Ok, hope this doesnt sound to silly
ive made two cakes as im practising stacking as i have an order in july and it needs to be a two tier and ive never stacked before
ive just crumb coated the coffee one in coffee BC and chocolate one in Choc- but one on a mat and the other on my chopping board
how can i pick it up to put one on the other
should i have put it on when just sponge and crumbcoated them stacked?
Do i just go for it and get BC all over my hands
Am i silly or what
will i ever stop asking question
also will i ever shut up
Thanks everyone
Each and every cake needs to have a cardboard cake board (at least) underneath it...not just for ease in picking it up and serving it, but also for stability!
You will also need to put some type of dowels into your bottom cake, to hold the weight of the top cake......again, without a board there the dowels won't matter.
HTH
im so sily and didnt even think- i was so excited and went ahead and done it all up to a crumbcoat with the idea i would get the cake boards when i go shop later! - didnt even think past crumbcoat till i went to pick them up-
next time ill buy the cake board first then do the cake- im so impatient
any ideas how i can get it onto a cake bard when i buy one today? dont forget its already crumb coated
i thinks its going to have to be messy fingers ten patch bac up the BC
Take the cake on whatever board you have it (cutting board, etc.) and pop it into the freezer for 10 or 15 minutes.......that should harden it up enough that you can run a knife around the bottom edge and then get a spatula under there and transport it to a cake board.
Then I would let it come back to room temp (leave it for a good half hour or so) it might get a little wet looking, that's ok.......it will dry.......once it's dry then go ahead and do your final coat of icing.
If you freeze it for a bit there will be NO MESS!
Wilton sells a cake lifter for about 10 bucks (I think), where you slide it under the cake to move it. Works great!
If you are just learning, you might as well learn the "best" way from the start! So, my advice is, instead of using cake boards, try foamcore and cut it to fit your cake. Then, frost the cake as if the board is part of the cake. Very stable and adds height for a nice look. And don't forget your dowels or bubble tea straws! I think you can probably find a tutorial here, or on the wilton website for stacking. Check it out! Also, I ordered SugarShack's video on stacking! Great!
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