Help Transporting A 3 Tier Cake
Decorating By Iloveweddings Updated 25 Apr 2008 , 11:08am by grama_j
How do I transport a 3 tier stacked cake? I cannot assemble it there. I'm scared. Help please. Thanks in advance.
I have the SPS instructions (with many pictures) in a file on my computer. I'm happy to send it to anyone who wans it. Just PM me with your email. Generally, the file is too large to go thru free email services though.
I have PM'd Jackie/Heath twice to see if I could put the instructions up as a sticky but I've never gotten an answer from them.[/list]
Use SPS. Most stable system for the money.
Leah,
Just out of curiosity, what is the biggest cake you've transported fully stacked with SPS? I changed to the SPS because of a cake mishap, but I'm always afraid to transport large cakes.
Though I've never used them, I hear SPS is the way to go. Since it's mainly a hobby for me, I can't afford it.
I do put a dowel through all the layers to stabilize them, three is max I've tried. And then drive really slow...
Though I've never used them, I hear SPS is the way to go. Since it's mainly a hobby for me, I can't afford it.
I do put a dowel through all the layers to stabilize them, three is max I've tried. And then drive really slow...
I think you may be confused with SFS (Stress Free Supports), which is a very good and sturdy system, the legs are adjustable by twisting them, however it is very expensive and you have to charge a hefty deposit for it.
The Bakery Craft SPS is cheap, you can either charge a small equipment fee (usually anywhere between $15 -$30 depending on size of cake), or charge a refundable deposit to get the stuff back. I have used the plates over and over but the legs do not last as long. The ONLY drawback to the system is that the legs are not adjustable. So if you buy the 4" legs for a stacked cake, your finished cake needs to be 4" (or just a hair over). All of my tiers end up being this high so no problems for me. You can cut them if you need to, however.
I guess what makes me hesitant about transporting more then 2 tiers stacked with the SPS is that you can't drive a center dowel. I've done a 4 tier cake with wooden dowels (thinking back I can't believe I had that much faith in those dowels!). But my wedding business is picking up more and I won't have time to assemble and decorate each cake then more onto the next one.
I guess what makes me hesitant about transporting more then 2 tiers stacked with the SPS is that you can't drive a center dowel. I've done a 4 tier cake with wooden dowels (thinking back I can't believe I had that much faith in those dowels!). But my wedding business is picking up more and I won't have time to assemble and decorate each cake then more onto the next one.
thats my issue!
I guess what makes me hesitant about transporting more then 2 tiers stacked with the SPS is that you can't drive a center dowel. I've done a 4 tier cake with wooden dowels (thinking back I can't believe I had that much faith in those dowels!). But my wedding business is picking up more and I won't have time to assemble and decorate each cake then more onto the next one.
Maybe this will reassure you....
I was playing around with some new recipes and wanted to try them out on family over the holidays (over 3 hours away). I decided to give a 3 tier stacked cake using SPS a huge stress test. We put the cake on foam and nonskid in a large box, put it in the BACK of hubby's truck, pulled a trailor, and I told him to drive normal. Tons of hills, bumps, curves, railroad tracks, you name it...plus it started raining (so you can imagine the humidity). Cake arrived COMPLETELY intact. I really like the little pegs that keep the cake in place.
i transport all cakes four tiers and under completely assembled. a lot of them i can lift by myself, but if your cake is large you want to make sure someone is there to help you lift it. i ditched the SPS plates after they caused me to almost lose the top tier of a cake. what i do now is much easier and cheaper anyway. i use 4 SPS 4" dowels in each tier (no cutting, yay!) then stack the next tier on top and drive bamboo skewers through every two tiers. they're already sharpened, they're cheap and very easy to punch through cardboard. i've transported some doozy's this way including a large topsy turvy and nothing every budges.
Do you put the cake directly on the SPS plate?
Or do you put the cake on a cardboard which you put on the SPS plate, and if so, how do you keep the cardboard from sliding off the plate?
Or if it goes directly on the plate, do they come in odd sizes?
I was just looking at them at the cake store today and would like to try them for my friends wedding cake next weekend, but the top tier is a 7" square and there was no plate that size.
I'm not completely confident in how to use them I guess.
Do you put the cake directly on the SPS plate?
Or do you put the cake on a cardboard which you put on the SPS plate, and if so, how do you keep the cardboard from sliding off the plate?
That is my question as well.
The cake goes on a cardboard. The cardboard goes on the SPS plate. You can put a bigger cardboard, say a 7" cardboard on a 6" plate if you need to. There are round plates in every size - odd numbers included. The square plates, I believe only come in even numbers.
Really, if you'll PM me with your email addy, I'll send you complete assembly insturctions with lots of pictures.
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