6" Tall Cake Layer Need Internal Support?

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leannrr Posted 14 Jul 2010 , 2:45am
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If I'm making a 6" tall layer (2",2",2") do I need a cardboard between the second and third 2" cake with supports?

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SugarFrosted Posted 14 Jul 2010 , 3:00am
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Personally, I'd torte each layer to make 6 layers of cake. Then I'd fill 3 layers, and put in dowels/straws, then a cardboard, and then stack and fill the top three layers. Then ice or whatever. You have (2) 3-layer "tiers" to serve that way.

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eneq Posted 14 Jul 2010 , 3:02am
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I've made 6" tall cakes before and just stacked 3, 2"layers on top of each other. All the "box" cakes I've done r stacked 3 high.

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leannrr Posted 14 Jul 2010 , 3:56am
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sugarfrosted- that's a good thought, but wouldn't my cake end up taller than 6"?

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BlakesCakes Posted 14 Jul 2010 , 3:57am
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Originally Posted by SugarFrosted

Personally, I'd torte each layer to make 6 layers of cake. Then I'd fill 3 layers, and put in dowels/straws, then a cardboard, and then stack and fill the top three layers. Then ice or whatever. You have (2) 3-layer "tiers" to serve that way.




This is really the kind way to do it for the people who will serve and eat it. 6" tiers are tough to cut and stay together and are generally too long for standard dessert plates.

The rule of thumb is to have support for each 4" of vertical height. If you have a moist cake and fillings, maybe fondant, it gets pretty heavy over 4 inches. In the way described above, no one gets the "short" pieces..............

HTH
Rae

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bmoser24 Posted 14 Jul 2010 , 4:30am
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Originally Posted by BlakesCakes

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Originally Posted by SugarFrosted

Personally, I'd torte each layer to make 6 layers of cake. Then I'd fill 3 layers, and put in dowels/straws, then a cardboard, and then stack and fill the top three layers. Then ice or whatever. You have (2) 3-layer "tiers" to serve that way.



This is really the kind way to do it for the people who will serve and eat it. 6" tiers are tough to cut and stay together and are generally too long for standard dessert plates.
The rule of thumb is to have support for each 4" of vertical height. If you have a moist cake and fillings, maybe fondant, it gets pretty heavy over 4 inches. In the way described above, no one gets the "short" pieces..............

HTH
Rae




Good advice , Thanks!

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