Hi Yall,
I need some help...I am making appr. a 11 inch cake ...2 on top of each other to make it bigger... Do you think i need to dowel it? I am taking it to work for an order and dont want it to mess up during transport or to fall or whatever have you...need your opinions pleaseeeee. This is due on thursday and this is my first cake order.
Jennifer
its just a 2 layer cake..but its like 11 inches..didnt know if i needed to dowel..ive made smaller cakes but not one this big..thanks
I'm betting that you're thinking because it's bigger, then it's heavier and will sink into the bottom cake, right?
You also have to figure that the BOTTOM cake is also bigger .... and is supporting the same size top layer. Any add'l weight is being distributed over a larger area. Much like why the weight of a waterbed doesn't cause your floor to buckle (a common concern when waterbeds first came out!). The weight of the water is spread out over a large area.
A 2-layer 16" cakes isn't any more dangerous or difficult to transport than an 8" 2-layer cake. You just need a bigger box! 
I'm the type that anytime I have a layer cake -regardless of size- I will take toothpicks, wrap them in foil, and insert them into the cake - to prevent the top layer from slipping...it's just what I've always seen done, and figured it can't hurt. Just make sure to let those partaking in the cake know in advance
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