Okay, so I've been hoping someone will want a topsy turvy b/c I wanted to try it. Well, I got my wish!! Birthday girl has this cake in mind....
The design I can def. handle; it's the topsy part that's got me worried. Thankfully, I her bday isn't until Dec., so I've got time to practice.
I need some help in the meantime. I've looked at the tutorials but I was wondering if anyone has ever done a topsy turvy doweling with straws. If not, what do you use? I don't have a hacksaw or anything to cut as Bkeith was showing in his tutorial.
What do you use?
I'm nervous about this cake! I didn't see very many 5 tiers in the gallery!!!
Sorry but I haven't done one, but I will say that if you use standard dowels, it is possible to cut them with a sturdy pair of kitchen shears (mine are OXO). It's a royal PITA (actually it's a pain in your hands) but the point is, it's doable without resorting to hardware. However, hacksaws can be found cheap, you might just want to get one anyway? You never know what other creative uses you might find for it around the house (umm, yeah...)
Gorgeous cake, have fun doing it!
i'm no expert on topsy's but I would say definitely DON"T use straws on a five tier. use dowels and if you have to pre-mesure how long they will need to be, including the central dowel and take the measurements to the hardware store, I'm sure they'd cut them to size for you.
The other option is thinner dowel that can be cut with garden or chicken scissors.
hope that was of some help and good luck!
Marina
Is that the cake she wants replicated? It would be an easy starter topsy-turvy as its only the tops cut and not the sides. Use the same doweling you would use for a regular 5 tier cake. For me, that would be the plastic wilton ones in the bottom tier and straws in the other 3.
I got a tiny little hacksaw at Lowes a few weeks back. Cost me like 9 bucks!! Great little buy because the blade is so small that it doesn't cut off more than a little line on your dowel. I also picked up pipe cutters for cutting the pillars in bigger cakes. Which I must say I would get for this. The SFS system sold by Oasis is a wonderful system and seems very easy to use (I use mine this month for a large anniversary cake). All you have to do is snap the pillars into the top plate and they won't move. then you take cake plate and all (legs) and set them down in the cake. They won't move!!! I'm so excited about this system!
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