Cakes Stuck Together!!!

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SweetChick Posted 21 May 2007 , 1:45pm
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I am not sure if this has been posted before. I tried to find something but wasn't able to...but here it goes.
When I stacked my JoJo cake in my gallery together it looked cute. It was my first stacked cake. Anyway when we cut it the bottom of the top tier stuck to the top of the bottom tier and tore to pieces. I started using boards but I am wondering if there is another solution...Thanks in advance for any tips you may have icon_cry.gificon_cry.gificon_cry.gif

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OhMyGoodies Posted 21 May 2007 , 2:01pm
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I've never stacked cakes before as of yet.. but plan to this week for my daughter's birthday cake lol.... I think alot of it depends on how much icing you put inbetween the two layers. If you put enough between you can lift off the top layer without harming the bottom layer and even leaving some icing ontop the bottom layer icon_wink.gif

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feverfixer Posted 21 May 2007 , 2:01pm
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Unfortunately, I can't see your pics as they are not coming up right now.
I was taught to put a good dusting of confect sugar between the layers before stacking when using BC to prevent sticking. With fondant you use BC to secure it.
You should always use boards to separate the cakes.
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Diane

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missym Posted 21 May 2007 , 2:04pm
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What I do is sprinkle powdered sugar under my cake board on the top layer. This helps to keep the icing from the bottom layer sticking to the board on the top layer. Hope this helps!

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OhMyGoodies Posted 22 May 2007 , 12:11am
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That info helps me alot! missym. I'll be making a cake this weekend for my daughter's birthday it's 2 different sized rounds smacked together ontop of each other and then using a seperator with little feet a doll cake sitting up a bit off the top. Now with those two on the bottom would I use the scalloped seperator plate I planned on using and covering the edge with a border to hide it icon_wink.gif, or should I use just a regular cake board? If board should I wrap it in anything? And if it's ok to use the plastic plate do I still dust with PS underneath so the icing stays on the bottom layer? lol OH yeah one more thing lol either way I should go, how much PS do I use to dust under there with? I don't want to take the top cake off and have a pure white spot ontop of blue icing lol... Not sure if anyone would wanna eat that part or not lol.... Sorry tons of questions but obviously this is my very first stacked cake and her 8th birthday and lots of potential customers are going to be there so I want it to be perfect lol. TIA Sorry to highjack your thread hun.

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Luby Posted 22 May 2007 , 11:13pm
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No matter if you are using a cardboard cake board or plastic separator plates you must sprinkle confectioner's sugar between the stacked layers. No one will notice it.

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redpanda Posted 22 May 2007 , 11:34pm
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If you are using a cardboard cake board, you should wrap it in plastic wrap (I use Press 'n Seal), or the moisture from the cake and icing will seep into the board. Soggy boards can collapse.

If the top cake(s) are pretty good-sized, I also recommend using straws or dowel rods to keep the cake from collapsing.

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OhMyGoodies Posted 23 May 2007 , 12:00am
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Thanks for the advice ladies icon_smile.gif I greatly appreciate it!

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