We're going to fill and stack a wedding cake tonight (I hate doing wedding cakes, they way stress me out!) - after dam'ing and filling, how do you put the next 16" layer on without breaking it?

Thought about doing it still frozen then wrapping back up to thaw will the filling in. Would that be ok? Easier to maneuver frozen I would think. Then ice it tomorrow morning after it's thawed?

I use slide something under one side depending on how large the cake is and hold the other side with my hand. I've used a bench scraper all the way up to a cookie sheet. I then line the cake up with the bottom cake and drop the top cake onto the bottom one.

I freeze it first. Makes it much easier to handle.

i use a cookie sheet that doesn't have any sides, just sprinkle a bit of cornstarch on the sheet and slide it under the layer that is chilled but not frozen.

I use cookie sheets too. I've also used cake boards that are larger than the cake itself

I used a cake board to help while the layers were frozen, worked great.

But I wrapped them up filled and still frozen with glad press-n-seal freezer wrap. Hopefully they won't get soggy or anything while they defrost. We plan to ice them tomorrow. I freeze cake all the time, but I've never unwrapped them, filled them, and then let them thaw. I guess we'll see. Cross your fingers for me!

Thanks all!

I fill and ice frozen cakes all the time. I freeze them hot from the oven and then fill and ice them straight from the freezer. It takes bc longer to set up and crust but I really feel like it seals in moistness.

In case anyone is curious -- stacking the cake frozen was easy since less chance of breaking the large layers - we wrapped them back up with the glad press-n-seal and let them thaw overnight. Didn't seem to dry out or sweat or anything. Worked like a charm!

Thanks everyone for your help - as always!