Hi
Am in the middle of making my first topsy turvey cake! Following the instructions here on CC, I have baked all my cakes, and now I have started to assemble.

My question is, I think my middle tier will be thinner than the bottom and maybe even the top tier. Is that a huge problem and will it look really silly. Should I pull an all nighter and bake another cake to pad out the middle layer??

Another thought I had would be to cut some off the bottom layer (made up of 3 cakes). I have already stacked the cakes, carved them and covered them in ganache awaiting fondant. Do you think that would work??

I hope this makes sense. I am so annoyed at myself!!!!

Thanks
Emma

I'm no expert, but it should be fine. Since topsy turvey cakes are supposed to look wonky, I'll bet nobody notices but you. Of course, you could always put vertical stripes on the middle tier to make it look taller

what cookied-oh said sounds very reasonable to me too. It's ok that yur cakes are not all the same height, it's Wonky.

Thanks CookieD-oh and jobueno. You may be right!! I like the idea of the stripes in the middle layer. Was going to do the stripes on the bottom layer, but might switch them over!! Thank you thank you thank you

That's funny, I too am in the middle of a TT cake, and I don't worry so much about each layer being level. I shifted the taller sides together, then stacked my top slanted tier, so the tall side matches with the tall sides on the two layers I have together already. Like everyone here said, it's supposed to look "wonky".

Put the stripes in the middle....so much better than where I was going to put them. Cant thank you enough for the idea! Just hope my friend does too!!

Be sure to post a picture! I can't wait to see it.

I agree, it will still look great. Post pics when you're done

Thanks again for you help. The lady popped by this morning to drop of cupcakes for me to cover as well (allergy cakes) and she loved it. Even commented on the fact that the stripes looked fantastic in the middle!! lol. Have posted a picture. So many things I did wrong, really need to practice using fondant.