I need to transport a Costco Black Forest Cake to my cottage (approx. 3 hr. trip). Any ideas on how I can keep this cool in the car. I don't have a cooler large enough to hold one of these cakes. Do you think just running the car AC will be fine for the trip?? It will be immed. put into a refrigerator upon arrival.
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I have to disagree:eek:
There never seems to be any left when it comes to the actual time of transport:biglol:
A mini cake for me & another one. Repeat. Who is going to notice:p
cake? huhm.. cupcakes are easier to transport. :confetti:
SamKing.... Thanks for the link. I may just go to M & M & buy a couple of those cakes. At least I wouldn't have to worry about how to transport. Depending how many slices I can get out of each one I could buy 2 or 3 diff. flavours! Have you tried any of the appetizers?
They come in a long rectangle about the size of a loaf of bread. If I recall they retail for about $10 or $12 - I know they contain real whipped cream !
The weight is about 2 pounds or 1 Kilo per cake
I guess depending how thin you slice = 12 slices approx per cake
Here is the link that describes the half a dozen flavours available:
[url]http://www.mmmeatshops.com/en/products/product.asp?productID=428&catID=8[/url]
I actually have to buy the cake on route that's why I can't freeze it myself.
SamKing......How large are these cakes at M & M??? I need to feed 25.
Not to totally veer off topic or subject but I recently tried some of those frozen Too Tall cakes from M&M frozen foods and found them quite delish for the price and practicality:)
I truly think your best and easiest solution is a frozen cake .
Once you get it back in the fridge you will be good to go without worry.,
& you won't even have to worry about the extra chilling methods during transport.
I agree it's probably not real whipped cream. I thought of asking if they had a frozen cake as well. I think that will be my first try. Also, I bought 2 large insulated bags at the grocery store & will try to put 1 on each end of the cake. I won't be able to close the bags but this will allow me to put bags of ice cubes underneath the cake box. This will probably end up as a water mess on my backseat LOL .......but at least I'll feel better about trying to keep the cake slightly chilled! Cross your fingers! Hopefully I don't kill everyone at the party with food poisoning! ; )
My guess would be that there is no real whip cream in their cakes.
I would think they are quite processed and could withstand exposure before seriously having a problem at or on hand.
If it were a cake from a smaller refined bakery - I would think otherwise and which they would be able to tell you the exact ingredients.
If Costco does bake them on their premises - you could inquire as well.
I don't know how big the cake box will be, but I imagine it would fit inside a large box from a produce store. I'd make ice cubes and fill ziplock baggies with it, then line the produce box well with these. Place the cakebox in and cover with the produce box lid. The ice will provide chill, the corrugated cardboard will insulate.
ask costco if they have this cake frozen (i know that longos does for some cakes). but again, if costco doesn't use real cream, then i wouldnt worry too much about transportation.
Thanks for all the great suggestions! I'm not leaving until Thurs so if anyone has any other ideas please post them!
PS. I don't know if Costco cakes contain real whipped cream or not??
What is the cake being placed in for the drive ?
Tied up in a cake box or a plastic covered container ?
Is there delicate real cream in the cake that requires adequate temp. control and refigeration ?
This may sound silly but if you have some large pieces of foam insulation (not the fuzzy stuff but the foam core) you could construct a box to hold the cake as well as compartments for ice. This might be too elaborate or time consuming though...
get Costco to freeze it before the trip? If not, the ac should work