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Decorating By akrainis Updated 18 Jun 2007 , 3:20pm by NewbeeBaker

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akrainis Posted 18 Jun 2007 , 1:04am
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Not new to cake decorating but new to doing custom cakes on my own. Was wondering two things (I'm sure I'll have more things to wonder about at a later time but for now...)

How do you store a decorated cake before delivering (ie, do you refigerate, leave it out, etc)? What do you use to deliver a tiered cake, I haven't seen boxes tall enough. The cake only has 2 tiers, I'm delivering it to a special birthday location that won't be able to accomodate my setting it up there, so it has to be done in advance.

Thanks, I'm so glad I found this site!

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Tellis12 Posted 18 Jun 2007 , 1:30am
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I'm not sure if there are boxes that will fit that or not. Perhaps if you put it in a box with no lid so that it wouldn't slide around, the top would ride alright. You'd have to make sure that your tiers were supported enough.

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Angie707 Posted 18 Jun 2007 , 2:05am
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I personally transport the cake, each tier in its own box then assemble once I get to where it needs to be. To risky to travel with the cake already assembled. As far as refrigeration- depends on whats on and in the cake and how soon the event is.

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akrainis Posted 18 Jun 2007 , 3:31am
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The problem is the party is in a park- it's going to be hot, humid, windy and full of flies- not ideal for assembling a cake. If I really make sure the 2nd tier is supported well, do you think I could transport it in a cardboard box or something similar??

So... if I do the decorations the day before, is it ok to leave the cake out, should I refridgerate? Will that cause condensation?

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LittleLinda Posted 18 Jun 2007 , 11:55am
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For your first question, I do not refrigerate my cakes before delivery (Naturally, they are not cakes that require refrigeration. I'd never have room in the fridge!)

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NewbeeBaker Posted 18 Jun 2007 , 3:20pm
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I read a tip on here that might help you=) Someone had mentioned using a cardboard box to transport a cake. They took and used an exacto(can use scissors) and cut 2 of the corners down, so you end up with a "flap" laying on your table. That lets you place the cake in, and not worry about messing it up trying to put it in from the top. Then after they put the cake in, they taped that "flap" of cardboard back up. Hopefully I explained that well, that was a really awesome tip I read on here for big cakes=) Jen

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