First Paid Wedding Cake...sps Issue And Things I've Learned
Decorating By shannonlovebug Updated 3 Dec 2009 , 9:30pm by Manotas
I always have to cut mine. I fill the pans based on the wilton chart, and they are 2" deep, but by the time they cool and I level them, they are never 4" high. That is including filling them with buttercream in a coupler.
Am I the only one who cuts them?
No, unfortunately, others cut them too, and there have been "why did this happen?!?!?" posts about disasters whilst using SPS.
Forget the Wilton chart. Fill your pan 2/3 full. Then see if you still have problems. And there is nothing wrong with using a bit more icing on top if you still come up short. I have had to do that a couple of times...no biggie.
There is a 'cap' that is around the 'female' part of the plate. It can be removed (thanks B. Keith). Removing that cap will allow your plate to be pushed down completely into the cake.
Oh yes, pop those collars off first thing when you open a new pack of plates!
I read on another forum that you should fill your cake pans to the level you want (2/3rd full or a tiny bit more) using water. Then dump the water out and measure it. You can make your own chart of cups of batter, personalized to your specific pans.
or use a different size, pre-cut tube
http://cakedeco.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?p_catid=266&page=4
noooooo, I don't think they work with the BC brand...they are a Single Plate System but use their own plates....(Coast)...they are inexpensive and work JUST AS WELL as the BC brand ...I'll go check my cases(of various plates/pillars) to see if there's any significant difference and report back (it'll be later though...I gotta go retrieve my littlest angel from daycare).
or use a different size, pre-cut tube
http://cakedeco.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?p_catid=266&page=4
That's pretty interesting, because those are cheaper than the 4" package I buy from GSA.
I didn't have the pillars/supports for the Bush single plate system(I WAS bad about ordering items from one place...but not all parts were available then, going to another site and ordering what I thought was what I needed but it ended up being something completely different. 
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you need your cake layer to be like 4 1/4 inches high to use the 4" legs without cutting. My problem is the opposite.....my cakes wind up being 5 -5 1/2 inches tall so i buy the bigger 9" tall legs and have to cut them! I'm constantly cutting SPS legs..........oh how I wish they were easier to cut! Although it is MUCH easier now that I got a meiter saw and a meiter box, at least they're cut perfectly straight now lol
you need your cake layer to be like 4 1/4 inches high to use the 4" legs without cutting. My problem is the opposite.....my cakes wind up being 5 -5 1/2 inches tall so i buy the bigger 9" tall legs and have to cut them! I'm constantly cutting SPS legs..........oh how I wish they were easier to cut! Although it is MUCH easier now that I got a meiter saw and a meiter box, at least they're cut perfectly straight now lol
Don't shoot me KH....ok, ahem. So you're tiers are 5 inches or taller, and you charge so little? Tsk tsk....hee hee. 
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