Do I Still Need Cakeboards Between Dummy Cake Layers?
Decorating By sharibearie Updated 13 Aug 2006 , 1:51am by BJsGRL
Hi! Just trying to put together a dummy cake and am not really sure if I need to use cake boards in between them? Are there pros and cons to doing it? PLEASE let me know...couldn't find an answer here in forums! Help!! 
It's just stacked...no pillars..however, I have small, medium and large and I may put the small one in the middle??? 
Not sure yet....I think it would be okay...but I think that because there are no decorations on it yet...?? Thanks! S
No need for cardboards between dummies. If it's a stacked construction, you can even hot glue it together if you want. If it' has a pillar construction, you can use plates or you can use push in pillars by coring out holes in the right places. No need for anything in those holes, either. Again, you can use royal icing or hot glue to hold things together. If the bottom a a dummy may be exposed, e.g. a larger tier atop a smaller one, you can just put a thin coat of royal or fondant on the bottom.
Rae
I think the whole reason for a cake board is for support of the flimsy cake. (to keep it from breaking/cracking/caving) Since the dummies are styrofoam and pretty stong, I'd say there's no need for the cake board.
For me, when I use dummies for the main wedding display, I decorate each tier separately, like a regular cake. In this case, I like to have the dummy on a cardboard circle to make it easier to ice and place on the other lower tiers. If I do not use a carboard circle, I tend to mess up the icing near the bottom and have to do more touch-ups when I stack the tiers together.
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