much everybody. I may have more questions as the week progresses, but I feel like you guys have really set me on my way. Everybody here is so nice. Thanks.
dolly - also known as a hand truck. It's similar to this one. It can be used to move a refrigerator (upright) or can be converted to a flatbed.
http://www.greenlightoffice.com/product/displayblock.aspx?block=2010177&source=ssp&utm_campaign=SSP&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_term=2010177
I didn't pay over $400 for mine, though. Got it at the U-Haul rental place. Got 10% off because there was a small dent somewhere on it ... paid $59.95.
It's been invaluable, especially when moving the catering equipment! (You've no idea how heavy 12 boxes of 17 glass plates each are!)
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