I Am New :)...need Help Stacking A Fondant Cake!
Decorating By gissellr78 Updated 7 Aug 2010 , 12:27am by gissellr78
Hi all,
I recently won a cupcake contest at work with food critics and food network's Sandra Lee and i am on a high!. lol
I would like to learn everything about fondant and what better way that with all of you here.
I am going to be attempting a 2 tier cake for my son's bday and i saw edna's video on stacking (she is great) but it was a buttercream cake.
Do i put the dowels in after applying the fondant or
Do i put the dowels after the buttercream and before the fondant?
After the fondant.
Thank you. I cant wait.
Do you know how many dowels do i need per cake
my base cake is 23cm x 7cm
and my top cake is 20cm by 9.5cm
thanks in advance
Here is another video someone sent me.. hope it helps!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qu9ZtV51RM&feature=related
You should be okay with 5 dowels
(4) for the bottom tier and (1) to go in the centre of both...
However, I have only seen videos for 3 tier cakes - maybe see if a 2 tier requires the large centre dowel - I feel like it might not?
Thank you. I cant wait.
Do you know how many dowels do i need per cake
my base cake is 23cm x 7cm
and my top cake is 20cm by 9.5cm
thanks in advance
I would do 5 dowels in the 23cm cake, and you don't need any in the 20cm cake unless you're putting a heavy topper on it.
I'd do the large dowel through both only if you are transporting the cake somewhere. If the party is at your house, I agree with the previous post that you'd be sufficient with 4 - 5 dowels in the bottom tier.
I'd do the large dowel through both only if you are transporting the cake somewhere. If the party is at your house, I agree with the previous post that you'd be sufficient with 4 - 5 dowels in the bottom tier.
Thanks all.
I do have to take the cake to the party location. So i think i will do the 5 dowels on the bottom and 1 thru the top. Thanks!
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