I bought this today with a 40% coupon at hobby lobby. I am a newbie to cake decorating. If this a good investment? Thanks in advance.

If its the one that you can tip to different angles, I also have it. I love it..its certainly one of those things that I couldn't do without!

I have the revolving cake stand and I got mine with the coupon last year. I use it everytime I make a cake. It's very handy and you will get a lot of use out of it.

Cindy

Have it - love it! Spins so smoothly, and love the fact it raises the cake off the table, making it easier to see to decorate. Have not used it at the furthest angle (no need yet), but the tilting feature is great!

I bought the tilting one, and it didn't spin well my opinion. I think I would like it if I was doing stringwork a lot. I took it back and bought the metal one. It is the same price. I love it. It is so heavy and sturdy. I used a similar one for 5 yrs at Baskin Robbins decorating cake. You can't bust it.

I also bought it with the coupon. So that is an excellent deal on either one, even on ebay, you can't get turntables cheap.

The important thing is that you have one, and that you like it. The type is a matter of preference.

I just have the cheap one. The one that is like $11, not the cheapest. I want the nice one. Does it really not spin well? The metal one doesn't tilt, does it?

The metal one doesn't tilt. The tilting one has ball bearings, I believe. I told my wilton teacher that I bought it and she told me NO, NO, get the metal one!

She has been decorating for about a hundred years.

But we probably just like what we are used to. Not having learned to decorate in a time when so many things were available.

Now, I saw a super cool turntable at the cake store--not wilton.

it has a rectangle side and a round side. If the round side is up, the rectangle is the base of the turntable and vice versa. Seemed to rotate nicely. It was super cool, but no 40% off coupon.

I took my tilt one back...I didn't think it spun smoothly. I just use my lazy susan.

Be careful about the tilting cake stand. Make sure you can tilt it and your cake doesn't fall. I can see it now. "Oh! Just a couple more dots on this side" *tilts it back as mcuh as possible* *KERSPLAT* "OH! NO!"

Lol Seriously though be careful about tilting it, it can and will fall when the cake isn't on their sturdy enough.

Does anyone think that the cake itself or either a layer will slide off if the stand is tilted. I haven't bought one yet, but I wanted one.

Love, love, love my tilting stand. Don't ice without it!

I have the tilting wilton cake stand and I use it often. It spins freely in my opinion, and I have never had a problem. It is especially nice for doing swags and stringwork. I've used the farthest tilt, and haven't had a cake fall yet, though I must admit, I was worried!

Sherry

I did a cake today that I kept thinking, "I need the tilting stand." It had cornelli lace all over it. But, I am also a little leary, and nervous that the cake would fall. I will probably get it, and save my receipt! LOL

It's GREAT!!

Especially for side work and cornelli! The stand only tilts enough for you to do your work. It tilts at three different angles, according to how much you want...

Some people may not prefer it, but once I found myself tilting up cakes on folded towels, I ran out and got it!

Hope you like yours,
--Knox--

Thanks everyone for your help. I think I am going to keep the stand and try it out. Hobby Lobby did not have the metal one. I saw a nice one at William Sonoma but I am not willing to dish out $79 for it.

I used the tilting stand for writing on the side of the cake. It was nice for doing that but I didn't find it that sturdy. As a matter of fact, I must not have had it locked in very well and it slipped to the furthest setting when I was writing and the cake almost fell off. I just about had a heart attack, thank goodnes I was supporting it with my other hand. Just be careful when you are using it.

I have had 2 cake disasters out of 4 cakes with my tilting stand. My fault though. I get in a hurry and don't think.

First one was because I had the cake on a board, that board on a board, and that board on the cake stand. No friction between the two boards, cake played pinball on most of the things on my table lol.

Second disaster was a small stacked cake. Forgot the whole "put a dowel through both cakes" thing and the "decorate tiers separately" thing. Ended up putting cake stacked, undoweled and undecorated on tilting stand, tilted it, and about 5 minutes later, top tier was upside down on the counter. Live and Learn

Honestly I still like my stand...honestly lol

Okay, so I haven't read all the responses yet, just a few.

I bought the tilting cake stand by Wilton several years ago with a 40% off coupon. (thank goodness)

I absolutely hate the thing. It's not worth the money, full price or 40% off! You can't set a really heavy cake on it because it will slide if you tilt it. Gravity just works that way!!!!

It doesn't stay locked in position worth a hoot and doesn't spin worth a darn either. I like my regular ol' turntable for that. Yes, it does provide height to do string work and what not on the sides but that's about it. You can use other things in your kitchen to prop up a cake or you can lower yourself in relation to the counter. 'course that depends on how limber you are!

It's construction is completely flimsy and I wouldn't even pay $10 for it if that were the price now! Does anyone want to buy mine??? I don't use it. I still have the original box and styrofoam it came packed in!!!


Amy