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.
Jessi

Yes you have to leave the carboard inbetween...it helps to keep the cakes from sinking and it does make it easier to cut...

Jessi - there are no dumb questions!!!! Hey I thought this would be helpful to you...

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

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

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.

There is NEVER a dumb or stupid question! We all learn by asking!!!!

thank you you've all been soooo helpful! I would have never thought to wrap the cardboard. thanks again!!
jessi

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!

Thanks for the wedding cake cutting guide indydebi. Sure makes it look easier to do.

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.
Be sure to post a pic so we all can see it when it's done