I am baking a stacked cake for a competition and No One will be eating this cake. It is just for looks! (weird i know! lol) How can i make my cake really dense so it doesnt collapse during transport, which is about 2 1/2 hours away?Any tips?

I would use pound cake. If you do not want to make scratch Betty Crocker has a pound cake mix that is really dense. Also there is a recipe on the box of Duncan Hines classic yellow cake mix for pound cake. You add a box of vanilla pudding and an extra egg. I have also used this recipe and find it works great for stacked cakes. Also...another good idea is to use lots of dowel rods and then use a sharpened dowel rod down the center. This will help you transport the cake without any mishaps. Good luck!

does it have to be done on real cake?

could you do it on cake dummies instead?

Yeah.. Everything (including the cake) has to be edible! But anypne have a idea for a retirement stacked cake? i have a few but nothing to solid yet! Comp. is Jan. 27!!! ahh i need time lol!

What type of job is it for??? Maybe you could make a cute topper with things that are associated with the job. Maybe use some fondant and gumpaste to mold the topper. Then you could decorate each tier with a different design. Hope that helps you some.