Cake Done. Leave Uncovered Until Tomorrow Afternoon??????
Decorating By susies1955 Updated 20 Sep 2007 , 9:13am by wgoat5
I just got done making a cake at 10:00am. Do any of you leave them uncovered for a whole 30 hours?????? at a time? Do they get really hard and crusty??????? Do I cover it with saran wrap but somehow keep the wrap from touching???????
Thanks for your help.
Here it is mistakes and all. I'm learning though. 
Susie
dodibug,
Ah cute idea to use the rubber made lids. I'll have to get a few. These cakes are hard to cover.
Thanks a lot. You're probably right that I should cover it.
Susie
I sometimes poke a few toothpicks in places that won't show a hole, and let the wrap drape over the toothpicks, not touching the cake. That way, it is covered and I don't worry about flies or crusting too much. It works for me in a pinch!
Very cute cake! I love your star border!
Thanks everyone for all of your suggestions to cover the cake and for liking it. Love this place.
The thing underneath is just a hard Styrofoam square covered in Birthday Wrap and then with clear contact paper. I ended up putting the durn cake on the wrong side though. LOL!
Susie
Wanted to let you all know that I ended up getting one of those big rubber maid bins with lids that dodibug suggested and it works great. I actually went to the dollar store and got an off brand one for $5.
It keeps it clean, the icing stays nice and SO easy to load in the car in the front seat when I took it to my Mother In Laws. Everyone was impressed with the cake and said it tasted good.
Susie
Darling cake! 
I never "cover" my cakes, that is, I never use plastic wrap or containers. Cakes with lots of colors - especially dark colors - need air circulation or the colors may bleed or do other strange things.
I put my cakes in a cake box. That's it. Or, I put it in my giant Rubbermaid cabinet that I bought specifically for the purpose of storing things (cakes, decorations, etc.) that I don't want to wrap. You wouldn't believe how hard it is to keep that thing empty all the time. 
jeffer01 and DianeLM thanks for liking the cake.
The plain old box idea sounds cool too. I have some over sized sweater boxes that would be neat for smaller cakes.
I was thinking I was abnormal because I get done making a cake and within a few days I'm hankering to make another. I've been reading that a lot of you are like that so I'm normal. LOL.
Susie
I love the cake. Is that a cake pan? YOu did a great job. I have used the toothpick method many times, just poke one into a spot that won't show. However, I do like that rubbermaid container idea too. My problem is that I usually make a filling that needs to be refridgerated, so the toothpick method takes up less space. If it is a small cake, I have a plastic cake taker that works good too.
Susie, we are all normal....I keep telling myself that 
I sit and read CC all day, even when I shouldn't be! just looking for ideas to try. I have 3 birthday cakes for this coming weekend and looking for tips and inspiration !!!! Why did I say yes to 3???????? , because I am crazy. but normal!
But we are normal....we are normal...we dream of cake, but we are normal
now I am off to the dollar store for some bins!
I have a question. Why aren't you just using cake boxes? I can understand if it was a very large cake, but not an 11x15 or the like. Do you just not have access to a cake store that sells boxes? I understand not wanting to buy 100 of each size online. So was just curious.
I'm thankful I have a cake store (actually 2) in town that sell supplies. Her boxes are cheap too!
First of all, very nice job on the cake!! Love the paper its sitting on also.
I LOVE using rubbermaid containers for the cakes. Yesturday we traveled 3 1/2 hrs for my sons wedding. The plastic containers that have the drawer that pull out was awesome to put the 14 in round in. I just sat that rubber contact paper in the bottom so there was no sliding. The next size down plastic container with the drawer fit my 10 inch perfect. We were able to stack the containers with the rubber matting in between and traveled without any problems The same with the sheet cakes!!
That is an awesome idea to get the kind withtthe drawers, and to be able to stack them as well?
You have got to love those rubber mats. I swear by those things. I have one on my cake turntable too.
I wish I had a cake decorating store close to me. We have a couple of Micheals stores where I can buy my boxes, but I wish there was a place that sold more of a variety of supplies.
Cheri I know what you mean about not having a supply store close to you. I have to travel about 45 min. So as far as containers go, thats why I always keep different sizes, shapes of rubbermaid containers on hand due to me "forgetting" cake boxes. I have never had any problems with returns on my containers. Yes I LOVE THE RUBBER MATTING ALSO!!!!
I love the cake. Is that a cake pan? You did a great job. I have used the toothpick method.......
Thanks for liking the cake and yes it is a cake pan.
I think there are times when it is a good thing to know about bins, boxes and toothpicks. There are so many varieties of cakes and cake sizes.
Susie
Susie, we are all normal..............!
Well I'm glad to be sitting here a lot of the day with you and the other 'normal' caker's.
I'm going to look into 'boxes' that are big in size too. Some of the other gals have suggested them. I think all the ideas are great.
Hope your three cakes are fun.
Susie
I have a question. Why aren't you just using cake boxes? ............ Do you just not have access to a cake store that sells boxes?
I would like to have some boxes. This cake that I did needed something bigger than 11 X 15.
All I have here is Walmart for supplies and that is a half hour away. I've been shopping the internet some.
Susie
Mommak,
Thanks for liking the cake.
Awesome idea and thanks for the photo of the drawered containers. So many great ideas.
Susie
I have access to many cake decorating stores and I buy cake boxes for my smaller cakes but if I'm transporting 8,9 or 12 inch cakes to be stacked I put them in seperate bins so as not to move around. For my 11x15, I'll put it in a box if It's a single layer with no filling. But when you use the extender recipe for a 11x15 with fresh strawberry filling, the cake is heavy and the bins works out better. It's just my preference. plus why buy all those boxes when you don't have too.
OOOH great ideas! you guys are geniuses. I made a cake this weekend, finished it up on Friday night and took it to a family reunion on Saturday afternoon and the chocolate icing tasted old. Could this be because I let it sit uncovered? It tasted great while I was making it.
I myself always deliver cakes in boxes (but that is just me) We have a store that sells cake cardboard bottom boxes for the larger sheetcakes that are too large to put in the reg. cake boxes. I love to stick a homemade with love sticker on it with my business card...Mom always taught me presentation is key 
...But I understand about the stacking containers for the wedding cakes and such especially if you don't have an especially large area in a vehicle to sit them down seperately.
You all have great ideas it just worries me what customers might think if I don't bring mine in a bakery box...I'm scared of that look ya know?
I can see the angle of wanting to use boxes. When you think "bakery", it is the pink cake box that comes to mind. However, as a customer, my first concern is that my cake arrives at it's destination intact. It would not bother me at all if it came in something other than a bakery box. I would be impressed that the baker took the time to protect it. I know I have picked things up packed in a bakery box, only to smash the side myself. The rubbermaid containers are a great idea for delivery. Too bad there's not something similar that is more disposable.
I love the idea of the rubbermaid boxes, but I don't have room to store those. I just put mine in boxes. Someone told me once that the icing will preserve the cake underneath. I've never had any complaints about hard or old tasting icing or cake. I prefer for there to be a nice crusting on the outside, especially for tiered buttercream, because I find it helps to stabelize it before transporting it. BTW your cake is cute as it can be! And as far as normal, everyone's normal in their own little society of abnormal people. I do feel like the crazy cake lady, as I'm sure there are other hobbyists and professionals doing many other things who feel a bit "obsessed"! My DH has told me before as I sat in front of my comp on a Sunday evening after a insane weekend of caking, "baby, take a break from the cakes already." I found myself this weekend, after 3 straight days of it and very little sleep, dreaming about not having enough time to finish fondant roses.....even though they were already done. I woke up in a panic, hopped out of bed, and ran to the kitchen before I realized it was all a dream....it's the sugar, I'm convinced it's gone to our heads!!!
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