Cake Plateaus

Decorating By nglez09 Updated 4 Dec 2006 , 12:28pm by springlakecake

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nglez09 Posted 2 Dec 2006 , 6:53am
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1. Where do you all buy your cake plateaus?

2. What size plateaus do you get? For example, for a 14" round cake would you get a 14" plateau or a larger one so that you could fit the decorations? (I am going to be making the cake on the front of Wilton's A Romantic Portfolio, which has gumpaste roses as borders).

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JanH Posted 2 Dec 2006 , 6:57am
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JoanneK Posted 2 Dec 2006 , 7:01am
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Thanks for posting that web site. I now have it in my favorites.

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whitgent Posted 2 Dec 2006 , 3:22pm
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it depends on the look you want. alot of rental places that rent plates, tents, table clothes, etc. for weddings have beautiful pleataus you can rent. i know that they can be very expensive to buy and you can include the rental fee in the price of your cake.

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nglez09 Posted 2 Dec 2006 , 7:59pm
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Wouldn't it bring in more $ if you were to buy them and then rent them thereafter to the customer?

Is there a "cheaper" way to make a plateau.

Furthermore, in the Wilton books, they always have great cake stands but you can never find them at wilton.com; has anyone else had any luck?

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nglez09 Posted 3 Dec 2006 , 3:28am
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Is there a cheap way to make plateaus? Like, take styrofoam or a piece of wood and cover it in something??

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whitgent Posted 3 Dec 2006 , 4:01am
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you can raise the cake up with styrofoam draped in fabric. i've seen that at times. you could also make one with wood and maybe molding you can get from home depot or somewhere. i do know people who own there own and rent them out, but i havn't got to the point to investing in one yet, and rental places have such a good selection usually to satisfy different tastes

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cupcake Posted 3 Dec 2006 , 9:21am
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I made a plateau from a 22" dummy and covered it with the small mirrors that I ordered from Oriental Trading Co.It took about a week to make and tons of small mirrors, it came out good and looks great when their are candles lit. I can't remember how much it was, but it seemed like it was under $25.00.

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cncgirl00 Posted 3 Dec 2006 , 10:18am
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I've seen cake stands made out of the glass building blocks from Lowe's or Home Depot. You can put lights in them, also.

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Omicake Posted 3 Dec 2006 , 10:18am
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JanH:
You never cease to amaze me.Always promptly coming with the needed website.Really, don't know how you can come so rapidly to the rescue. Thanks from all of us.

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cncgirl00 Posted 3 Dec 2006 , 10:21am
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Here is another thread talking about cake boards and stands. Alot of good ideas here.
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopic-48631-0.html

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JanH Posted 4 Dec 2006 , 7:32am
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My pleasure Omicake icon_smile.gif

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springlakecake Posted 4 Dec 2006 , 12:28pm
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I got one on ebay for $25. I couldnt believe it, but there were quite a few that had decent prices. It is one of those ornate looking silver plated stands. It is 12 inches and has the mirror top. Now, I dont think it is super high quality, the metal is thin can can bend easily, but it looks beautiful. I havent gotten to use it yet, I am hoping this week!

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