I have a 5 Tier wedding cake this saturday and I purchaes wilton plastic cake plates, I know they suck but I purchased them before learning about SPS. The wedding is about 8min from my house... I was hoping to deliver the cake assembled because its so close to my house but I know it would be best to stack the bottom 2 tiers (12 & 14) and assemble the rest of the cake at the reception sight

Will the wilton plates hold up?
is it possible to order sps monday and get it before friday?[/u]

i use the wilton plates a lot , and what i do is i assembled the whole cake on site so i leave like and hr or hr1/2 prior to have enough time to do it and whit out the pressure of people loking at me, and they work pretty good, and i allways bring xtra tools just in case.

I take back the "suck" remark im just nervious about the cake and I really would like to deliver the entire cake completely assembled for many reasons.. Specifically because I have to work a 16 hour shift and am going to deliver during my lunch break. With my van and 2 strong men to assist me. just looking for advice... Its a heavy cake and I want this to go smootly... I will try and find a way to get the sps if I have to...i need to ensure that the cake stands firm...its a big cake and im just worried

it would be ideal to travel with the cake fully assembled. I'm a little fearful that the wilton place and pillars won't be enough support for transporting such a heavy cake. Im very nervous.... the reception is not too far from my home.. I have to work a 16 hour shift on saturday, and will be delivering the cake on my lunch break with my husband & his brother.. I'm really nervous and just wanted some input on delivering already assembled cake...

I have never put a dowl through an entire cake...
ive never used sps...
and if I do end up using the wilton plastic plates, should I use extra hidden pillers for support...

it would be ideal to travel with the cake fully assembled. I'm a little fearful that the wilton place and pillars won't be enough support for transporting such a heavy cake. Im very nervous.... the reception is not too far from my home.. I have to work a 16 hour shift on saturday, and will be delivering the cake on my lunch break with my husband & his brother.. I'm really nervous and just wanted some input on delivering already assembled cake...

I have never put a dowl through an entire cake...
ive never used sps...
and if I do end up using the wilton plastic plates, should I use extra hidden pillers for support...

Is the cake a pillared look (air in between the layers) or are you just using pillars as dowels and it is essentially a stacked cake (all cakes touching)? Stacked cakes are fine for transport, but pillaring needs to be done on site.

it is a stacked cake, with no gaps.. eat cake sitting on top of each other..

it is a stacked cake, with no gaps.. eat cake sitting on top of each other.. the pillars will be hidden.. would it be helpful to use extra wooden or plastic dowels 4 extra support under the wilton plates

I made a 3 layer cake and it was all I could carry. Much more and it would be very heavy. Make sure you have a good platform for the cake to sit on and be carried on.

I use Wilton all of the time and have no problem.

I use the Wilton smooth edge plates and hidden dowels all the time and I think they are just as good as SPS...I wouldn't deliver the entire 5 tier cake assembled though but rather the bottom 2 or 3 tiers and add the other 2 when you get there..Too much margin for error and tipping...a 5 tier cake is quite tall...The plates will hold but I wouldn't deliver it all in one piece..It won't take long to add the top 2 tiers and pipe a border...Better to be safe than sorry...JMO...

I know safety is what im trying to insure...im on a time constraint and the cake will have cascading gumpaste flowers coming down all the tears... I never put flowers coming down a cake before.. Im trying not to stress amd hoping that all of your experience would guide me in the right direction.. thanks

Can the wilton plates be used the same way as the sps as far as not messing up the frosting of the cakes as you are stacking them?