Transporting A Wedding Cake In A Car

I always only assemble tall tiered cakes at the wedding hall or event venue.

Transporting a wedding cake in a car.

Jul 28 2016 if you don t have an suv or a van don t panic. It looks like a thinly padded tight grid. Instead ask the location manager if they can provide you with a cart or a table on wheels on which to move the wedding cake. One never transport a cake in your car with nothing but a cake stand to hold and protect it.

Simply clean out the back of your car and vacuum it so there will be minimal dust and grit. Slide the entire thing in and tape up the sides. You can still transport your cakes. Instead place your cake on a flat level surface such as in the trunk of the car.

Here are a few do s and don ts of transporting a cake in a car. Put the box with your 3 tiers in the vehicle on a flat surface and drive like a little old lady one more thing make sure the car is cool. If your trunk opens up to the rest of the car or it s always cold in your environment you can travel with them in the trunk. It is ok to transport a two or three tier assembled cakes but taller cakes are best assembled at the event venue.

On reaching the wedding venue do not attempt to carry the cake no matter how strong you are or how much help you have. After a bit of consulting i decided that the best option was to lay a yoga mat in the truck of my car and put the cake in a box on top of that. Cakes should be kept cool to prevent melting. My tips on how to transport a cake assemble tiered cakes at the event venue.

I drive a crossover suv which has a flat open trunk. I also add a fluffly towel between the floor and the non slip liner then i add the cake on top of that. Transport the cake in a vehicle that is big and high enough to hold the cake comfortably. You just want to make sure your car is very clean and that your cake is in a box.

You can buy non skid drawer and shelf liners at any big box store. I had to transport a wedding cake in my car a couple of years ago. There are a few critical lessons i learned from this catastrophe. You may want to cover the top with plastic or even cardboard but make sure you tape that also.

And two your friends will appreciate the effort you made in baking a from scratch cake even if half of it is left on your passenger side floor mat and what was delivered is disfigured it still tasted good. Keep temperature inside and outside the car in mind. The sticky mat kept the box from shifting around at all and the trunk is flat as opposed to the seats which are angled.