Ok, I've never done a stacked cake and someone (my SIL) wants me to try to do a 3-d Noah's Ark cake. I did my first try today and the ark is splitting down the center. I made an 11x15 sheet with supports (5 in the middle of a cakeboard) and put the football cake on the piece of cakeboard.

Not working, please help!!!

hi, i have a book that shows how to do a noah's ark cake...can't think of the title of the book off hand, but i can send you the pictures and directions tomorrow...it's late where i'm at. do you need it now??

gallery search results -- several 3D ones in there.

most are made buy doing traditional tiers slightly carved.

you could PM any of the decorators for help.

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&meta=search&type=full&search=Noah%27s+Ark

Thanks for the replies, I did look in the gallery and at the article, even searched here. I just didn't know if it was a support/dowel issue, since I've never done that before, kwim?

It's ok to pm them for help? Really? I didn't want to bother anyone with a PM, but I do need some help.

No, not right now. Cake is for next weekend, but I wanted to let her know asap if I thought I could do it or not.

That's what this place is here for! I definitely PM people about their cakes, and I receive PMs about mine as well. Just tell them you love their cake and are hoping for some tips.

Good luck!

When I did my Noah's Ark cake I used two oval cakes. I Put a layer of buttercream between them and put it in the freezer. (wrapped in plastic wrap) After several hours i took it out and carved it into the shape of the ark. I then iced the cake and put the fondant "boards" on. I used a small loaf cake for the middle section of the ark. Good Luck!!!

I thought about doing it with two ovals, but I've never carved much either and that made me nervous. I think I'm going to have to suck it up and try it! lol

Thanks, barbend, for your pointers, too!

I did the same thing, 2 oval pans carved at the bottom. The only problem I had, which I still haven't figured out how I'd fixed, is that the weight of the fondant animals started to compress the cake and then buckle the fondant on the sides (i was using fondant "planks" too).

Debbie Brown's book "50 easy party cakes" is where I got the idea for it, you might want to see if you can find a copy.

I had the same problem, although no one else noticed. Maybe if a cake board was put between the oval layers you could just put the toothpicks into the cake making sure they went into the cake board. That would take the the pressure off the side of the cake. ( I had toothpicks in each of my animals)

Where do I need to put the supports? And what do I need to use for supports? You used toothpicks?!

I still have so much to learn!

As far as animals, my sil's mother has some that go with a toy she's giving for a shower present that they want to use for the cake, too.

Oh and I'll look for that book, too. Thanks, randipanda!

I used ovals as well. I put dowels in the cake below my ark, and a couple under the giraffes that came up through the top. Otherwise, I didn't have any trouble with it at all. You can see mine in my photos or on my website. Good luck, my ark is still one of my favorite cakes that I've ever done.