Hello,
Do you "glue" your cake circles to your cake boards? I have never had a problem, but this weekend I was driving with a cake. My driver accelerated quickly and my cake flew right off the board. I put the cake on a cardboard round and then on my cake board. Should I be putting some kind of glue on the cardboard round...would I use a royal icing type glue, I'd think couldn't use real glue.
Help!!
I use several pieces of duct tape folded over so sticky side is out. Never had a problem - in fact when I pull the cake circle off of my cake board be it my wooden one covered with a decorative paper or several cardboard circles glued together and covered, it is very difficult to pull apart.
For smallish cakes, I use sticky dots like you find in the scrapbooking aisle at the craft store. For huge cakes, I use double sided carpet tape.
Rae
The best edible glue between boards for me is clear piping gel, it is sticky and after it sits for a few hours it holds boards together like concreate. I also like to use it when I stack fondant cakes...after I put in the supports on the bottom tier I smear some piping gel on that area, then place the next tier on. Love it. Hope that helps.
Sarah
I use that grippy shelf paper stuff between cake boards and cake stands, etc.. I also use this to lay down in my trunk or in the back of my husband's crew cab truck when the seat is laid down to keep the cake from sliding in the vehicle. It works miracles no matter what the traffic. Matter of fact I made a carousel cake a couple of weeks ago that had trim that extended below the bottom of the cake board I transported it on an inverted pyrex bowl with some of this grippy stuff between the bowl and the cake board and it never moved a 1/4 of an inch. I love it. I buy it by the roll and just cut a square to fit wherever I need it.
I cover the boards in foil, then put a smear of BC under the cake to join the two together.
Really? I have never glued a cake to a board. Maybe mine are just super heavy.
Mine too, I have never glued a cake to a board. I usually cover my board with RI or fondant though. I dont use the shiny slick paper, maybe that could have contributed to the problem? Just a thought.
I have used the carpet non-skid pad, hadn't heard of gluing the board until today....
I'm a buttercream person too<G> and yes, it sticks the cake board to a fondant covered drum too. I've never even thought to use tape or glue but I guess that is something to consider?
i've only ever stuck my cake directly to the cake board using BC. no problems there, my cakes have never moved even after transporting 100miles. next time i will try one of the other methods, might save me some cake boards!
If I'm traveling with the bottom cake directly on the main decorative board I'll usually run a few swirls of hot glue and set the cake on it's cake circle on there............if I'm delivering my tiers separately I generally will just set down the decorative board and then put a square of shelf liner down, then the bottom cake and continue stacking that way.
I put the bottom cake directly on the cake drum with a smear of bc. Why would you use a cardboard?
Same. i put the bottom cake directly onto the drum and secure it with what ever im using.
leah_s
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I put the bottom cake directly on the cake drum with a smear of bc Why would you use a cardboard?
As asked by Leah_s- I was wondering too. Seems like an extra expense, I'm wondering the benefit?[/quote]
I have always just used BC, but the piping gel is a great idea too.
As for the extra cardboard, when I cover a cake with fondant I use a cakeboard under that cake that is the same size as the covered cake. Then move the cake to a larger covered board (usually covered with fondant or paper) so then you have 2 boards.
If I am just covering with BC then I will put the cake directly onto my larger board and only use one cake board.
Call it shelf liner or carpet non-skid mat, I love that stuff!
I use it with every cake, no matter how large or small.
Pick up a roll at your local Walmart or other discount store - very cheap, easy to cut to size and offers great "traction".
Best of luck!
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