Does a 2 tier cake that is going to be transported need a center dowel? Is it hard to remove the top layer with a center dowel so that the cake can be cut? how exactly do you lift off the top tier?
Hope these questions make sense. Thank you for your help.
Using a center dowel is always a good idea if your transporting a cake already constructed (and for piece of mind). It isn't hard to remove the top layer with the center dowel. Just slide a spatula or cake server under the cake support of the top layer and lift straight up. The tier should come off without any issues and the center dowel can then be removed from the rest of the cake.
My personal preference, though, is using SPS (single plate support), which does not use dowel supports but does create a very sturdy cake construction - just FYI. I won't use dowels anymore if I can help it. HTH 
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