I'm doing a 3 tiered square cake, 16" in., 12" in., 8" in. I'm only doing the cakes 2" in. high, not 4" in. I will be transporting the cake on a 25 mi. trip (no city driving, though). Can I do this:

Ice bottom tier, stack w/middle tier & ice that, stack w/top tier & just put the dowel rods straight down through that 8" in. cake (to the bottom) before I ice it?

I hope this is not a dumb question....

Thanks,
Crystal
SAHM to Madison (9, HLHS), Natalie (5, Healthy), Neveah (1 yr, renal dysplasia) & 1 angel (m/c on 11/15/0

First, only having a 2" height for each tier is going to look odd, like the cake was squashed.

2nd, don't forget that you have to have dowel rods in each tier to support the tier above it AND each tier must be on a cake board.

3rd, each tier should be iced (on its board) before stacking.

Center dowel, if used, should be put in after all iced tiers are stacked.