Did anyone see the last episode of Ace of Cakes? O..M..G I cannot believe how they were transporting those cakes?!?! They just put them in the back of the truck/van & took off! And did you SEE that girl with the stacked cake trying to open that door?!? I thought that was going to be a disaster!!!

OMG, yes it was the first time I watched it and I was totally WOW'd by it! They way they transported the cakes, was really strange I thought! Is this how the people who transport cakes really do it? I am getting ready to ship a cake to friend next week and I am bugging out bc I can't find packing peanuts!

I transport all my cakes assembled. Unless there are pillars. The bubble cake in my photos was stacked when I transported it.

silvercat, do you have on of those UPS mini stores? They have peanut blowers there, where you put the box under and they pull this valve and peanuts come out of a tube to fill the box..

I have watched this show once and it was the one they did for the kentucky derby... he had to transport the cake (once he weaved his van through) via hand through a crowd of young drunk people, and when I say crowd... I mean thousands... dancing, screaming, yelling... just to get it to the center and HE MADE IT! I could never have done that!

Yeah, I don't know how they do that and not have disasters! I would have had that cake all over the place! Maybe they aren't as clumpsy as I am!!!

Well, I thought that was quite enlightening. I was thinking, dang wouldn't that stick to the icing? Then I remembered that he does fondant exclusively and after it's had a chance to form a crust it wouldn't be sticky at all. I like the idea of wrapping a cake in saran wrap and just away we go. Boxes are good, but in my opinion, if it's a used freight box (those you get at the store) I don't think that it looks professional. Boxes are expensive to say the least and his idea on the wrap is great.
Who cares how it gets there as long as it is clean and looks good.

Nope (kicking foot) ~ I missed it because the boy was playing his new wii on the tv and the reminder couldn't be seen...

Next time it comes on, Mommy gets the TV!
(I say in proclamation!)

It is amazing sometimes what you see on there. That flamingo cake episode was funny when they tried to put it in the van, then in the jeep, then back in the van... Rain was threatening at the time. I wouldn't want to have to do that, I am nervous about transporting rounds and cupcakes. hehe

The funny part was that it was raining!! Wouldn't that saran wrap stick to the cake? Also when she was entering the door I saw her chest & belly push against the cake. Maybe they don't show the whole thing... It seems they would have to fix the cakes more when they got them to the cake table. I still LOVE that show though! I love how everyone has a good time & is so laid back when doing their cakes~

I travel with my cakes assembled. I freak out but I still do it. As long as I have the self liner under the cake, under the box I'm good. That cake ain't going anywhere unless I have a wreck. God forbid

silvercat, i mailed a round fondant cake last week. it was simple. i allowed the fondant to dry, then wrapped it in saran loosely. i wrapped the sides of the cake with bubble wrap (around and around) until the wrap came to the edge of the cake board. then i wrapped the cake from top to bottom, several times. i placed a couple layers of wrap on the bottom of the box, put the wrapped cake in, then added bubble wrap padding where there were gaps. i made sure that the entire box was full of bubble wrap so there was no where for the cake to shift or be smashed if tipped upside down. i made sure to send it 2 day priority (IN A FLAT RATE BOX! 8.10) . it arrived in perfect condition. ...though the decorations were minimal....it was a test, happy to see that it worked and i'll definately do it again.

dont worry if you cant get peanuts. i bought a roll of bubble wrap at walmart for $4 and only used half. pretty inexpensive. new, clean and it works!

I absolutely love this show.....I mean driving 12 hours to get a cake to someone or trying to open a door by yourself while holding a stacked cake and not have a disaster....amazing.

I seriously thought she was going to drop the cake so I was holding my breath while watching...haha

I brought up that point about their transportation and almost got lynched here a few months ago. I think that they should certainly have a better, cleaner way to transport their cakes. You would expect better for the money that they charge.

I must say that peacock cake wasn't the greatest.

I bet the $1700 was for the wedding cake.

The ball park cake had 300 man hours plus the 12 hour drive there and back, 24 hours just drive time. OH you know that had to cost tooooo. lol. Unless he was counting the drive time in the 300 man hours.

I think it was just a bad night for the show. lol That deer cake was not pretty to me, rocker wedding cake blahhhhh and then the other cake with the post cards I thought was stupid with the road all over it. Loved the post cards by themselves just not on the cake with the blacktop road. Then the ball park cake they did all the seats GREEN they looked like grass. lol. Its funny they did so much detail and then the seats were green.

BUT I do love they show. lol. Oh and he is so cute!!!

I'll agree with that too.. the cakes weren't good. The deer cake was ugly. We have decorators on CC that have made way better deer cakes then that one! I still like the show though... it's entertaining for sure. I wonder what normal people (non-cake decorators) think of the show? We could start calling the show: "The What Not To Do With Cakes Show"

I was impressed with the stadium cake. Seriously--all those little square buildings? And the shape/structure of the stadium? I thought it was cool.

And I'm thinking that so many people raised hell with them about the transporting of "naked" cakes (meaning no box or wrap) that they just shoved some saran over it.

I haven't done a completely fondant wedding cake yet. But my friend here in town who DOES do fondant cakes tells me she doesn't do anything but put the non-slip mat down and plop the cake right on it to transport. Just the cake and the van--no wrap, no box, nothing. She doesn't want any dents in her cakes. She does the same thing with large buttercream cakes.

I don't see the problem with it, but I'm pretty laid back. I can see if the van was putrid or nasty, all kinds of stuff everywhere. But people just raising cain about the way a cake's transported? Nah--

--Knox--

If the customers were happy with the cakes that is all that matters...right??

The peacock cake was what she wanted...he made it and got paid for it.

I've made some pretty weird combos,hated them and the client went wild over the cakes.


Tastes are different. He provides a service and gets paid for it. He wouldn't be in business long if he turned down jobs simply because he didn't personally like what his clients order.

I actually found the peacock cake pretty cool. It was really different and the colors were beautiful! Like we have all said, to each their own! The show is really fun, the staff are amazing at what they do and the show is edited, so remember we certainly do not see all that is involved.
Tracy

I have watched this show once and it was the one they did for the kentucky derby... he had to transport the cake (once he weaved his van through) via hand through a crowd of young drunk people, and when I say crowd... I mean thousands... dancing, screaming, yelling... just to get it to the center and HE MADE IT! I could never have done that![/quote]


NO NO NO NO NO!!!!! (jokingly horrified!!!)

Not for the Kentucky Derby - I believe you mean the episode where he made a cake for the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore! That's why it had all the Black-eyed Susans. (sorry - I'm in the B'more area, and Duff's shop is in B'more city). The Preakness is a big deal here.

I will be watching the re-run this afternoon at 4:00 if anyone missed it, it will be on today. can't wait to see what you are talking about in this episode!

melody

I LOVE this show! There are times that I find myself being overly critical of his cakes since I bake myself, BUT it just goes to show that even the experts have good days and bad days. It just inspires me to do my best and to keep trying. ALL of his work is outstanding. It's not all my taste, but they are wonderful, nonetheless. I love his attitude!

Go Duff!

i wonder if duff has ever had an assembled cake just get destroyed while driving around with it in the back of his van

I would never be brave enough to deliver a wedding cake the way that decorator did on the show, I'd drop it for sure. She's pretty good to be able to do it.

As far as an uncovered cake in a van it's no worse than sitting uncovered in a room, it's not like they have pets in it or something. Cakes probably pick up tons more germs sitting out at the wedding reception than sitting uncovered in the back of a clean vehicle.
I guess I thought they were covering the cakes with saran wrap because it was raining and they didn't want wet spots on them.

The cake that she mentioned $1500 or $1700 was the postcard wedding cake. When she was balancing that thing on her leg to open the door, my husband was wondering if the camera man was going to open the door or let her possibly ruin the cake. I mean, he/she was RIGHT there and watching a potentially big accident? And where did the camera man sleep when Duff was sleeping in the back of the van on the way to Chicago?

jmt1714, thanks for clearing up the Preakness thing, if you hadn't done it I would have.

I am impressed with some things they do and I learn things (even though they aren't 'teaching.') I also enjoy the "artists" and Geoff, he's a fun guy. Like when Duff said is the cake going to be done on time? and he said he'd be done faster if Duff would stop asking him questions and starting working on the cake. I also have a feeling the prices on their cakes have been going up with the shows success.

Next week's show should be interesting............they talk about all the e-mail the company gets now; wonder how many from CC members

I transported my castle cake fully assembled and in the floor of my car....no box....No problem....I mean if you make a cake and it won't fit in a box....are you just gonna decorate the whole thing at the party??? Probably not.....I see no problem in it what so ever. If I can find a box a 3d cake will fit in great...if not oh well.

I loved the stadium cake...and in the picture of the stadium they had the seats looked green to me...so it was true to the picture.

I know I would love to have such a successful business that I could charge such high prices and have a television show....not many people in this business can say that about themselves, I think the show is great!!