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Sarsi
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Here are the instructions for the crooked cake. Thank you so much to the wonderful CCer that fixed my instructions so I was able to post them this way. Just click on the pictures to view! Thanks!
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JanH
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Turned out great; thanks for posting.  |
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shisharka
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Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:04 pm |
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Well illustrated document!
Just a word of caution though: Stacking directly like this may result in the top tier sliding down (unless I misunderstood the instructions)… Gravity would pull the taller, heavier part of the top tier down the slope of the lower tier, even with piping gel as glue and center dowel for support… I would highly recommend hollowing out a level surface in the top layer of the bottom tier in which the top tier would nestle horizontally: http://www.cakecentral.com/art.....-Cake.html |
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Sarsi
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Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:18 am |
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shisharka, I have nothing against doing it the way in the articles here in CC. I tried it, but found this much easier. I've heard of many people doing it this way. I'm not saying one way is better than the other, and yes, you might have a chance with having it slide, but I've never had it happen. I've heard many people who are extremely happy with doing it this way. Colette Peters even has this style of stacking in her book (Cakes to Dream On)!!! To all the CCers, try each way, see what you like better, and use the way that works best for you. |
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MacsMom
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Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:35 am |
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This is the way I've been doing it, too. No problems whatsoever!
I discovered this from Lindy Smith.
I stack 3 or 4 foam core boards for the base and hammer the center dowel into them. The piping gel is best for additional support, but I forgot that step when I did this cake and it survived just fine: |
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tdybear1978
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Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:42 am |
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Okay, so the diagram shows that the cakes are crooked when you stack them, did you cut them to slant or do they do that when you push them together (does that make sense?) where do you get foam core from? |
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Melvira
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Omigosh MacsMom, that cake is amazing! I love it!
I am excited to try this method of stacking because I tried the tutorial here and ended up with a big 'ol mess. The cake fell apart and I was super upset. It just didn't work out for me. I know others do it with no prob. But I desperately want to make a crooked cake, (on purpose, haha!) so I'll try anything!  |
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Sarsi
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HAHAHA!!! I hope this works for everyone! I had fun with it and am extremely excited to do it again this weekend!! Yummy Yummy Chocolate cake this time!! Yes, the cakes are cut crooked before stacking them. I wrote about that part in the first page..... |
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Cakebelle
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Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:59 am |
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Thank you Sarsi for the taking the time out to do this, it really hepls!  |
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Sarsi
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HAHAHA!!! I hope this works for everyone! I had fun with it and am extremely excited to do it again this weekend!! Yummy Yummy Chocolate cake this time!! Yes, the cakes are cut crooked before stacking them. I wrote about that part in the first page..... |
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Melvira
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Quick question that I forgot to ask... can anyone tell me what the piping gel does? I think it's supposed to make the tiers stick together, but I kind of thought it might have the opposite effect and make them slide. Someone, please straighten me out here. I'm all confused!  Everyone tells me it's ok to feel 'stupid' right now, the baby is using the brain! |
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Deb55
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Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:04 am |
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Thanks for the diagram and instructions -- it seems a little more doable for me! |
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Sarsi
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Hi Melvira, the famous Melvira!!!! I LOVE YOUR BUTTERCREAM SMOOTHING METHOD!!! he he he!! Use it all the time!
As for the piping gel, just use the tiniest bit. You want just enough to make it stick. If you use too much it will make the cake slippery. |
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MacsMom
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Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:16 am |
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| tdybear1978 wrote: | | Okay, so the diagram shows that the cakes are crooked when you stack them, did you cut them to slant or do they do that when you push them together (does that make sense?) where do you get foam core from? |
Cut the angle first. I found that it looks best and is more stable if it is angled on top and bottom, in the shape of a wedge.
I stack first like you would a normal cake, then pound the dowel in.
Duff uses a board with a dowel already attached (looks like a paper towel holder) and his cake dividers have holes pre-drilled in the centers, so he just slides the cakes over the dowel.
I buy foam cire boards in the crafts department at Michaels when they go on sale for $1 each. They are the size of a lrge sheet of poster board. |
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Melvira
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| Sarsi wrote: | Hi Melvira, the famous Melvira!!!! I LOVE YOUR BUTTERCREAM SMOOTHING METHOD!!! he he he!! Use it all the time!
As for the piping gel, just use the tiniest bit. You want just enough to make it stick. If you use too much it will make the cake slippery. |
Oh Sarsi, you flatter me! Thank you! And thanks for the clarification on the piping gel. I was seeing myself putting a nice thick layer thinking "More is better, right?" and having the top layer do the Nestea plunge right off the top!  |
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