A friend has asked me to do a very simple wedding cake for her daughter. I'm excited but as it gets closer I'm getting nervious about the construction. It will be 12-9-6 stacked with BC. I'll do a bead border and little petite dots. My questions are: should I dowel with wood dowels or straws in each layer or should I buy seperator plates with hidden pillers? I plan on using card board instead of plastic separater plates as I normally do on my two tier cakes put a wood dowel down through the middle. My friend will be picking it up fully constructed and taking to the church. I don't want it to slide apart. Also does anyone know where I can find a cake cutting chart for her? Thanks Pam from Bama
Hey Pam.
Don't be nervous you will be just fine... I always use the plastic dowel rods but I think it is just what you prefer. They both would work fine. Make sure you put a piece of parchment paper underneath the cardboard so that it doesn't bring all the icing off the cake when the tiers are removed. Do you have a picture of the cake that you are doing? I have one that is similar this Friday. I am not sure where you can get the cutting guide. I hope she drives slow when she picks up your cake. I like to deliver all my cakes, it makes me nervous when someone wants to do it themselves. Just remember no stress....
Faye
I'd be nervous about the delivery, too. Is it possible for you to volunteer to drive it over? I like hidden pillars more than dowels. I can never seem to get dowels even. There is another thread on here where someone mentioned bubble sticks? (I think they said they were large straws used for drinking tea)
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