How to stop your cakes from sliding off during delivery

Have you had a delivery emergency before, the type that occurs few minutes to get to the clients’ place? Sometimes you have to turn back and repair it, other moments if its repairable you’d find a corner at the event to make the cake look better. It’s annoying considering all the work you’ve put in to make the cake look beautiful. A lot of times, I’ve seen scenarios of bad cake days, a lot of them with cakes sliding off their boards. Most times these mishaps occur during delivery.

Here are 7 proven ways to prevent them:

Make a stable icing: Whether you are working on whipped cream cakes or buttercream cakes, ensure your frosting is not too runny. For frostings, working with the right recipe is very important. Trust me you don’t want your whipped cream cakes melting before your eyes.

Always make a bridge: When layering always make a bridge before filling, some times we just pipe a cake straight up with poor layering. Also do not use too much cream between the layers. Always mind the amount of filling.

Use dowel rods for staking: The importance of dowel rods cannot be overemphasized. Especially with tall cakes, it’s a must. I once saw a 12-inch cake with two layers slid off and I was baffled why it wasn’t stacked.

Place it properly in the car: Preferably on the floor. An air-conditioned roomy car is your best bet for delivery.

Place frosting on a cool cake: I know sometimes as bakers we get impromptu jobs and try to meet up with the short time frame, nevertheless, the frosting should not be put on a cake that’s not cold.Put the cake in a freezer if in a hurry.

Stick your cake to the board: Nowadays the cake boards are decorated with the fancy sheets that could be sometimes slippery. Use royal icing to stick the cake to the board. with this, I can be sure the cake can travel on its own and my mind would be at rest.

Don’t make deliveries with bikes: As much as possible I like to deliver my cakes myself, however sometimes it can’t happen all the time. Still, I avoid despatch riders. most of them don’t understand the fragility of a cake.

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