Stacking Cakes

Decorating By anorris3 Updated 18 Mar 2007 , 4:58am by anorris3

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anorris3 Posted 18 Mar 2007 , 4:36am
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I am doing (trying to do) a 12-10-6 tiered cake. If I am using dowels and cake boards (not separator plates) what happens when I take the cake apart for cutting. Will the tiers or cake boards have frosting all on the bottom? What do I need to do or what am I doing wrong?

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misterc Posted 18 Mar 2007 , 4:44am
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If you dowel them the tiers should just sit lightly on top, you will get a little icing on the board but not alot, if any. If you think it will be a problem you can always cut wax paper to go underneath.

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Wiltonlady Posted 18 Mar 2007 , 4:46am
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Put shredded coconut between cake board and cake. This might help.

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Cake_Princess Posted 18 Mar 2007 , 4:50am
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Originally Posted by anorris3

I am doing (trying to do) a 12-10-6 tiered cake. If I am using dowels and cake boards (not separator plates) what happens when I take the cake apart for cutting. Will the tiers or cake boards have frosting all on the bottom? What do I need to do or what am I doing wrong?




Here are a few solutions that people use.

Place a piece of parchment paper (cut the the size of the board) between the icing and the bottom of the board.

Cut the dowels slightly longer than the cake height so the cake will sit slightly above the icing. The border will hide the small gap.

Sprinkle the area the cake will sit on with icing sugar (cocoa powder if icing is chocolate), or shredded coconut (I don't recommend this due to allergy alert).

Hope this helps

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anorris3 Posted 18 Mar 2007 , 4:58am
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thanks, i hope this works.

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