Help! Is A Masonite Board Strong Enough For 4Tiered Cake?
Decorating By nicoles-a-tryin Updated 27 May 2008 , 2:35am by nicoles-a-tryin
Hello...I just found out I am doing a 4 tiered wedding cake this weekend...
5,8,11 and 14 inches round...4 inches tall each layer...
I can't seem to find a cake drum...which is what I usually use...
Is a masonite board the same?? Will it hold???
What can you suggest please??
Thank you so much!! NIcole
OMG!! Thank you so much...That is a fabulous idea Doug....Thanks everyone!!
The only reason you would need something heavy enough to support the whole cake is if you are carrying the whole cake assembled.
Otherwise you can tape and cover 3 regular cake boards together and use them to transport the bottom tier, then stack and border the others on-site.
Masonite is pretty sturdy. Someone described it as the stuff clipboards are made out of (and those thin things are strong). I've seen them between 1/4 & 1/2" thick in my local cake store & it's not as heavy as plywood.
I delivered a full sheet cake this past Saturday, on a 1/4 inch Masonite board. I should have gone with the 1/2 inch, because I wound up with hairline cracks on top of the cake (buttercream icing). The board was not sturdy enough for all that weight. I usually use the 1/2 inch MDF board but it wasn't returned to me after the last event!
Thank you everyone!! I appreciate your feedback!
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