Any cheap ideas for a cake carrier? Has to travel over an hour in car, then on to recipient.
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luisa_calif
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Place cake on plate on top of bubble wrap or shelf liner (the one with holes). Cover with
your largest bowl or inverted stock pot. The whole contraption can be in a box lid like reams of paper come in or on a cookie sheet, something flatish.
your largest bowl or inverted stock pot. The whole contraption can be in a box lid like reams of paper come in or on a cookie sheet, something flatish.
music-city-missy
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Not sure if you are looking for something more 'disposable' or not but
my mom bakes cakes by the dozen for church, friends and neighbors. She starts out by getting cheap but pretty plates from Goodwill - usually for about $1. Then she gets cheap cake carriers from Dollar Tree - one hint - don't count on them being locked or strong, always carry by the base - I learned the hard way - the bottom flexed enough that it slipped out of the lid and fell - I managed to catch about 1/2 of it in the lid as it fell to the ground. Not sure what you mean by 'then on to recipient' - whether you are shipping it or what but if needed, you can pack in a box from there. If not looking for a 'disposable' solution, my square folding cooler from Costco is perfect for things like this and allows me to put some ice packs around it to keep it cool. And I have seen some shipping boxes that have a silver insualted bubble wrap liner but I don't know where to get them.
my mom bakes cakes by the dozen for church, friends and neighbors. She starts out by getting cheap but pretty plates from Goodwill - usually for about $1. Then she gets cheap cake carriers from Dollar Tree - one hint - don't count on them being locked or strong, always carry by the base - I learned the hard way - the bottom flexed enough that it slipped out of the lid and fell - I managed to catch about 1/2 of it in the lid as it fell to the ground. Not sure what you mean by 'then on to recipient' - whether you are shipping it or what but if needed, you can pack in a box from there. If not looking for a 'disposable' solution, my square folding cooler from Costco is perfect for things like this and allows me to put some ice packs around it to keep it cool. And I have seen some shipping boxes that have a silver insualted bubble wrap liner but I don't know where to get them.
Michael's Crafts sells cake boxes:
Don't know if there's one near you...Check locations on their site.
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home
Don't know if there's one near you...Check locations on their site.
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home
I just put a small square of rubberized shelf 'paper' or shelf liner under the plate (or cardboard
circle) my cake sits on before putting all inside my Tupperware cake carrier, and that will keep the cake from sliding around while transporting it. Do make sure it is sitting on a flat surface.
For one 9" or 10" layer cake, you don't need anything as big as a yoga mat, but for multiple cakes, a yoga mat would be great. (Be sure & read the final comment from 'chowser' in the tips Meryl linked to -- I laughed out loud!)
circle) my cake sits on before putting all inside my Tupperware cake carrier, and that will keep the cake from sliding around while transporting it. Do make sure it is sitting on a flat surface.
For one 9" or 10" layer cake, you don't need anything as big as a yoga mat, but for multiple cakes, a yoga mat would be great. (Be sure & read the final comment from 'chowser' in the tips Meryl linked to -- I laughed out loud!)
You're welcome! Scroll down to window cake boxes and plain cake boxes:
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/search?pageNumber=1&channel=0&search=yes&type=0&searchWords=cake+boxes&x=0&y=0&as_fid=1
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/search?pageNumber=1&channel=0&search=yes&type=0&searchWords=cake+boxes&x=0&y=0&as_fid=1
