Silly, But Frustrating Question
Decorating By blaquescarlett Updated 17 Feb 2007 , 5:13am by blaquescarlett
How do I stack my cakes without them falling apart? They tend to be too soft, and I do NOT want to make a pound cake. I have to make a cake by 1 tomorrow for a small group of 25 people, but makes always seem to fall apart when I'm stacking them, and I'm just frustrated. I just tossed one out because it fell to pieces and I didn't feel like dealing with it. Help 
Are you putting dowels in every tier that has a tier on top of it and using cake boards between cakes? There is a really good article about how to stack a cake in the articles section, you might want to check that out. It sounds like you're having issues with your support.
My only suggestion would be for you is to go to Walmart & buy some Duncan Hines cake mixes. Add an extra egg & use milk instead of water. Also make sure you are putting a cake board under your cakes before you stack them. Give us more info on your cakes & maybe someone can figure out why they are falling apart. Good luck~
I am certainly no expert in this area but have read here at cc that you can freeze your cakes prior to stacking so they won't break apart. Also, you might try adding a bit extra flour to your mix so the cake is a bit more dense, making it less apt to fall apart on you.
Hope some of the others chime in here for you.
Lea 
Thanks you guys. I think I was so flustered, I couldn't even think straight. This go around I told myself I was going to completely do the cake the night before, and obviously that's not happening, so I was quite upset. I like the fact that my cakes are so moist, but I hate that they fall apart. I think I'll try freezing them first. Thanks ladies!
I just visited the williams and sonoma website, and also sur la table, and they both have cake lifters that I can buy. I'm thinking I'm going there first thing tomorrow morning 
Thank you!
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