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post #1 of 20
5/21/10 at 6:41am
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A venue I deal with is requesting that I bring my cakes in on "clear or Plexiglass" cake boards. Does anyone have any idea where I could get something like that?
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post #2 of 20
5/21/10 at 6:45am
Did they say why? Do all the cake designers do that?

A glass company generally has plexi they can cut for you. $$$
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post #3 of 20
5/21/10 at 7:20am
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They said they want to be able to see through to the cake stand or plateau. They said one of the other vendors brings them in like this. I priced out some plexi sheets online and you're right, cha-ching!
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post #4 of 20
5/21/10 at 7:31am
How strange. I would ask for clarification...
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post #5 of 20
5/21/10 at 7:38am
You know I have used clear class as a cake base but never plex-glass.....other than it not being breakable.

For the price to have it cut it scratches so easily, even if you put a board under the cake for cutting. I just had a mirror and a clear glass plate cut by a glass company in town 14" squares and it was about $40.00....not to bad....they don't scratch as easy and don't dull.....
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post #6 of 20
5/21/10 at 7:59am
would they sell that at local hardware stores?
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post #7 of 20
5/21/10 at 8:01am
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I guess they just don't like that my normal boards are wider than the base of the cake and that they can't see the top of the stand. Hmmmmm, I personally like a nice cake board underneath and think it adds to the presentation of the cake, but I think I'm going to just do them on smaller boards so there's less of a border. I've never had anyone have any issue with the size of the board I use, so it is a bit strange, but they're a great venue and get me lots of business, so I need to work on something they are happy with.
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post #8 of 20
5/21/10 at 8:05am
Ah, it does sound like your base board is too wide, or their plateau is too small. For example, I put a 10" round on a 14'' drum, and set that on a 14" plateau.
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post #9 of 20
5/21/10 at 8:46am
I'm curious too. A few months ago, I delivered cupcakes to a venue where a rented plexiglass cupcake tower was provided. It was so scratched and scuffed, I was hesitant to put my cupcakes on it. Really looked bad.
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post #10 of 20
5/21/10 at 8:52am
You can buy already cut peices at Lowes and Home Depot but I am not sure of the sizes. They are not that expensive either.
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post #11 of 20
5/21/10 at 9:02am
maybe you can contact that other vendor they mentioned and see what they use?
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post #12 of 20
5/23/10 at 6:55am
wonder if they said "plexiglass" but meant acrylic?
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post #13 of 20
5/24/10 at 7:57am
how about getting glass table tops, HObby Lobby sells ones that are pretty thick and have a bevelled edge, still putting a cake board under the cake though to protect the glass from scratches.
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post #14 of 20
5/24/10 at 5:04pm
You can get an already cut glass tabletop from any Michaels or Hobby Lobby and use a coupon while you are at it. I usually get the ones at HL and with the 40% off they are less than $20. They have several different sizes to choose from too.
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post #15 of 20
5/24/10 at 5:16pm
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Originally Posted by KHalstead

wonder if they said "plexiglass" but meant acrylic?



yeah, acrylic is a lot stronger, (hubby's a glazer)
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