Hello all..(again)...I got a request for two 11x15 cakes put together for my husband's commander's promotion party this Friday. Is there a special trick to putting them together? One side will be chocolate, one side yellow with a 9x13 yellow on top of the two. I'm worried because it's my first cake of the sort (combined like that) and I would hate for my husband to have to get out of the military for the sheer embarrassment if I jack the cake up! haha. Thanks for your help!
Keyshia
I have a set of Pampered Chef pizza/cake lifters that I use for this (and for placing large layers). A sideless cookie sheet will work as well. If your cake is especially fragile, you may want to stick it in the freezer or fridge till it gets cold (but not frozen), then move it.
Hi keyshia,
I have done this a ton of times. Just lay them side by side and put some icing in the center where they meet, think of it as the side of a 2 layer cake. smooth and then go back and ice as ususal. The biggest problem I always had was remembering which side was which flavor. 
Also, I would dowel them where the 9x13 is going to be. If you have to transport them I would also put a dowel in each side of the 9x13 into the cakes below. I always hated cutting dowels until I bought an inexpensive miter box for myself and use it exclusively for dowels on cakes.
By the way my husband is military also, he will be sewing on E-8 the first of November!
Jibbies
If the sides of your cakes have any hardness or "crunch" to them, I'd suggest trimming the sides of the two cakes that will be touching, with a stripe of icing to hold them together. Apply the icing with an icing bag rather than a spatula ... easier when putting icing directly on the cut side of a cake.
It's your call on the doweling, but I don't dowel a simple 2-layer cake.
Thanks! I knew I could count on you all to give me good advice.
Indydebi-I thought about that too with the sides. I usually don't get too dry of sides though, it's usually one little tiny piece around the edge, I just cut that off before I layer it.
Jibbies-Congrats to your dh! 
Mine will be sewing on E-6 in either Dec or Jan.
Vdrsolo-Thanks for that tip, makes sense, and I definitely hate stacking the sheet cakes.
Keyshia
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