How do I make those pretty sectioned sheet cakes? You know how everyone takes the BC icing and does each slice of cake? Like only "cutting" it on top with the icing to show the soon to be owner of the cake where to cut it? I need to know how to do that....
I'm going to volunteer to make a few sheet cakes (11x15 wilton pan isn't that a 1/4 sheet??) for a "Santa Party" hosted by the Maryland State Police Easton Barrack. I want to "donate" to them because the last two years they have helped our family out at christmas time with gifts for my sister's 3 boys since her accident so as a thank you to them I want to make maybe 2 or 3 cakes for this Santa Party but I was thinking maybe do the divided cake that way the cutter would know how large to cut each piece to get the most out of each cake as well as so I don't have to come up with some major decorating skills I don't yet have lol. Any ideas would be helpful in this as well but I mainly need to know how they do those divided tops 
Thanks yall!!!
I figured my explaination might not be too clear on what I want to know so I went searching and found a picture of what I want to do....
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo-76997.html
I think you can buy something that quickly marks the cake but you can also just divide it by hand with a toothpick or lightly score with a knife then just go over it with the icing.
Just a note on sheet cake sizes normally a 11x15 is considered either a 1/3 or 1/2 sheet. A 9x13 is a 1/4. For donating I would just figure how many servings you want to give them, it's probably better to make more than you need since cops are likely to be happy to eat the leftovers latter.
I think you can buy something that quickly marks the cake but you can also just divide it by hand with a toothpick or lightly score with a knife then just go over it with the icing.
Just a note on sheet cake sizes normally a 11x15 is considered either a 1/3 or 1/2 sheet. A 9x13 is a 1/4. For donating I would just figure how many servings you want to give them, it's probably better to make more than you need since cops are likely to be happy to eat the leftovers latter.
I generally measure my slices to be 2" x 2" and using stars, a border, shells, reverse shells .... whatever comes to mind, play "dot-to-dot" and the squares are marked. Then put a little stocking or santa hat or tree or star or whatever inside each fenced-off area and you're finished!
Hope this helps.
Odessa
Wilton sells a plastic piece (mat) that you can lay on the cake top after the icing has crusted a little and it will put score marks on the cake. It's made for the large 12 x 18, but can use on any size sheet cake, just adjust where you lay the mat on the cake.
The fall leaf cake in my photos was done using it. You can pipe over the marks or just leave them like I did.
or as mbelgard suggested you can use a ruler and knife to score the marks - though the mat is alot easier.
lol I agree with the cops being happy party lol.
I've dealt with these people my entire life my grandfather was a sherrif's deputy before he past, my god father was a state trooper then sherrif before he retired from that work and is now working for the ***shivers*** funeral home...
I just truely appreciate all these people do for everyone in our community and want to pay them back somehow especially for what they've done for our family the past few years.
They called this morning and asked for the updated info on the children's ages and sizes and I tried again to tell them thank you anyway but we'll manage but they refuse. I guess because my sisters accident is still "unsolved" and she's still in a vegitative state that they want to help out.
Anyway thanks for the ideas, I did PM the person that made the cake I referred to with the link and I was thinking of maybe taking a clean brand new ruler and marking the areas 2x2 (I think that's proper size) and then just going over it with the icing.... I think that may be the easiest way.
Also thank you for the clearification on the sizes I will have to make note of that because I've been charging for this same size cake as a 1/4 sheet.... not a 1/3 or 1/2... not good lol thanks tons!
Hugs! Becky
Girls you are great!!! You were busy posting as I was busy running my fingers lol.... Thanks tons! Great minds think alike I guess 
you can buy cake impression to mark the cake
http://www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/mini.aspx?T=1&SubCatId=154
Or some use a ruler. Find the number of servings for that cake. Most servings are for the cake you want to serve. line the ruler up with the cake make a small indent into the cake, then use your ruler or a spautla lay across cake connecting the lines. Go over with frosting and put you decoation in the middle of each box. I hope that makes sense.
Most servings are 1 1/2 x 2
http://www.cakecentral.com/article14-Cake-Baking-Cutting--Serving-Guide---2-in-Deep-Pans.html
Before I got the divider I used to measure with a ruler. it was time cunsuming but it worked. HTH.
Well I thank you all for your help!!! I've placed an order with Country Kitchen's for their divider press thing and hopefully it'll do what I want it to do If not you guys have given me some great ideas on how to achieve what I want to do Thanks again!!!
I've always wanted to know the answer. 
OMG, MrsAB, you have my initials AND I'm from MD too!! But I'm not a Mrs, I'm a Ms LOL!
OhMyGoodies, I'm sorry about your sister. Do you mind if I ask what happened? That's really great of them to help y'all out like that. I'm sure they will really appreciate your cake
The lines you are refering to is called "scoring" I do this frequently for showers, and birthdays, I always put a little decoration in the center and run small borders covering all the lines, that way it looks like an uncut peti-for. I use a metal yard stick to measure and put my lines on the cake, I find the halfway mark it and lightly lay the stick across to make the line. I then measure out and continue on. So if the cake is 18 inches long, and you want a 2 in increment, you wound mark each 2 in across the length, and line with your stick .Turn the cake sideways, and say it is 12 inches, and keeping with the 2 in. increment, mark your center and line. Again mark your- 2 inch sections on each side of your center. Once you line this out, you will have a square.
I take a ruler and mark equal inch markings on each of the sides. Then I take a piece of fishing line long enough to go across the cake and lightly make an indention. Then I take tip 16 and make shells going both ways to get my squares. I hope you can understand what I just described, as I'm not the best a describing how I do something.
I PMed Bert about the one referenced from wilton and they replied they may be mistaken but will find out who makes it, but the links that were posted earlier in this thread were excellent sources I purchased one for under $6.~ a total of $12.75 with shipping. Was a great investment 
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