I am making a cake for a football party on Sunday -- I am doing this for free as our thing for the potluck but there are going to be over 50 people there and I want this to be great for potential orders...
The cake consists of the following...I have made an 11x15 for the base. This is torted and filled and will be iced like a football field...I have baked two half footballs in the Wilton football pan and am going to put them together filled to make a 3D football (I will be cutting a portion off the bottom of the football to make it sit flat on the cake board and will make it large enough on the bottom to give it enough stability)...I am frosting this entire thing in BC. The football will be stacked on the top of the 11x15 with appropriate doweling underneath to give it support.
Now the questions -- I have to assemble this and finish before we go -- should I put a couple of dowels through this the football to secure it to the 11x15 base board? I recently had a stacked cake fall during transport so I am gunshy right now and don't want to see the whole thing topple -- however, the football is going to be almost five inches tall and the 11x15 is only a single layer....
HELP!
Lisanne
Thanks everybody -- ended up doing a center dowel but stacked it in the back of the car in front of the party -- was too concerned the football would slide because it was top heavy...
Here it is...
I am doing a very similar cake this weekend. From your experience, would it work to tilt the football up so that it looks like it is on a football tee ready for kickoff? I have my halves in the freezer as we speak and will be making the field tomorrow night. Thanks!
You should be proud & EXPECT LOOOOOTS OF ORDERS!!!!!!!!! As far as assembling , I think you made the wise choice. 
My nephew wants a football cake for his birthday this weekend.I love your idea.Awesome cake.
dollyo - I used the Durable 3D recipe from this site -- it makes a great dense pound cake that holds shape beautifully -- I think it is
1 cake mix
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup oil
1 sm pkg of instant pudding
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs
I use this recipe in all different flavors when I have to stack or sculpt....
estherwheat -- having done this I will tell you that a full 3D football is HEAVY -- even flat on the cake with dowels below it I didn't like the feeling when I moved it -- way top heavy...I would suggest flat on your field...good luck!
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