Carving The Platform For Topsy Turvy Cakes.
Decorating By KarisCakes Updated 20 Jul 2011 , 2:16pm by all4cake
HI all. I have the Fat Daddio square topsy turvy pans. They really make topsy turvy cakes easy! I have one dilemma though. To make TT cakes sturdy, you have to carve a level platform in each cake for the next cake to sit on. In the videos I have seen, they stack, frost, and fondant the cakes, before they carve the platform. The problem I have is that when I do that, I end up carving out all of the icing.
Do you think there would be any trouble if I carved the platform BEFORE I frosted and fondanted the cake. Just trying to predetermine any pitfalls.
Thanks!
On this tutorial they cut after crumb coating but before applying fondant... HTH
http://cakecentral.com/articles/6/how-to-make-a-topsy-turvy-whimsical-cake
In the videos I have seen, they stack, frost, and fondant the cakes, before they carve the platform. The problem I have is that when I do that, I end up carving out all of the icing.
Do you think there would be any trouble if I carved the platform BEFORE I frosted and fondanted the cake. Just trying to predetermine any pitfalls.
Thanks!
I'd have to see that in progress!
All this time, I thought those pans were for those that use the method that doesn't require cutting a recessed area.
If you're cutting an area to accomodate the tier above, I recommend doing so after filling and crumbcoating them.
I was thinking those were to be assembled somewhat like this,
http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=31069548@N02&q=tutorial
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