I have seen here numerous times that people have taken cakes on airplanes.. Can someone explain to me exactly how they do this..

I mean no duh put it in a box and bring...but do you keep it on your lap? Are you allowed to keep it on your lap? Sure wouldn't want to put in the compartment up above..Is it like when a child is flying alone..(you have to call ahead and make arrangements)??

This may seem like a no brainer but I can not wrap my head around it..

I recently moved away from all of my family and they keep complaining they miss my cakes so I thought when I go back for a visit I could do one cake for all the b days I missed.

Also are talking about just a sheet cake, or what??

TIA!!

They usually put it up front on the floor in the galley area so no one touches it!! That what they do with wedding dresses etc...I'm not sure about phoning ahead...

I'm not sure about Canada's rules but I would call ahead and ask questions since it is close to the holidays and restrictions might be different...more people traveling.

Someone posted that they traveled with a cake with no problems; sorry, I can't remember the name but try searching the forum because they posted as a new topic and you might be able to find it.

I just did it this weekend. Brought a 6" and had it secured in a box and actually put that in the overhead compartment, and then I boxed up the 9" base in a box and had it at my feet.

The only complaint is my gorgeous tiara cracked in two because of all the moving even though I had it in a box. The cakes though were fine.

It's really no different than transporting in a car. Just secure them in the boxes.

I flew from Chicago to Cleveland with a 3 tier stacked fondant covered dummy cake (see the Christmas cake in my photos).

I bought a seat for it on Southwest--the box was the size of a toddler--for $37. Obviously, the boxed cake was too large for the overhead or under the seat, so buying a seat was my only option. I used a seat belt exetender to buckle the cake in and I just left it that way for the duration of the flight. The airline was wonderful & accomodating. Per the instructors at the Wilton school, some other airlines are not quite so easygoing about this.

The only real problem I had was security. The box was too large to go through the scanner and they balked when I insisted on hand wanding it, but I finally won.

I have heard that some airlines have the ability to ship fully constructed cakes in the cargo hold and that those cakes survive......

Hope this helps.
Rae

Thanks for all the great info all of you!!!

I recently heard Colette Peters speak about this - she ships her cakes in cargo sometimes but says it's getting very difficult to do so since 9/11.

At the recent ICES convention one woman told me she always uses a clear lucite box - her cakes get treated like royalty when everyone can see what's inside!

One tip - try not to fly during peak times. But I realize this is getting hard to do, since the airlines are cutting so many flights and always try to fly full.

There have been more posts on this topic - you should search the forums. Good luck!

I fly with cakes All the time.. It's not A big deal really. With Security just tell Them be be gently with The box because it contains a decorated cake. They will just be gently when it's going through The scanner.


On board of I use the overhead bins I usually pad it with a blanket and pillows. If the overhead bin is not available then I set them under The seat in front of me.

Princess