I'm working on a grooms cake & I need to know if there's a maximum amount of layers I can add before encountering problems with sinking or leaning. Once the cake is done, I'll only have about a 20 min drive for transport.
Each layer of the Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Red Velvet mix will measure 7 x 11 x 1 and I'm only planning to have 6-8 layers. The entire cake will then be iced and covered with fondant. Should this be OK?
so it would be around 8 inches tall? I'm a lil paranoid so I'd add a board every 3 inches or so; that would also make serving much easier....Just my thoughts though.
I would be paranoid too, especially since it would likely be even taller than 8" due to icing and filling. That's alot of weight and I agree with you about putting a board and dowels in.
Right...around 8" tall. It's for my cousin who is a paramedic, so I'm making an ambulance. I wanted it to have flashing lights so I've disassembled a toy and I'll be using the entire cab of the truck and the wheels. Sort of like a flatbed truck and the cake (with the dimensions I mentioned before) will be the cube part of the ambulance. I have the cake boards and dowels that I was anticipating using, so I think I'll take your advice & play it safe.
Thanks for your advice and reassurance!
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