Cake Mix Box And Tupsy Turvy Cakes.....!!!

Decorating By Charmed Updated 29 Mar 2009 , 5:20am by CakesIMake

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Charmed Posted 18 Mar 2009 , 6:55pm
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Are cake mix box cakes sturdy enough to make tupsy turvy cake? Aren't the cakes too tender for this purpose. I am afraid that the cakes would just collapse or crumble icon_cry.gif

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MomLittr Posted 18 Mar 2009 , 7:02pm
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I will be doing one in the next couple of months, just to see if I can pull it off, and will be using a doctored cake mix. I will also try WASC (in recipe section) to see if that is a better, more sturdy cake. Will let you know what I find out.

deb

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meldancer Posted 18 Mar 2009 , 7:07pm
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I would think that as long as you dowel it enough it should be fine. It isn't any different than stacking normal tiers, just need good support.

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mamacc Posted 18 Mar 2009 , 9:50pm
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It depends. If you are doing the carved topsy turvy than WASC might not be sturdy enough. I like to use either a dense chocolate cake or I make WASC and substitute a pound cake mix for one of the regular mixes.

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saramachen Posted 19 Mar 2009 , 2:19am
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I use kakelady's WASC recipe for the ones i make and it most certainly is sturdy enough.

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Faithmp Posted 28 Mar 2009 , 3:23pm
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I am totally lost and would like to know a step-by-step method of doing a topsy for my Daughter's Sweet 16 which is April 18th, 2009.
I went to a bakery who wanted over 600.00 for it & that's just too expensive!
I know I could do this my self but would need help knowing what to use, ingredients, how-to put them together. Basically a step-by-step approach.
Could you please help?

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sweet_teeth Posted 28 Mar 2009 , 3:31pm
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Originally Posted by Faithmp

I am totally lost and would like to know a step-by-step method of doing a topsy for my Daughter's Sweet 16 which is April 18th, 2009.
I went to a bakery who wanted over 600.00 for it & that's just too expensive!
I know I could do this my self but would need help knowing what to use, ingredients, how-to put them together. Basically a step-by-step approach.
Could you please help?




How many people was the cake for? It may have been very reasonable. Topsys require a lot of work! They are no simple feat icon_smile.gif

Here are some great instructions:

http://www.cakecentral.com/article1-Instructions-For-Building-A-Whimsical-Tilted-Cake.html

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farmom3 Posted 28 Mar 2009 , 6:38pm
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I am making my first topsy turvy right now I carved cakes and thay are wating in the freezer, I use WASC " gourmet flavor " from Macsmom
I made pistachio- caramel and tiramisu cake , it's for our anniversary
I hope turn out good
I post it when it's done

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cakebaker1957 Posted 28 Mar 2009 , 9:09pm
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I did my first topsy turvy cake baclk in Dec and i think i did pretty good theres a lot of info here if it hadnt been for the great ccers here i would have been lost , i used a box mix and it worked great its the
Red and lime green one i only have a few pics posted cause i just got brave enough to finally enter them here cause all the cakes shown on this site is outstanding so i was a little hesitant to post mine but i did(:
Go for it it was fun

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terrylee Posted 28 Mar 2009 , 9:18pm
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My Wizard of Oz cake - kinda topsy turvy was with package mix. It held fine and was easy to carve. 3 layes and carved down to 2 for the slant. the support sysytem held it together good. Anything more angled and tipsey I think I would go to a heavier denser cake.

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SweetSweetCreations Posted 28 Mar 2009 , 10:38pm
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I used DH for the zebra print one I posted and it worked out just fine. It was picked up and was transported assembled.

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sugarshack Posted 28 Mar 2009 , 10:46pm
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I like the Durable for 3d recipe on this site for topsys

sometimes i tweak it a bit more egg

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sweet_teeth Posted 29 Mar 2009 , 1:07am
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I like the Durable for 3d recipe on this site for topsys

sometimes i tweak it a bit more egg




I just made that two days ago. Delicious as well as durable!!

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Creative_chika Posted 29 Mar 2009 , 4:16am
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Does anyone have the link for the 3d recipe?

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JudyDP Posted 29 Mar 2009 , 4:56am
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CakesIMake Posted 29 Mar 2009 , 5:20am
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