Mini Topsy Turvy Cake

Decorating By kris2005 Updated 9 Oct 2006 , 2:29am by antonia74

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kris2005 Posted 8 Oct 2006 , 2:02am
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I love the look of the topsy-turvy cake but has anyone ever done one of these in a mini version maybe a 6" and 8" and can it be done???

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mxpark Posted 8 Oct 2006 , 6:53am
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i was just thinking of trying a mini one for a housewarming cake i have to do in two weeks. i'm sure it could be done with smaller cakes the same way it is done with larger cakes. the size shouldn't be a problem. i'm going to try a 6", 4", and 2" since i only need to serve about 20 people.

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leily Posted 8 Oct 2006 , 2:32pm
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The topsy turvy cake in my photos is a 8" bottom and 6" top (golden birthday). I just baked 3 layers of each then carved for the effect.

HTH

Any questions let me know

Leily

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LukeRubyJoy Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 1:49am
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My mini is 6, 4, 3, and 2. The problem I had was that I had chocolate chips in my cake, so cutting ended up in some funky angles.

Normally, they say build a cake with 2 or 3 different layer sizes per tier (like a 7,8,9 built in reverse for the top to be bigger than the bottom). I couldn't really do this with my teeny tiers.

So, mine more looks like the leaning tower of pisa!

Plus, it is a bugger to ice! I think it would have been a LOT easier to use fondant, but I don't really have that much fondant experience. (plus I like buttercream taste).

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antonia74 Posted 9 Oct 2006 , 2:29am
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I've done little ones. It's the same technique, but I reallly recommend going more than 2" difference in tier sizes....so either a 6"/9" or a 5"/8" at the very least. You'll find it easier to carve then and sink them into one another. thumbs_up.gif
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