My Cake Won't Fit In The Box....what Can I Do?
Decorating By JavaJunkieChrissy Updated 21 Sep 2007 , 12:37pm by JavaJunkieChrissy
I'm doing a 12x18 sheet cake. I can't find a box that's big enough so I can deliver the cake. What else can I put the cake in. It's for a friend and she wants to pick them ( 2 cakes) up the day before the party and take them to the reciption area to put them in the fridge.
I'm stumpped and I need some advice. What do you do when you have a cake that large and you need to put it in a box.
I think I should add the cake will need to be in the fridge because of the ingredients... 
Well, unfortunately I only have the crap..... 
But, this cake will be decorated.......won't the "crap" stick...... 
Oh, you know what I mean....... 
well....the grocery store kind might.
I pull out a big sheet of saran across the counter, then set my cake on top of it; then bring the ends of the saran up over the cake, leaving it loose and just getting the ends to connect and stick to each other.
If the icing has crusted well, it should be ok. Does your design allow you to insert some toothpics here and there to act as "tent poles" to hold the saran off of the design?
Next time you're at Sam's, get the big box of commercial wrap. You'll wonder how you ever got along without it.
Could you maybe go to a local grocery store that makes cakes and ask if you could buy a large box?? They might be expensive but its a suggestion. Also if the fridge is large could you get one of those rubbermaid containers that are not very tall and stick the cakes in that?? Good Luck!
Michaels has what you need. You may have to really look, but they are there. I have one in my pantry right now from there. Also, try looking for your nearest fellow home cake decorating supply, or even someone that is doing the same thing you are and find out if they either, have one they would sell you, or, have them for sale in their store.
How soon do you need it for??
If you don't have a proper box, you can do what I have done. Go to your local furniture store and ask if they have any lamp, or end table boxes not broken down. If they do ask if you can have one or two. You can cut the side down and cover the box in white butcher paper or craft paper. Make sure the sides are at least 3 and half inches or even 5 inches high. Then you can cover it in either celophane or saran wrap.
Walaa! Does that help?? 
Hobby lobby might have that size I always buy mine at a cake shop. If you can't find one and it is for a friend find a cardboard box cut it down to an inch taller than your cake then saran wrap the top. the only other thing I can think of is to buy a rubber made box to fit it HTH
I slide two of my cake boxes together and fold the lids over top....Tape all the seams.
I know I can't use the saran wrap because my icing does not crust. I'm using IMBC 
I'm going to try to put two boxes together and see how that works. I was in at Michaels last night and asked one of the ladies there and she told me that they don't carry any larger boxes and we don't have a Hobby Lobby around here..at least that I know of.
I guess I could also get one of the Rubbermaid containers. We have a store that sells things like that inexpensively.
I will pick some of the Saran Wrap up at Sams Club next time I'm over there to give it a try.
I know that Giant would probably sell me two cake boxes.....I just hate to ask....LOL!!! They are right down the road...a simply solution 
Thanks for helping everyone!!
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