Stacking Tiers

Decorating By gina_ann Updated 6 Oct 2007 , 11:27am by gina_ann

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gina_ann Posted 6 Oct 2007 , 12:51am
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I'm doing a three tiered stacked cake for tomorrow (12", 9", 6"). I'll be bringing the cake unassembled to the venue, but as I was putting in the dowels tonight I realized that I didn't quite level the cakes... well, very level. icon_redface.gif I'm concerned when I stack them I may have problems with sturdiness. I wasn't planning on putting a center dowel in it because it won't be moving anywhere once I set it up, and I also don't have the tools to sharpen one and put it through the cake boards.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

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JanH Posted 6 Oct 2007 , 12:57am
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Cut the dowels to the height of the highest portion of each cake tier.

Fill the gaps between cakeboards and cake with decorative borders.

HTH

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ButtercreamCakeArtist Posted 6 Oct 2007 , 1:21am
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make sure all your dowels are the same height.


I've heard you can sharpen a dowel with a pencil sharpener. ??

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Carson Posted 6 Oct 2007 , 4:13am
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Yes, as long as the dowels are all the same size, it should be sturdy enough. I hope you were planning on putting on a border, you will need it...

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gina_ann Posted 6 Oct 2007 , 11:27am
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Hm, I haven't tried sharpening a dowel with a pencil sharpener. I figured it wouldn't work. Haha.

Thanks for the tips - hopefully it will work out!

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