Wrapping Paper To Cover Cake Board
Decorating By CakesHeaven Updated 29 May 2010 , 7:42pm by mamawrobin
Can you use gift wrap to cover your cake boards? Is it safe? I have always just used tin foil or fondant but would like to have another option. Is there a certain type anyone uses.
Thanks in advance for your help.
i use it all the time; i just cover is cellophane after.
I use wrapping paper quite often and cover with clear contact paper.
Thank you everyone for your replies. It puts my mind at ease, I don't want to be making people sick. Now off to shop 
Thank you again, I can always count on the great CC'ers here
At least three people have contacted the manufacturer of Contact Paper, and where told that it is not food safe. Read the thread:
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=670650&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0
and many have been told by their local HD that they aren't allowed to use it. (decide for yourself if you can use it anyway if using a cake circle if your borders are exposed to prolonged contact with the material after reading the link.)
I use cardbord circles between the cake and the paper just like many professionals do.
However, my favorite and most "used" method is freezer paper (shinny side up). It's pretty, very durable and FOOD SAFE 
. It's also inexpensive.
Ribbon isn't "food safe" either. Only fondant ribbon is truly "food safe" yet that doesn't stop anyone from using it. Putting wax paper on the back of the ribbon acts as a barrier between the cake and the ribbon but in the same principal as the cakeboard between the cake and the contact paper.
I use the plastic tablecloths from the dollar store. $1 and they cover lots of boards.
I use the plastic tablecloths from the dollar store. $1 and they cover lots of boards.
Hi DeeDelightful from Arkansas! I used a black one on my Mario cake last week.
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