Elmo Cake Sank Into 1/2 Sheet Cake.
Decorating By diamondsmom Updated 19 Jun 2006 , 7:20pm by diamondsmom
CAN YOU GUYS HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHERE I WENT WRONG. I MADE AN ELMO FULL BODY CAKE THATS THE ONE WHRE ELMO HAS A GIFT AND ICE CREAM IN HIS HAND. I PLACE HIM UNTOP OF A 1/2 SHEET CAKE AND APPARENTLY IT SANK. 
ELMO WAS A FRENCH VANILLA CAKE AND THE 1/2 SHEET WAS A WHITE ALMOND SOURCREAM CAKE. THEY BOTH WERE FROSTED IN BC FROSTING. NONE HAD ANY FILLING. I FELT SO BAD BEING AS IT WAS FOR MY GODDAUGHTERS BIRTHDAY PARTY.
PLEASE ANYONE EVERY ONE HELP ME OUT ON THIS MATTER I'M SUPPOSED TO MAKE ONE JUST THE SAME FOR A CO WOKERS DAUGHTER AND I KNOW SHE WON'T BE AS GENUINE IF SOMETHNG WENT WRONG.
THANKS DIAMONDS MOM.
Did you place Elmo right on the sheet cake? If you did, maybe he was too heavy. I usually cut out a cake board the shape of my top cake (Elmo) and then I use dowl rods for support in the sheet cake and place the top cake (Elmo) on top of the dowl rods this way it won't sink. I hope this makes sense.
Cakedreams
I agree with the response above -- that 3D pan creates a very heavy cake - you should place Elmo on his own cake board/foam and put dowels in your lower cake to sit the Elmo cake board on...
Good luck next time!
Lisanne
So Sorry to hear about your cake. When I stack two cakes together - regardless of the size or what seems to be the weight, I always support the top cake with dowels. They are pushed into the bottome cake under the figure cake and they support the cardboard that the top cake is on. It also makes it easier to separate the two cakes for serving. I hope this makes sense and if you need me to explain better, just send me an e-mail and I will try again.
I can't really say as to why it sank because I have stacked cakes like that before and haven't had a problem since it's basically like stacking two layers together. The only thing I can say is for the next one use a board under Elmo and dowels for support.
HTH,
Heather
So Sorry to hear about your cake. When I stack two cakes together - regardless of the size or what seems to be the weight, I always support the top cake with dowels. They are pushed into the bottome cake under the figure cake and they support the cardboard that the top cake is on. It also makes it easier to separate the two cakes for serving. I hope this makes sense and if you need me to explain better, just send me an e-mail and I will try again.
THANKS SO MUCH. I WOULD DEFINITELY PUT IT ON DOWELS NOW. NEVER REALLY USED THEM BEFORE BECASUE I'M NOW STARTING OUT BUT I'LL DEFINITELY HAVE TO LEARN.
THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE THAT REPLIED.GREATLY APPRECIATED
KINDA SILLY. BUT I'M JUST STARTING OUT AND NEVER HAD TO USE DOWEL RODS BEFORE. CAN ANYONE ENLIGHTEN ME ON HOW THEY ARE USED. THANKS MUCH
Hi Diamonds Mom: It takes time to get use to all the little things that makes your job easier!
I buy my dowel rods at Home Depot or Lowes - they are cheaper than the Wilton pak. First make you bottom cake and complete it. Then take you dowel rod and push it into the center of the cake. You can cut the dowel before, but I find it easier to mark the first dowel and then cut the others to match. By pushing it into to the cake you will see just where the icing will mark the dowel that is where you want to cut the dowel (I cut the dowel just slightly shorter so that the stacked cake will lay flat on the top of the bottom cake - I have a pair of pruning shears that I use to cut the dowels). Cut the rest of your dowels the same and then position them around the cake in an outline that will match your cake to be stacked.
Put your second cake on a cardboard cake board cut to the shape and size of the top cake. When you place your top cake on the base (bottom cake) make sure that the dowels are supporting the top cake, you can add a border to the top cake to cover the edge of the cake board if it is a little to big, or shows slightly. Hope this helps and if you need anything else or more clarification just drop me a note.
thanyou so much midge. you've been of great help you won't imagine. thanks again. diamondsmom
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