I use Reynold's Freezer Wrap too. I used to use Reynold's heavy duty foil, but never an ordinary foil. Don't buy cheap heavy duty foil ... it's thinner than regular foil!
It seems to me that using wrapping paper with the clear contact paper is an extra expense. My cake boards barely stick out a half inch past my sheet cakes.

Its a small detail that really isnt expensive.

Hi, Im new to this board, and Im sooo glad I found it!!

I too use Wrapping paper, (I look for sales), and the clear contact paper (which is food safe, and I find it at the Dollar Store)

this weekend I did a cake, but didnt have a chance to find wrapping paper, so I just covered it with the clear contact paper

Hi, Im new to this board, and Im sooo glad I found it!!

I too use Wrapping paper, (I look for sales), and the clear contact paper (which is food safe, and I find it at the Dollar Store)

this weekend I did a cake, but didnt have a chance to find wrapping paper, so I just covered it with the clear contact paper

i used wrapping paper with clear contact paper for the first time today! i loved it!!! such a simple process that takes almost as little time as wrapping in aluminum foil...but sooo much better, more professional. i love it!

most of the wrapping paper at my house is christmas stuff...because that stuff is super cheap right after christmas. where can you get cheap birthday or just cutsey colorful wrapping paper?

I've just started using white wrapping/craft paper covered with plastic wrap. I have a alot of stamps so, it is easy to match the paper to the cake this way. I did a pink and brown cake over the weekend and stamped pink and brown flowers to match. IT was so cute! I would use contact paper if I had easy access to it. But for now plactic wrap is working fine.

Dandelion: Try checking out your local dollar stores. They usually have a party section with an average selection of wrapping papers. I even saw some character paper there. They're not really big rolls, but for $1 it's worth it.

Guess I better get on the stick!

I've only been doing cakes since August, so all I do is adhere parchment paper to my cake boards.

You're supposed to cover those things??? I should try that some time

Lazy_Susan

Cake princess: How do you reuse them? Do you ask your customer to give it back? I do two or three cakes a week, when they're gone, they're gone.

For small cakes and sheet cakes, I buy the gold coated corrugated boards. You have to buy a whole case at a time, but is is worth it to me. I hate wrapping!!

Those of you that use styrofoam board for wedding cakes...do you wrap them for the upper layers?

Hi! Since I'm learning about the covering part - what about the board? Are they made of syrofoam, wood, cardboard, or something? Did you buy it at the cake supplies store or make one at home?

The ones most people use are cardboard. I get mine at a cake supply store or a party store that carries some cake supplies. You can order them on-line too. Some people make them as well. You can also use wood for a heavier cake.

Surfergina:
All mine are cardboard. I'm lucky that my local library saves me pieces of cardboard that they get inside boxes their books are packed in. They fit the 12x18 cake perfectly. I just cut those down when I do 11x15 cakes. I also cut cardboard out of boxes if I find a nice thick box.

Thanks, Dodibug and Vienne!

btw, I tried to cover a board with the plastic tableclothes from party city. I couldn't get it to work! Tape wont stick to it..how are you getting it to wrap around the boards?

I use the two foam boards hot glued together and make them at least 2" bigger then the cake. I spread royal icing and airbrush to match the cake and cover the edge with a coordinating ribbon. I glue square pieces to the bottom for "legs" to make it easier to pick up and so the ribbon hangs eavenly.

I like the idea of attaching legs to it

I think I'll try the contact paper too. What's the easiest way to apply this? Is it pretty sturdy? Is it hard to manage...like wrinkling and stuff (i.e. seran warap). When you apply it to the board do you lay the board on top of the paper and then fold the eodges over or place the paper on top of the board and then flip it over and tuck edges under?
Thanks for the tips!
BTW I use Wilton foil and flortist foils and the gold cake boards. There're are so many types of trim available to glue to the edges too. Wal-mart is always reasonalbly priced too.

WOW! You really can get creative with covering the boards! While I will probably stick to my good old Reynold's Freezer Wrap for the majority of my cakes...you have definitely given some creative ideas to think about.

I usually cover the boards for my bigger sheet cakes (15x22" or 18X24") with Wilton Board Wrap or Foil Wrap from my cake store I frequent. These cakes are usually ordered for weddings (groom's cake), retirements and other non-birthday occasions. I love the idea of the fabric/wrapping paper under clear contact paper. Also, I have the square pan set, and have considered getting a piece of mirror to use as a board...but the floor tile is sheer genious! The surface is sealed (in most cases) and the color choices is so vast. Ooh! Can't you just see a cake sitting on a slab of black marble? I was going to Lowe's this afternoon on another mission, but it sounds like I might need to swing thru flooring before I come home.

You people are brilliant...I have ideas, but ya'll can really set a girl's mind spinning with possibilities!

Thanks!