Help Please ,disaster In The Making!!
Decorating By sweetviolent Updated 17 Aug 2006 , 8:32pm by sweetviolent
O.k. i just unwrapped my big layer 14" and it is cracked about 1/3 in all across cake what do i do . this will be 4 layers stacked. should it be the bottem or top tier and should I repair some how HELP!!!!
I've had that happen!! If it were me, I'd put it on the bottom layer. Is this only a one tier cake? If you put the cracked layer on the top, there is a change it will pull apart after you decorate and will pull the icing/decorations apart too. If it is towards the bottom, the weight of the other layers may keep it in place.
its 4 tiers this one being the largest and i was thinking bottem too !!??
OK, so you're going to do 4 x 14in layers? Is anything (another smaller cake) going on top of the 14in? I would put this one at the top of the cake if it's just a single cake, sticking back together with buttercream and then doing a nice firm crumb coat and putting that in the fridge to really firm up before finishing the top coat and decorating. If this is going to have to take dowels and other cakes on top of it, I personally would rebake this one layer - I wouldn't want to tempt a disaster! Good luck!
sorry it is 2 14" layers topped with 3 other"cakes" osf smaller sizes
Duih, I did of course mean bottom of the pile, why did I say top (blonde moment!), as this is a stacked cake though, I wouldn't risk using it at all (*especially if this is for a customer - if it was for me, well, I'd probably take the chance!).
i know its not the answer i wanted but i think you are prob. right 
ok .... i am off to the kitchen to bake thanks!!
I know you hate to hear the answer but you rally need to do another one if it's that bad. I tried that once & the whole cake fell apart on the way to the shower. Thankfully it was for a good friend & not a paying customer
o.k. i made the new tier and finally have them all crumb coated . Thank goodness you guys are here !! and evrn though it has taken longer i feel muchhhhhh better about this cake !!
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