How Tall Will This Cake Be?

Decorating By wendysue Updated 9 Mar 2007 , 9:44pm by wendysue

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wendysue Posted 9 Mar 2007 , 9:21pm
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I'm making a wedding cake for a friend and haven't done this too many times! She wants to know how tall the cake will be.

We're probably just doing a 3 tier wedding cake without pillars and my pans are 2" deep. So I wonder if that means this wedding cake will only measure 12"??? That seems small to me.

Is it recommended to make the cakes using three pans per tier rather than 2? If my cake is that deep will it have structural issues?

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Wendy

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Zmama Posted 9 Mar 2007 , 9:41pm
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I use 2" pans, two layers torted for a cake over 4" tall once covered. So, yes, 12-14" tall for the cake. BUT you need to include topper and any base you use. With a taller base and tall topper, it could be 2ft tall.

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wendysue Posted 9 Mar 2007 , 9:44pm
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Thanks! As far as I know she hasn't selected the base yet, but will be ordering the crystal monogram letters for the top of the cake and I believe they're several inches high. I'll suggest a deep cake base to boost it up a bit and balance the look out!
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