When stacking cakes do you cover the cake board that is in between the cakes, if so with what?

I always just use foil to cover those.

I used foil on a cake I did yesterday and it kept tearing as they cut the cake they had to picke it off the cake

Try self sticking self paper (plastic).

I use freezer paper (with the shiny side up, toward the cake).

I always use plastic plates between cakes. The cardboards don't get (for lack of a better word) "soggy" from the cake and the icing? I was always afraid the moisture in the cake would cause them to start to lose their support. Not true?

I used to cover in foil, then I realized that styrofoam plates are AWESOME! They are cheap, easy to cut, do not absorb moisture and very sturdy.

I don't cover. . .am I doing something wrong?

I don't cover either. I use waxed cardboard circles. I would like to know if you should cover when doing a wedding cake? Pam from Bama

BUMP. I don't cover my boards either. Am I doing something wrong?

Reese,

If you are setting cardboard plates on dowels between your cakes, you need a moisture barrier. Otherwise the cardboard will wick up the oils and become soggy and flexible. This could cause you cake to topple. I buy white shelf paper from Linens N Things and cover my boards front & back with it. It doesn't stick all that well so I usually tape down the loose ends.

Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I know technically you should to make sure the cardboard doesn't collapse, but I have never had trouble with that.

I use waxed circles and a wax paper circle on top of the cake below it. No problems here!

I wrap my levels to avoid moisture. Never had a problem.

I always wrap my boards b/c I don't want that one time I think i'll be ok to be the one time that they absorb moisture and get flimsy.

I always wrap in one of the following.
-Wilton Fancy Foil
-Freezer Paper
-Wax Paper (typically only use this one on the bottom side between the layers.)

I use press and seal

I just use cardboard and add a bit of confectionary sugar on top of the cake.

...You can also use a small amount of coconut to prevent sticking!

I use cardboard circles and I always wrap with the fancy foil for a cleaner, finished look.

I do not like the way the cake looks once it has been cut and you see the unwrapped cardboard circles wet with the oils/moisture from the cake.

I use the cardboard circles in lieu of the plastic circles because I always use a center dowel in my multi tiered cakes and I just want to be able to hammer the dowel through with out precutting holes in the center.

bj