Some people transport them put together, some don't. I am a big enough wreck transporting them disassembled so I would never try to do one assembled. It's a matter of preference. I think most of us here will say no, don't transport it put together.
As for the ribbons, I allow for a little overlap, fold one side over, and secure with a little dab of BC.
The only cakes I transport already together are the stacked ones. Knock on wood a thousand times, I haven't had any problems but I also don't transport over 3 tiers stacked. I will do something different f it has to be over 3 tiers.
The ribbon: I do the same thing as katydidz
I have always transported mine un-assembled. Yep, you have to decorate to some extent when you arrive, but I feel it's better than having to fix a mess.....my nerves couldn't handle transporting an assembled cake. As for the ribbon, I have discovered that it depends on your ribbon and your buttercream. Once I couldn't get it to stick and had to use a pin, and just inform the servers to remove it. Maybe a dab of royal icing would hold better?
I do deliver assembled cakes. Only had one slight problem with some icing on the sides. Just one time. Pluse we have 5 speed bumps in our development too!
Buttercream will hold your ribbon just fine-Royal would be stronger if that would ease your mind.
I transport wedding cakes with the bottom 2 tiers assembled and decorated-only had to repair one swag, once. I always put a dowel rod through those 2 tiers and they do not move. At the site I add the top tier (decorated as much as possible) add the borders as needed, topper. That works well for me. I don't like to spend a lot of time at the reception decorating-the cake is usually in the middle of the table and can't be reached well, plus I am not comfortable with others watching me! I used to be a wreck delivering the cake-looking at it when I went over every dip and bump. Now I potition it safely, with non skid mat, drive carefully and watch the road only-my blood pressure does a lot better!
I deliver cakes completely assembled..I've never had a problem. I chill my cakes and drive very slow. I like to know ahead of time if there's going to be a problem with the cake after it's stacked. When I'm home I make fix everything and not worry about it.
For the ribbon, I just use a little icing to glue the ribbon.
I am transporting a 3 tiered stacked wedding cake and I am having to drive 1-1/2 hours to deliver it. This is my first wedding cake and I am so nervous about the drive with this cake. I plan on having the whole cake assembled also. The tiers are 12, 10 and 8 inches, square cake, I am doweling it with a large dowel down the middle of the whole cake. I firgure the cake is only going to be about 12-13 inches high. So I think I should be OK with it on the drive.
Smaller tiered cakes, I have no problem assembling and transporting already tiered. Larger cakes, I always tier the bottom 2 tiers together and add the top tier or tiers when I get there... for a 4-tier cake, I do them 2 and 2 .. the bottom 2 assembled and the top 2 assembled and just plop the top 2 on the bottom 2 when I get to the reception hall then add my borders... The last cake I did, I assembled it at the site... it was square and I just wasn't comfortable assembling it and transporting it to the site because of the design. To me the corners were too close to the edges and I was scared they'd crack...
The sizes I will be doing are 6/8/10/12 -- I think i'm going to play it safe and do it 2 & 2 then set up when I get there. I have always used a 1 or 2" larger board on my cakes, but with the stacked I use the same size board, right? so the board doesn't show? I guess my fear is handling the cakes and getting them stacked w/out ruining the decoration since there isn't anything to hold onto since the board is totally under the cake.
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