What Size Boards Do I Use For A Square Stacked Cake?
Decorating By sheronc Updated 27 Mar 2006 , 3:09pm by sheronc
I am making my first wedding cake. It will be 3-tier square. The sizes are 16, 12 & 8 and I found a 20" foil base board but I don't know what size boards to use for the two layers. Do I use round boards or do I cut boards into the same size as the layers? Also, any assembly tips would really be appreciated. Thanks!
I usually cut square boards to size from rectangle or round boards. You would make them the size of each tier.
Make sure your foil based board is thick enough to support the weight of the whole cake. Depending on how thick your base board is, you may need several layers or may want to consider another base such as covered plywood or something like that. I cut cake boards the same size of each tier, that way it doesn't show once the cake is assembled. Make sure you use some sort of support structure in each tier, like dowels. This is a large cake so make sure support is where it's needed!! There's a tutorial on the front page of this site for stacked cakes, take a look at it and see if it gives you any other helpful tips.
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