Sending it stacked or unstacked is up to you but be aware that if they transport it stacked the customer may not transport it correctly, hit the brakes too suddently, hit a curb, or just plain be careless, therefore damaging the cake they spend their hard-earned money on.
since this is a monetary transaction and not a "friendly" one, I would have the customer sign a waiver that you are not responsible for the cake after it leaves your hands. If you don't want to get so formal then make sure she/he understands how to transport it and set guidelines in case something happens to the cake; a guideline like "If the cake should become damaged in transit, I may be able to attempt to fix the damage for a nominal fee," etc.
I personally will NOT send a cake larger then one tier off with a customer. I deliver tiered cakes, no exceptions. I also would not allow anyone else to stack my cake. They could stack it incorrectly affecting the integrity of the design and any damage to the cake would be in my name. I wouldn't want that!
How far does your cake have to go??
I agree with what katerpillrgrl has said. You need to make sure you are covered if something happens to the cake. Also, if you do plan on letting the customer take the cake stacked then you might want to add a few extra dowels of support just in case!
Are you planning on driving a dowel down through the middle of it? That would ensure more stability during transportation. If they must transport themselves.
The cake has to go only about 1.5 miles. I do plan on using a dowel rod or two to help. The customer is a friend. I think I will have them stacked and keep a fix it kit incase something happens. I started thinking about them stacking and I think more can go wrong if I dont send it stacked already. I transported my dice cake 4 layers and hamber cake 4 layers 10 miles and it seemed to do ok. I will just plan on taking a few minutes to do repairs if something crazy happens. Thanks for the help!
I agree with sweetcakes23, you should use dowel the tiers and then drive a single dowel through the center of both cakes & cake boards.
Will there be more than one person doing the transporting?
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