I am in the process of making a cake for a friends graduation but I am a little confused. I have never made a double cake, where it looks like the cakes are directly on top of one another instead of a tier. Do I need to put a board or anything in between the two cakes or would I just stake them on top of each other?
Thank you for any help you can give me
Sherri
board!
from CC articles: http://www.cakecentral.com/article23-Teired-Stacked-Cake-Construction.html
Thank you! I know realize this was a silly question but glad I asked because I wasnt going to use a dowel and board.
Sherri
I was reading the forum onw how to stack cakes using a board and the wooden dowels. But at the bottom of the instructions it says to decorate after I stack them. I will be using BC icing so the spot where the 2nd tier sits on top of the 1st layer there wont be any icing. Is this normal? Or should I ice the bottom layer before stacking?
Thank you
The bottom border of the tier on top will normally cover the space where the 2 cakes meet. If you are transporting your tiers separately and assembling on site, leave the bottom border off until you get to the site and do it there after you put the tiers together.
Thank you for the reponse, what about when they take it apart to cut it the middle section wont have any icing on it. I am making a sheet caked with the graduation cap on top. Could I chill the cakes before assemblying to hopefully harden the icing?
If you are referring to the part of the bottom cake where the top cake sits on, there should be icing there before you put the top cake on (the cake board of the top tier will sit on the icing of the bottom tier).
Some people use coconut flakes, powdered sugar or wax paper between the cake board and icing so when the stacked cake is disassembled, the icing on the bottom tier will not stick to the board of the top tier.
Miriel
Thank you sooooo much! That is exactly what I was talking about. I appreciate everyones help. I will be sure to upload the finished product when it is done!
Sherri
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