Ugh! I Just Don't Understand This!!!
Decorating By k33bl3r Updated 19 Apr 2009 , 4:26am by shelbur10
I live pretty far away from a Michael's or Benjamin Franklin Crafts, so, I do most, if not all, of my cake decorating shopping at Wally World. But what I don't understand is, how can they have a 3 pan set of cake pans, the largest measuring 16x16 and then the largest cake board they have is 14x10?!? How the hell am I supposed to fit a 16x16 cake on a 10x14 board?!
Does this piss anyone else off as well, or am I alone in this?
Luckily, I just found a nice site online that has 18x18 boards for pretty cheap, so I think I'm going to go that route.
Actually seems pretty typical to me, I run across those "stumbling blocks" all the time. Whatever I'm trying to do, baking or otherwise, there's always some part or piece that I need that nobody has or that I can't find.
I think these situations are why somebody said "necessity is the mother of invention" and we certainly do have to be inventive at times. I no longer believe in "one stop shopping". LOL
Ordering online is always a good alternative. For a large board like that, I might try to find a large enough regular box to cut up for a board, it can be covered with various things to make it usable for cake.
I ran into Michael's just yesterday to grab some square cardboards, and they don't carry square; just circlular and rectangular. 
I was in a hurry, so I just grabbed rectangular and cut them when I got home.
I have about 3 or 4 Michael's within 20 mins of me, this one literally right behind my neighborhood, and it STILL doesn't help! We just can't win. 
i just collect nice big flat boxes whenever i can and cut to fit as i need. i'd Prefer to have them already made but alas thats usualy not the case as i too live too far from even a walmart let alone a michaels thats even further.
i love tv and appliance boxes they are nice and sturdy! keep this in mind! heh
I gotta ask...does it not look like there are square cake bases in this picture?
http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=3E31A373-475A-BAC0-5894BDEBFE84A837&killnav=1
So far, I can't find squares for sale on the site....(flashbacks of the oval pan set but yet they've discontinued the most popular size oval plate...a four pan set with only 3 plates for it available....one would think, if they were going to stop making any of the plates for it, it would be the BIGGEST one because it usually rests on a base, right???? aaaaaaaaargh...yeah, I still get fumey abou that issue).
I have a TON of boxes just hanging around, but I don't feel good about carrying a three tiered cake in on some flimsy cardboard. I do like the idea of the foam board. I shall have to give that a whirl!
Glad to know I'm not the only one feeling the cake board sting!
I know how you feel. Kind of like when I went to the cake store to get a half sheet board and box and the board was half an inch bigger than the box so I had to cut it to fit. Usually I buy cardboard scraps from a packaging store and cut to size but I didn't feel like doing that this time so I ended up paying three times as much to do it anyway. Stupid cake store.
The last big cake I made I tried the foam core board and it was awesome! It didn't bend at all, even after it sat for a little while-unlike the crappy cardboard. It really works well-you really should try it! 
Stupid cake store.
Sounds like something I would say.
k33bl3r - the foamcore's are great for stacked cakes but I would recommend the 1/2" thickness or gluing the thinner pieces together. Just put a decorative ribbon around the edges to pretty it up!
Also, masonite board's are great for supporting heavier cakes and their re-usable too.
I have a TON of boxes just hanging around, but I don't feel good about carrying a three tiered cake in on some flimsy cardboard. I do like the idea of the foam board. I shall have to give that a whirl!
Glad to know I'm not the only one feeling the cake board sting!
with standard cardboard boxes i double sometimes triple the layers. if you make sure the "grains" are criss crossed they make excellent supports. on the bigger cakes i still do this and have a wooden board i use to carry and transport the cake with.
with appliance boxes like tv's computers etc i can get buy with doubling them but i still use the wooden cake board for transporting the bigger cakes.
sorry. i should have been more clear earlier.
I have several thick ceramic tiles that my SIL put "feet" on for me to use in a pinch. I just cover them in foil or plastic wrap and decorate over that. Works beautifully when you need a square board and is obviously really sturdy. The only drawback is that it adds more weight than I'd like.
Can I ask where you order your stuff online??? I'm getting tired of going to the supply store only to find out they are out of the supplies I need....
Thanks in advance!
I order from Country Kitchen SweetArt and have always been happy with them.
https://www.countrykitchensa.com
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