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letsgetcaking
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Sun Nov 01, 2009 2:46 pm |
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Thank you, Leah! This is very helpful! |
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sillywabbitz
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Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:04 am |
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Leah have you ever used SPS with the super tall tiers. I need to make an 12 in round cake that is 8 inches high (basically 2 cakes stacked on top of each other. I know I would seperate them as 2 cakes for serving purpose but my thought is this. The SPS plates are just slightly larger than the cake itself. If I put a 12 inch plate in the middle of my super tall 12 inch tier won't it poke through? Have you ever done the super tall tiers with SPS? Just curious what solution you found to be best. |
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leah_s
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Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:40 am |
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I haven't designed a super tall tier. I did include a 6" tall tier once, and just used the 9" legs, cut down.
I think what I'd do, though - and you'll need to visualize this, is:
assume a 10" bottom tier and a super tall 8" tier above.
Assemble the 10 tier on the bottom plate as always. Push the 8" plate and leg assembly into the 10" cake.
Put the bottom half of the super tall on an 8 inch cardboard. Put a 6" SPS plate and leg assembly into the 8" tier.
Prepare the top half of the super tall on a 6" or 7" cardboard. Place on the "receiving" SPS plate that's sitting on the bottom half of the super tall. Ice the supertall.
Place it on "receiving" SPS plate (that's sitting on top of the 10 tier.)
I've had the comment that the SPS plate are bigger than the cake a couple of times in the last week. I've been using SPS for years, now, and I've never experienced that. The SPS plate is the same size as the cardboard and smaller than the cake once its iced. |
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sillywabbitz
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Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:30 am |
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Hi Leah,
Thanks that makes perfect sense. I use Magic Line pans so I don't think my cakes are shrinking but both my boards and my SPS plates are always just a bit bigger than the cake itself. Once iced I think you're right that it fills in the space. I need to work harder on getting a consistent thickness of icing around each of my cakes so that I can make sure that it's always to the edge of the plate. Thanks for the tips. I adore SPS:) |
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leah_s
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Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:56 am |
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I've found the large icer tip to be very helpful in getting a consistent amount of icing on the cake. |
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__Jamie__
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Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:12 am |
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Just want to say, I'm constructing another large cake right now, with SPS.....gotta get it! If you are concerned about price, you can use it a couple of times before the collars weaken. Or work it into the price of your cake! Not kidding here, you really should try it just once....you'll be amazed!
This has been an SPS endorsement....you may now return to your straws and dowels.  |
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__Jamie__
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Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:16 am |
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Actually, not the collars, but the little grippy "teeth" inside the collar. They don't snug right up to the columns after the first washing. Someone saved a set a few weeks ago for me and I figured, eh, what the heck. Washed them out and used them again. I probably wouldn't use it more than twice.  |
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leah_s
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Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:39 am |
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Yeah, I've reused. It works. |
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smartin40
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Location: North Carolina
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Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:59 am |
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| __Jamie__ wrote: | Just want to say, I'm constructing another large cake right now, with SPS.....gotta get it! If you are concerned about price, you can use it a couple of times before the collars weaken. Or work it into the price of your cake! Not kidding here, you really should try it just once....you'll be amazed!
This has been an SPS endorsement....you may now return to your straws and dowels. |
Hear ye, hear ye, I endorse this endorsement!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU SHOULD TRY SPS ~ BEST THING E-V-E-R!!!!!!!!!!
You will be kicking yourself for not trying it before now!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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dandelion56602
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Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:11 pm |
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I have a queston about the "swoosh" sound. Is it a definite sound that you hear? I'm pretty sure my board hole was on the peg, but I didn't really heard a sound when I "dropped" the cake. What am I doing wrong? I've only used the 8" & 6" plates so I was wondering if it is more prominent on bigger cakes? |
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leah_s
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Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:41 am |
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The sound is tiny. Sometimes you hear it. Don't stress. Probably mostly my weird sense of humor. |
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dandelion56602
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Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:36 am |
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Whew! I was thinking I should be hearing a big suction sound & when I didn't I was nerous |
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luddroth
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Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:55 am |
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Leah, what are the collars for? I saw one post suggesting a use for them once they're removed (glue to the underside of the bottom board to create an airspace for your fingers to make lifting the cake easier). But what is the manufacturer's thought in putting them there in the first place? |
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__Jamie__
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Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:08 am |
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Aren't they for decorative purposes if the columns are exposed? |
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leah_s
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Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:07 pm |
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Jamie's correct. When you have a cake with a separation leave the collars on - much prettier! |
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