Help!!! Doing First Tiered Cake, Dumb Question...

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jessi01 Posted 3 Jun 2007 , 1:37pm
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I know this may be a dumb question but.. when doing a tiered cake do you leave the cardboard cake circles between the tiers? and if so what is the best way to cut and serve?? thanks for any advice you may have.
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viewbaker Posted 3 Jun 2007 , 1:49pm
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Yes you have to leave the carboard inbetween...it helps to keep the cakes from sinking and it does make it easier to cut...

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NEWTODECORATING Posted 3 Jun 2007 , 2:00pm
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Jessi - there are no dumb questions!!!! icon_lol.gif Hey I thought this would be helpful to you...

http://www.cakecentral.com/article23-Teired-Stacked-Cake-Construction.html

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SugarplumStudio Posted 3 Jun 2007 , 2:06pm
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No such thing as a dumb question!

PP is correct about the cardboard.

Here are two standard cutting/serving guides. I think that most people here prefer Earlene's to Wilton because the servings are a bit more generous.

The key to cutting a wedding cake is to cut clean. Wipe the knife blade constantly.

http://www.wilton.com/wedding/cakeinfo/cuttingguide.cfm

http://www.earlenescakes.com/cakeservinst.htm

Hope that helps!
Sharon

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kelleym Posted 3 Jun 2007 , 2:11pm
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You will want to wrap your cardboard with something so that the grease from the cake doesn't soak in and make it mushy and unstable. Some people use contact paper, although that may or may not be food safe. My new board wrap is Glad Press'n'Seal which is surely food safe because that's its intended use.

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gismo12002 Posted 3 Jun 2007 , 7:50pm
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There is NEVER a dumb or stupid question! We all learn by asking!!!!
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indydebi Posted 3 Jun 2007 , 9:40pm
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Originally Posted by jessi01

.... what is the best way to cut and serve??




Here's a photo step-by-step that I've put on my website. I prefer this "straight-line method":

http://cateritsimple.com/_wsn/page19.html

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jessi01 Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 10:03am
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thank you you've all been soooo helpful! I would have never thought to wrap the cardboard. thanks again!!
jessi

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gakali Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 10:50am
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I would never have thought of trying the Glad Press n Seal - thank you, kellym! I'm definitely going to buy some! Good luck with your cake, jessi!

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Granpam Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 11:10am
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Thanks for the wedding cake cutting guide indydebi. Sure makes it look easier to do.

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spongemomsweatpants Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 11:36am
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Jessi,
you got all the advice you need from these awesome people but I just wanted to say your question wasn't dumb at all in fact it was the same question I asked when I did my first tiered cake. icon_wink.gif
Be sure to post a pic so we all can see it when it's done thumbs_up.gif

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