I've read all these forums about stacked cakes and stacked cakes for weddings and people saying they only use pound cake for it. Can't you use any cake you want.? Why would they say only pound cake?

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I think the pound cake thing came from the desire to have a more sturdy cake to support the construction. You can use whatever you want as long as you dowel it well enough and the layers don't fall apart on you. I just tried the extender recipe for the first time and that made a great consistancy for stacking.

The more dense the cake, the sturdier it is. I agree with the previous post, no matter what you use, as long as you dowel it enough, you should be okay.

I have an upcoming cake & want to try 2 stacked cakes. Can a chiffon cake be stacked as long as dowels are properly placed? just want to make sure that the cake won't collapse. I'm doing a 10 and 8' round cakes.... thanks

I haven't tried stacked cakes, ever....

the cake recipe at the bakery i work at isn't very sturdy, but it works. you just have to dowel it properly. I like the hidden pillar method, where you use plastic separator plates and wilton hidden pillars. the plates have feet that fit into the pillars, so it is very stable

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I'm curious about stacking chiffon cakes too!