Alternative to acetate sheets

[hansjoakim]

Hi all,

It seems I'm living in a dark corner of the world where acetate sheets or plastic cake collars are hard to find... I've found several online stores that sell these, but the international UPS shipping costs rule out that option for me, I'm afraid. I would like to use such sheets to line the sides of a circular cake mold that I'll use to assemble a cake, and I'm thinking that perhaps simple transparency sheets would do the trick? I guess one could adjust the stiffness of the layer by adjusting the number of transparency sheets one uses? Has anyone tried this (or similar improvised methods) to replace the food acetate sheets? Do transparency sheets peel off easily afterwards?

Cheers!

[Kerry Beal]

I use transparency sheets all the time for making chocolate transfers and decorations. I also use the acetate desk protectors you can get from office supply stores.

I know some people are concerned re the food safety of these items.

[hansjoakim]

Thanks Kerry - I think I'll stop by and get some transparency sheets. I'm hopeful that it'll work out alright.