I have to make a two tier cake with fondant.
I have not doen two tiers before.
I have been given a picture and must recreate it. The bottom tier is going to be 10.5 inches circle. The second tier will be 6 inches circle. How do I attach the two. I will be putting the top tier on top at the location.
I know I have to use dowel sticks in the bottom tier. Should I use a small piece of cake board under the top tier? HELPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Should I use a small piece of cake board under the top tier?
Yes, absolutely! If you don't have the top tier on its own board, it will sink down into the bottom tier. Just smear some BC on the board before you put the cake on it.
Should I still put dowels in the top tier too? Or just the bottom tier?
It has to feed roughly 30 people, so should each tier be three layers or two layers?
No. Top tiers aren't supporting any weight above them, so there's no reason to put dowels inside. A standard layer cake is two 2" layers (4" in height total), and your cake will serve a lot more than 30 people, so I wouldn't make it 6" tall with three layers per tier.
SHould the bottom tier be 3 layers then? Or just two still?
If your 10.5" bottom tier serves more than 38
http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-cakes/baking-wedding-cake-2-inch-pans.cfm
with only two layers (4" tall), then three layers (6" tall) isn't necessary.
(Where do you find 10.5" pans?)
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