"seperate" Or "not"

Decorating By gdsloane Updated 24 Jun 2008 , 2:43am by gdsloane

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gdsloane Posted 24 Jun 2008 , 1:08am
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My question is. I have a Birthday cake that I'm doing. Which is as follows.
A round 16' A Square 9' and a round 6'. The birthday girl want's all buttercream. I've done a wedding cake with seperated plates. But this one is stacked with no seperation. My concern is if I just use cake boards
with dowel construction once I dissassemble the cake for serving will the buttercream stick to the cake board. Do I use something on the bottom of the board. Is there a method I know nothing about or is this even a problem. I hope I'm over thinking this. If not Please help me!!!
I've included a pix of the cake.
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formerbuckeye Posted 24 Jun 2008 , 1:16am
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Some people put powdered sugar on top of each tier where the board sits on the cake. You can also try finely ground graham cracker or cookie crumbs.

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gdsloane Posted 24 Jun 2008 , 1:34am
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I thought about Powdered Sugar. I just wasn't sure. I imagined the cakes being too heavy though.

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mssweetie24 Posted 24 Jun 2008 , 2:17am
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You can sprinkle a little bit of powder sugar when stacking and it will keep the icing from sticking to the cake board.

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alanahodgson Posted 24 Jun 2008 , 2:30am
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You can put a circle of parchment paper between the cake and the board above it. If you're using crusting buttercream, wait for it to crust.

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gdsloane Posted 24 Jun 2008 , 2:43am
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Okay I feel better now. You know how when you think about something and in the same thought you say "naaaaaa" it won't work. That was me icon_lol.gif . Thank you sooooo very much. I refused to let the stacks get me.... LOL

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