Transporting A Wedding Cake In Hot Weather

For bakers the prospect of putting a carefully decorated cake on a table for hours during summer s heat is literally dreadful.

Transporting a wedding cake in hot weather.

Transport your cake safely. The best wedding cake filling for hot weather is probably chopped fresh fruit which isn t compromised in high temperatures at all. Transport the wedding cake tiers in coolers or containers with ice in them an ice block rather than ice cubes will melt less and cause less moisture. The bride s cake is a 5 tier and the groom cake is chocolate.

It is ok to transport a two or three tier assembled cakes but taller cakes are best assembled at the event venue. I transport each tier on its own either in a cake pan or a cake box. The wedding will be outside under a barn shed with no electricity for cool air. Cake use a 10 in.

Bigger than your cake. Choose wedding cake flowers that will stand the heat. This gives you some extra room for moving the cake in and out of the box and prevents your decorations from getting smudged against the side of the box. My tips on how to transport a tiered cake.

For example if you re transporting an 8 in. You want to use a cake board that measures at least 2 in. I would keep the cake in that box for as long as possible until set up. But the wedding birthday party or baby shower must go on.

The dry ice worked beautifully. When i made the big fancy bridal cake last summer a few of the frosting dots fell off not in the car but while the florist was adding a cascade of flowers to the cake. If it is super hot then ask the caterers if they can set it up a little later on if possible. If the event is a wedding there will usually be a special table for the cake.

So what s the best cake frosting for hot weather. What frosting is the best to hold up in the humidity. I always only assemble tall tiered cakes at the wedding hall or event venue. The bride doesn t want any fondant.

I have a wedding cake and groom cake to decorate for the middle of august. Once you have the cake in position and everything is fixed to your liking you are all done. Please arrive in a vehicle with space large enough to carry your custom cake. Large custom cakes may not include a box for transport or may be in an open box without a lid.

A wedding cake will be photographed more than any other dessert ever will and you will regret it if you didn t bring extra frosting to do on site touch ups. I uploaded some pics of the method we used to keep this wedding cake cold for a very long ride. Today s cake boxes are not sturdy things please be careful not to squeeze the sides into your cake s pretty buttercream borders. Once the cake is delivered you should be the one who takes it out of the box.

Make sure no sun hits your cake after it is set up.