I am making a 4 layer 14 inch round cake. Should I use dowels and a cake board in the center for support??? Please let me know! thank you
I am making a 4 layer 14 inch round cake. Should I use dowels and a cake board in the center for support??? Please let me know! thank you
How high is each layer going to be? I don't dowel cakes that are all the same diameter unless the layers would each be 3 inches deep and some risk of sliding because of the fillings. If the cakes are all nice and level and if the fillings are stable, there is no need to dowel a regular cake. Make sure you have at least double the cake boards supporting all of this cake.
Are these just two cakes that you are torting to make 4 layers? What is the total height going to be?
Hugs Squirrelly
The total height will be about 8 inches or so, no fillings besides buttercream in the middle of each layer.
Well, 8 inches is awfully high if you want to serve on regular cake plates, this size of cake would have to be served on dinner plates. So if you wanted to serve it up as two separated cakes, each being 4 inches high, then I would dowel the bottom layer and board each two layer cakes separately. If you are transporting it, you are wise to use a centre dowel, otherwise you don't need too.
Basically you board and dowel to both accomodate weight and serving cakes separately.
As your cake base board, you are going to need something substantial as that is a lot of cake weight. Likely triple boarded or 1/2 inch plywood or such, then double boarding for the top two layers.
Hugs Squirrelly
Thanks so much for all the help! I was concerned and now I have a better idea what to do 
i think i would put some doweling in the middle, especially is you are going to take it somewhere. Just to be safe. I'm just really cautious.
Someone did a really large retangular cake and the layers shifted. It was really high.
just my opinion, good luck!!
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