Has anyone ever had to cut the wedding cake at the reception? If so, how do you slice a stacked wedding cake? Do you remove the upper tiers and start from the bottom?

Hi Agent cake baker. I have never served a wedding cake but have served many large stacked cakes for other parties. I like to start at the top and work my way down. If you are saving the top tier...you would want to remove that one first and then go down from there. I like to just cut even rows and cut small slices. I guess it would depend on the shape of the cake as well.

I have cut and served a number of wedding cakes, and I start at the uppermost cake to be served. If the cake is going in the kitchen then it really doesn't matter. If the wedding party has a prefrence as to which ones are cut when go with that. Also if each tier is a different flavor you may need to cut from each.

It would depend on the stability of the cake. If it is stacked on pillars you would definatley disassemble the cake first. I will also disassemble it if each layer is a different flavor, because as soon as the guests see the cake being cut, they are in line!