I am looking at purchasing my first silver plateau and I need some help with what size to purchase.

I have 2 orders for wedding cakes in September with the bottom layer being a 14" square. So, should I purchase a 14" plateau or should I go with a 16" or 18"?

I've tried looking at pictures here on CC but most of them don't show the base.

TIA

Suzycakes

For a 14" cake, I prefer to use an 18" plate ...that would give you enough room for the icing and the border, with a little extra to spare.

Agree with the 18". You can always put a small cake on an 18" and fill up the extra space with flowers or petals, but it's really hard to put a 16" cake on a 14" stand.

I have a 14" sq 16" and 21" round I used the 21" once the 16" so many times I can"t count. I just bought the 14"sq so I'll have to see how much it gets used.

That's a very hard choice - I know. I bought a couple (not at the same time) a couple of months back.
I bought both the 16" and the 18" because I also couldn't make my mind up The nice plus for the 18" is that you can also make your cake boards part of the cake by making them a couple of inches larger and still look nice on the 18" plateau (thinking about fondant here).

P.S.: not plugging eBay here, but I searched all over and they had some at pretty good prices. SaveOnCrafts.com has good prices also.

Thank you -- everyone is so helpful!!


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i have to agree. better for it to be a tad larger than not enough room