Fountain Cake Question

Business By jhuntl01 Updated 24 Sep 2009 , 3:21am by leah_s

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jhuntl01 Posted 23 Sep 2009 , 8:36pm
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I am new here, but I read posts everyday. I run a wedding cake shop in Clio, MI and have since 2001. My experience is all self taught and Wilton courses.

I have not had any real "problems" that I couldn't figure out until today. I have a bride that wants a cake to serve 60 with a sheet cake for the kitchen to cut. The 60 serving cake the want with buttercream and a fountain. Now here's the issue...I'm not sure how to do this. Normally I would do a 12 inch bottom tier, 9 inch middle and 6 ich top for them to keep. I know that in order to put in a fountain I need a 14 inch bottom which is too many servings. So...are they out of luck on the fountain unless they go bigger or am I just not thinking this through?

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jammjenks Posted 23 Sep 2009 , 8:40pm
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What if you did a 6" to keep, 10" dummy tier, and 14" cake to serve? That would give you 78 servings.

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mrswendel Posted 23 Sep 2009 , 8:51pm
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What about changing the layout and having the fountain flat on the table (on the plate) and then having the tiered cake on top?

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leah_s Posted 23 Sep 2009 , 10:19pm
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Mrswendel has it. The very few times I've done s fountain cake (definitely not popular around here) the fountain always goes on the table. That way after the cake is cut the fountain can stay on and the table looks nice.

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MalibuBakinBarbie Posted 23 Sep 2009 , 11:15pm
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I, too, was going to suggest adding a dummy tier. icon_smile.gif

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jhuntl01 Posted 24 Sep 2009 , 2:06am
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So are you saying that I should put the fountain on the table seperate from the cake instead of under like you would normally do?

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GottaLuvCake Posted 24 Sep 2009 , 2:18am
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Flowers or lace or is it a plain ?? you could still use the correct size plate for the fountain to fit under maybe cover the plate as a fondant covered cake board and stencil or fondant imprint the part that can be seen along the edges. So you would still use your original size 12" cake on a 14"?(my fountain requires a 16 - 18" plate) fondant covered plate ???? just an idea without knowing how it is decorated?

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jhuntl01 Posted 24 Sep 2009 , 2:42am
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Covering the plate is a very real thought. I have never done a dummy layer before. Do you charge for it and if so how do you charge for it?

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leah_s Posted 24 Sep 2009 , 3:21am
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I meant, fountain between the plates and pillars, cake on top.

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