Transporting Your Cake

4. Transporting Your Cake

There are several things you must think about when transporting a large, multi-tiered cake, such as sliding, the heat factor, possible last-minute repairs and more. I charge a small fee of $15.00 to deliver as well as set up your centerpiece. However, if you should choose to pick up and transport your cake to your event, here are some tips to make the trip a little less stressful.

1. "Staking" your cake by driving a long, sharpened dowel through the center of the entire cake will help prevent arriving to your event with the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Please let me know well in advance if you will be transporting the cake yourself - this will allow me to stake the cake for you during its construction. For short distances, the cake can travel on a tray. Place 2 or 3 large loops of thick, double-sided tape on the tray to anchor it to the presentation board, or line the tray with a sheet of foam rubber about 3/8 inch thick. To keep the tray from sliding in the car, place it between two heavier objects, or place it on a thick foam rubber mat.

2. For longer distances, especially on warm days, I will supply you with a box for transport. If the box opens from the top, I will cut it for you so that the cake can be loaded from the side instead, and then tape the box shut. Travel with a utility knife to open the box later.

3. Tiers separated by pillars or structures such as glass bowls, styrofoam, etc. must travel in separate boxes or trays. I insist on delivering multi-tiered cakes of this nature, as they must be assembled upon arrival.

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Transport your cake at your own risk! If any mishaps should occur during transport which require me to fix, normal delivery charges will apply. Subject to availability.

I do not supply any transport materials such as trays, foam mats, double-sided tape, etc. You are responsible for picking up your cake with these materials on hand.

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