Stacking Cakes

Decorating By D77 Updated 18 Mar 2007 , 8:16pm by D77

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D77 Posted 16 Mar 2007 , 8:06pm
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I am making a practice cake this weekend and it has to be stacked (cake onto cake) as always this in new!!! icon_redface.gif How do I do this? Do I just need to use the dowels?
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shelleylynn Posted 16 Mar 2007 , 8:50pm
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i will bump ya i havent done one yet

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NewbeeBaker Posted 16 Mar 2007 , 9:28pm
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Momkiksbutt Posted 16 Mar 2007 , 9:42pm
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Stacked cakes or Tiered cakes have a combination of dowels(wood or plastic) and cake boards in building the perfect cake.

First you place your dowels(I prefer plastic to wood for overall strength) in the bottom layer, equally spaced. 4 should be enough. Then you place the secon layer over it. Keep doing this until you've stacked all layers, except the top one. That one doesn't need a dowel.

Hint: It's best to place the dowels before you transport the cake, but don't stack them until you are at the location. Traveling with an already stacked cake is never a good idea unless it's a really small one. I don't recommend it.

Good luck to you!
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megankennedy Posted 17 Mar 2007 , 12:28am
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i have heard of someone using bubble tea straws, they are thicker than regular ones, but easier to work with than wood.

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theecakelady47 Posted 17 Mar 2007 , 12:35am
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For my smaller cakes, I use straws my self...hate cutting dowels. Sylvia Wynstock uses straws too I hear...

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jenbenjr Posted 17 Mar 2007 , 12:42am
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I just finished a small tiered cake in which I used straws too on my bottom layer. It is much easier than to cut the wooden ones!

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nefgaby Posted 17 Mar 2007 , 12:43am
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I´ve used both wood and bubble tea straws, both work great!

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D77 Posted 17 Mar 2007 , 3:46am
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Great! Thanks, I'll post on how well I do.... icon_confused.gif

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bobwonderbuns Posted 17 Mar 2007 , 3:52am
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What size cakes are you dealing with?

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D77 Posted 17 Mar 2007 , 10:00pm
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Originally Posted by bobwonderbuns

What size cakes are you dealing with?




The bottom layer is 12" and the second layer of setted with an 8". Also what is the best way to do this so the bottom layers icing doesn't come off?

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Momkiksbutt Posted 17 Mar 2007 , 11:04pm
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If you don't want the icing to come off then leave your dowels about 1/4 inch above the top of the layer. Then just sit the next cake board(with your next layer already on it) on top of that. You should easily be able to cover up the gap with either piping or flowers, whatever you have designed for the cake.

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Aliwis000 Posted 17 Mar 2007 , 11:16pm
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Short Answer: Look at my stacked cakes....and dont make them look like that.

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gabbenmom Posted 17 Mar 2007 , 11:20pm
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Our Wilton instructor told us to use cookie sticks (thicker than lollipop sticks). They work well to.

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D77 Posted 18 Mar 2007 , 8:16pm
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Well I am not happy with the way my cake turned out - at all!!! For some crazy reason I got crumbs in my cake icon_mad.gif !!!! I even did a crumb layer first. It was suppose to be off center - well I off centered it too much icon_cry.gif I am hoping that the real cake will turn out much better. I can't figure out how to add it to the forum so I added it to my pics. icon_redface.gif

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