I was wondering if anyone had an idea on how to do a heavy wedding cake topper on a wedding cake without destroying it for the next year. I have a couple wanting to put a crystal sculpture that weighs about as much as a candle jar on a wedding cake. It is a 6 inch square cake top, and the sculpture is about 4 inches long and 2 inches wide. I want it stable, because I would die if it fell off the cake.

I was thinking I could put a small piece of wood covered in contact paper UNDER the fondant, but when the cut this next year, it's going to be weird seeing it under there. Should I cover in fondant, put the contact paper covered wood with supporting dowels underneath and then recover the whole thin in fondant to make sure they can just peel it off? Does this make sense?

I appreciate any help or ideas!! Thanks. Should I tell the bride that I can't be responsible for their topper once they put it on?? Someone could bump into the table and just knock it off!!! Oh my!! It won't be anchored or anything!! Any ideas? Oh, and it's clear.

Jennifer

I wouldn't go through the trouble of recovering! Just tell them that it's there, and of course you won't forget to dowel it! Could you put a blob of royal under the crystal thing just as a little 'glue'?

At my wedding, what the caterer insisted on doing (it was 10 years ago before I did cakes) was putting the topper on for pictures, and then taking it off and putting it next to the cake on the cake table for the rest of the time. It was a precious moments bride and groom.

Could something like that work?

ElleC

if the topper is to sit on top of the cake for any length of time i would definitely put it on its own little board, and carefully dowel the top layer (with at least three or more wooden or plastic dowels) so that the dowels stick out of the surface of the cake, so that the topper and its little platform rest on the dowels (weight on the board or plate of the tier) rather than putting pressure on the cake itself.

regardless of how you do it, i definitely support ElleC's idea of having the topper on just for the pictures, and removing it to the side for the remaining display time and serving.

another thought: you're going to have to dowel the heck out of the top layer to accommodate the sculpture, so why not offer to make another 6-inch square cake, decorated like the top tier, that they can save for their anniversary, which will be free of holes or dowels or anything else they might find alarming? also, it would guarantee that they'd have that "anniversary cake" even if something disaterous happens to the wedding cake.

Hmmm...for some reason I didn't get e-mailed about replies, so sorry for the long delay in response time.

I will talk with her and see. She is very protective of it. She wouldn't even leave the sculpture with me. Said she would bring it to the wedding, so I don't want to be responsible. I will dowel it, put a board, cover t, and glue it w/ icing.

I would more than likely do a dummy cake for the top layer so that this topper would have its support and have the real cake boxed up and ready for the couple to take and keep for their anniversary.

Now a dummy cake is a good idea. Why didn't I think of that? Guess that's what this is for, huh? So should I make it out of styrofoam or ??? what suggestions. Never made one before.

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Jennifer

my was very heavy as well .. the person making the cake just put several dowels and then a small cake plate on top .....since it was on the top tier it was not noticable.....my cake was on stands this may work if it is not stacked

I am doing a stacked square cake that is tooled leather. No flowers or anything. I will have to run these by the bride and see what she thinks.