stack cakes? I mean do you decorate them first and then stack or do you stack and then decorate. I did my first stacked cake last night and I frosted them with buttercream prior to stacking. Then I was at a loss how to get them on top of each other with out messing up the icing. (The picture is in my photo's) Well I managed to get them on top of each other with only minor damage. Can someone give me an easier way to do this?
Kim
Your cake turned out really cute. I love the little feet!
I usually decorate first, then stack, then finish decorating. There are certain things that need to be done after stacking (like trim) of course. And I always end up denting my BC during stacking. But I have always been able to fix it or cover up the boo-boo with trim.
Most wedding cakes I stack on site because it's safer to transport an unstacked cake!
When you add in your supports (dowels or pillars) leave them out a bit so when you set your tiers on top of eachother you can get your fingers out before it settles down. The weight of the cake will push down your supports but give you time to get your hands away. HTH
When you add in your supports (dowels or pillars) leave them out a bit so when you set your tiers on top of eachother you can get your fingers out before it settles down. The weight of the cake will push down your supports but give you time to get your hands away. HTH
That is a great idea. I never thought of that.
Thanks
Leaving the dowels to stick out a little bit also adds room for the weight of succeeding cakes to compress down without smashing into the lower tiers.
Theresa 
Your cake turned out really cute. I love the little feet!
I usually decorate first, then stack, then finish decorating. There are certain things that need to be done after stacking (like trim) of course. And I always end up denting my BC during stacking. But I have always been able to fix it or cover up the boo-boo with trim.
Most wedding cakes I stack on site because it's safer to transport an unstacked cake!
This is word for word what I was going to say! 
by all means use the method where you leave the dowel rods sticking out of your cake.
kbrown- the stacked cakes i have done i just lifted them off with my fingers. not sure the correct way, but i dont care what the cakes looks like AFTER you began to eat 
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