Still Use A Cracked Cake For Stacked Wedding Cake??
Decorating By sugartopped Updated 10 Aug 2005 , 9:58am by loree001
I baked a cake last night for my final wilton III class...so it will be a wedding cake. I guess I didn't use enough cake release on the pan and while I was trying to get the cake out it cracked in several places and part of the bottom stuck to the pan (luckliy it was one large piece).
I was able to scrape out the bottom and put back on the cake. I wrapped it in saran wrap and the bottom still has few holes but I should be able to fix that w/filling.
My concern is there are several large cracks thoughout the cake. Starting at the edge and moving towards the center. None of them reach the center....but I was wondering if the cake will be stable enough to still use as a stacked cake?
My teacher gave us a guideline for doing the stacked cake.......but guess she can't forsee all problems we would have!! 
Unfortunately, she is at her other job tonite so I can't get ahold of her.
The cake will be a 2 layer 10" round w/a 2 layer 6" round sitting on top of that. Both will have filling and will be covered in fondant. Should I just rebake another layer or should this cake work?? I would hate to get my cake done and the thing fall in on me!!
Thanks in advance for any help.
Christine
I wouldn't risk it. But I'm paranoid. If it had one crack I would, but a whole bunch I would be afraid.
This might help you 
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-5415-cake.html+balls
I've had a couple crack on me like yours and I had to cover cracks up when I got to the reception area to set the cake up .. it's just not worth the headache nor the stress... I'd rebake a new layer if it were me.
Thanks, thought I was going to be ahead of schedule. Oh well!! Next time will make sure I use enough cake release!!
But I'll def. being making a lot of cake balls!!! 
Thanks again!
Take it from me it won't work. You need a stabalized cake & when they crack like 4 of mine did last week I had to start all over. It liked to have killed me to do that!! Next cake you'll be ahead of time so don't worry to much~ 
I'm glad everyone suggested not using the cake. My friend had a cake crack once, and we both decided it would be fine to use. (It was a wedding cake). The cake caved in (even with lots of dowel rods) on the way to the reception, and there wasn't a save for it...a totally ruined wedding cake with no time to make another...It was a hard lesson learned! 
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