Hi everyone! I'm basically a newbie, but I am getting more experience, but I have a question! I am putting together an emergency kit for when I deliver cakes . . . . what does everyone put in their emergency kits? I'm anxious to hear from everyone!! Thanks in advance!

a small bag of royal icing (i use press n seal to store it)
scissorspen/paper
business cards
a bag of buttercream from cake (if applicable)
and any pertinent icing tips
extra decorations (if applicable)
cutting charts
camera
copy of contract

i'm sure there's more, but that's what i bring

I take along basically anything I would need to re-do the cakes decorations. So for a fondant covered cake I would take buttercream and royal icing (if I used royal in the design) extra fondant and all the tools needed to re-cover the cake in fondant (fondant roller, smoother, rolling mat, shortening, pwd. sugar, something to trim the fondant etc) and then any decorations that I may need (extra flowers, cut-outs, pearls, dragees, etc). Anything I would need to re-decorate the cake I bring along! HTH! Oh extra dowels or supports would be good too!

all of the above...
plus, fondant and/or gumpaste if you need it
paint brushes & luster dust
VODKA
assorted wooden modelling tools
a couple of dowels or skewers and a set of hedge clippers
spatulas- for last minute smoothing or cake stacking
kleenex
my husband
the phone # of my therapist on speed dial
p.s. wear comfortable shoes. I delivered a cake this weekend to an event I was attending and had to go barefoot after lugging the cake through the maze of the resort in my low heeled sandals. Reeboks it is from here on out!!

PAPER TOWELS!! (to clean up, or around the cake when the cake table is aleady set -- just to be careful when putting on final touches)

One of these days I am going to bring a little table, so that I can set cakes on it (espcially when the cake table is aleady set -- it a pain to have to set cakes on anything you can find because you cant put the boxes on the cake table!! )

a spatula
all tips and colors
plastic or paper bags for cramming all those paper towels in when you're done

oh, and fabric ... (if the table isn't already set! )

A while back there was a thread about this and I made a list of what people suggested and added some things on my own:
(Apologies in advance for the length )

Cake Decorator Emergency Kit List
1. Map to reception/party site
2. Telephone # of site
3. Telephone # of contact person
4. Calculator
5. Contract / invoice / delivery form
6. Bride's top ornament
7. Cutting knife & server set (in case one is not provided)
8. Extra icing in colors used on cake
9. Decorating bags
10. Tips used to decorate the cake
11. Couplers
12. Spatulas
13. Frosting Flowers
14. Fresh or silk flowers/greenery
15. Flower spikes
16. Oasis & a container
17. Picture of the cake
18. Columns/pillars, plus extras (in case of necessary last-minute design changes)
19. Dowels, including sharpened long dowel for center
20. Rubber Mallet for hammering center dowel
21. Chocolate Shavings for between separator plates and cake
22. Stairways & bridges necessary for design
23. Ribbon (a bow can cover a multitude of sins)
24. Tulle (adds 'pouf' & volume if necessary)
25. White plastic tablecloths (available at the dollar store) to cover ugly tables
26. Wire
27. Florist's clay
28. Bases
29. Extra ornament
30. Styrofoam meat tray
31. Scissors that can also cut wire
32. Rose nail & scissors
33. Tweezers
34. Toothpicks
35. Meat or kabob skewers
36. Paper towels - regular
37. Paper towels - VIVA (for smoothing)
38. Wax or parchment paper and plastic wrap
39. Wet washcloth in plastic bag or moist wipes
40. A level
41. Shims to correct uneven tables
42. Measuring tape
43. Camera, film, and extra battery
44. Business cards and a holder
45. A congratulations card for the Couple
46. An ink pen & notepad
47. Clear tape & double-sided tape & masking tape
48. Small hot-glue gun
49. Dressmakers pins (for securing fabric when necessary)
50. First Aid Kit incl. Band-aids, Antibiotic ointment & Tylenol
51. Apron
52. Garbage bags
53. Latex gloves
54. Doorstops (4)
55. Fountain Items-
a. Fountain- check for proper operation before event
b. Extension cords
c. Duct tape
d. Distilled water
e. Color for water
f. Flower Holder Ring
g. Cascade set
56. For the Bride-
a. Cutting/serving instructions
b. Latex gloves for the server(s)
c. Box for Anniversary cake
d. List of pieces to be returned
e. Box or bag for plates & columns
57. For Non-Wedding Cakes-
Birthday Candles that coordinate with cake
Matches or lighter

Again, apologies for the length.

I would love to add more stuff if someone can come up with more

this tread is great!! all i take with me is aleady on hear but the other ideas are awesome also.

Oh my! With a list that long where do you put the cake!?