It’s happened to us. You’ve made a beautiful cake, two sponges delicately sandwiched together with piped buttercream, painstakingly decorated with precision, only for it to get smooshed into the side of its box when you go a little too fast taking the third exit on a roundabout. Domestic food logistics might not be the most glamorous of topics, but at Christmas – when we’d wager more homemade dishes get driven to other houses than at any other time of year – it’s a serious business.
With forward planning, however, and a focus on how to pack your precious cargo, the likes of victoria sponges or carefully curated cheeseboards can withstand even the roundabout gauntlet of Milton Keynes or the up-and-down backroads of rural Lancashire. Laugh in the face of Sussex’s potholes, take Cornish sharp turns with confidence, go off-road (within reason) with gusto – our guide will get you and your dish to your destination without so much as a drop of spilt milk to cry over.