I looked at Home Depot for what was described in that post. THe author said it was pink...the only thing I could find was a thick styrofoam insulating board. But it didn't seem sturdy to me at all.
I use foamboard that I cover with cake foil or contact paper. Use the 3/16ths thickness for 1/4 sheet and up to 10" round cakes. Use 1/2" on 1/2 sheet cakes, 12" and up cakes. I have used this on a 4-tier (2-layers each) wedding cake and have had no problems. I use the wooden dowel and make sure it goes all the way thru the board to anchor the cake.
The cake stays in place. My real test was on a cake that I had to deliver 3 hours away. Nothing moved at all!
What I bought at Home Depot was dark brown. It was in the same area with the plywood. they had it in different size pieces. It is hard and there's no way you would got a dowel through it without drilling a hole. It's really not that thick, but would definitely be sturdy enough to hold a cake.
I have some board (that I think is masonite). Someone in the last post described it as sort of a pressed brown board that sometimes has a white surface (like a dry erase board). I was so excited to read that because in my teaching days (before two toddlers took over my life) I had bought a lot of those boards and had them cut down to use in the classroom so I had some already in the basement. I also went and picked up some of those linoleum-type tiles in the flooring section of Lowe's (the 12-inch and the 16-inch) that look like stone ceramic tile. They're peel and stick so you can peel off the backing and stick them to the masonite boards and you get a cake board with the look of stone. Someone else posted that they use actual ceramic tiles and they looked AWESOME in their pictures but I find that my cakes tend to be pretty heavy and the tiles are a bit heavy, too, so the masonite board with the peel and stick tile works for me!
I was the one who wrote about the ridgid styrofoam. I use it all the time. It is usually 1" thick and I have carried a large sheet cake on it with no problems and also a three tiered wedding cake with no problem. It is extremely light. I do cover it. You could probably use the peel and stick for this board also. What I liked most is that it was easy for me to cut it to any size. I did not have to have anyone else cut it. I use to double my cake boards from the cake stores and they always seem to bend when taking them out of the box and mess up the design. I have also used the white masonite board and liked that method as well. When my husband was in a good mood he would cut some plywood boards for me, but he always made me ask for them back because of their cost. Unless I was charging for the cake, I did not like to do this. If I charged for the cake I would take a deposit on the board.
Is the rigid styrofoam you use the insulating styrofoam? What do you cut it with?
Yes, the ridgid styrofoam is the same solid insulation for houses. I use either a box cutter or an exacto knife for straight cuts. If I am cutting a circle I would use a serated knife (steak knife). You have to score it, then cut a little deeper each pass. And there is another hint that I read that could be useful, you can use the softer thin foam (as a cusion) to transport you cake in your car so that it accepts the bumps and turns better. I have not tried this so I don't know how well it works.
Just wanted to pop in here....
If anyone buys Masonite (also known as plywood, chipboard) remember...masonite is just sawdust smashed together. So if this gets any type of moisture, it will basically fall apart. It is a cheap wood for many purposes, but just remember about the moisture or if it got in the rain, etc. If choosing masonite, I would opt for just a cheap piece of wood instead.
Just wanted to pop in here....
If anyone buys Masonite (also known as plywood, chipboard) remember...masonite is just sawdust smashed together. So if this gets any type of moisture, it will basically fall apart. It is a cheap wood for many purposes, but just remember about the moisture or if it got in the rain, etc. If choosing masonite, I would opt for just a cheap piece of wood instead.
I have literally thrown boards in the dishwaher and they were fine. Some plywood is pressed and not composed of saw dust. Composed of many thin layers of cut wood or scraps. I have a piece of masonite sitting outisde and it has rained and snowed and still one piece. It would have to soak in water to fall apart IMHO.
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