Hi.
I made searches here and all over but haven't really found an answer so I'm asking here 
I'm making a three-tier topsy turvy for my daughters birthday.
Is it absolutely necessary to use boards?
If not, how do I stack/support?
Thank you, in advance.
/Lena in Sweden
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Absolutely not! You know we gotta save some trees!!!
And you know those cake boards in the middle don't take off ANY of the icing when you try to disassemble to serve.
I'm totally joking I hope you realize. Yes, Boards and dowels are crucial when you assemble any kind of stacked cake. Did you see the cake wobbling when our dear Sandra was icing and decorating it? Can you imagine trying to move that cake to another table? Disaster waiting to happen. I wonder how many disasters actually happened after this episode aired.
Yes - you must use boards in between your cake tiers - especially a topsy turvy - or you will have a topsy turvy turnover. The boards must also be supported by dowel rods or posts of some type. Any time you go more than 2 layers high - you should/must use a cake board and a support system for that board.
Hope this helps . . .
Suze
Yes, boards are necessary. You need the boards to sit on the dowels in the cake layer below...that's how the tiered cake weight is supported. Otherwise, you'd have one "smooshed" bottom layer! AND most likely have a cake topple/disaster on your hands!
Look at this tutorial from CC http://cakecentral.com/articles/6/how-to-make-a-topsy-turvy-whimsical-cake.
to explain further, if you only put supports in each tier, the tier from above will start to sink into the tier below, impaling itself on the dowels. if you don't even put supports in and no boards, the whole thing will sink into and smash the bottom layer. So the answer is yes, you need both even if you are not moving it anywhere.
Yes by all means use boards, Did you all see the episode on Food Network where one of the chef had to make a complete dinner and cake for a La Quinceanera, and he didnt use boards, and he put the fondant on the cakes and it started to sweat and mash down ,and he had to move it i really didnt think it would make it. But it did really pretty cake.
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