i am attempting my first "stacked" cake on saturday. simple.. just an 8" with a 6" on top. butter cream frosting. i will put a cardboard circle in between them... do i need dowels under it or one thru the middle??????
thanks. so i just cut them to the height of the frosted first layer, right?
Yes, that's right. And sprinkle powdered sugar on the 8" to keep the cardboard from sticking to the icing.
Good luck!
BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much! i do love a good tip!!!!!! 
hey, wait a minute... don't i want it to stick? it will slide off if i don't... ????? should i put a dowel down the center of the two... thru the cardboard????
From what I have read, though, I have yet to do a stacked cake...
You should put a dowel in the center, going through your layers, to prevent sliding.
You don't want the cardboard to stick and pull off the frosting and/or bits of cake, because when you go to serve it, it's easier to disassemble it first, and also if it has cardboard underneath.
hey, wait a minute... don't i want it to stick? it will slide off if i don't... ????? should i put a dowel down the center of the two... thru the cardboard????
You don't want the cardboard to pull up the icing from the bottom cake. Are you transporting the cake? If you aren't, then you should be okay without having to dowel the center. If you are transporting it, I find it much easier to use the hidden pillars and assemble on-site. No dowels are necessary.
my "transport" is walking across the street with it on my cake stand... what do you thinK?
I would probably dowel it or use the hidden pillars. I don't know that I would trust myself to hold it steady that long.
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