Hi I am doing my first topsy turvy cake this weekend and I would love any tips you might have!

Topsy Turvy Experts please share your secrets!

- newcaker1314

Hey newbie, I'm on the same quest this week. Let's keep in touchgracie

what topsy turvy set up are you going to try? There are a few different ways to do one.

Not sure who you're referring to. I'm doing a 2 tier one in a rock n' roll theme. I just read the tutorial about the sizes for them. Bake 3 2" tall ones, carve until the highest point is 6" and lowest point is 4". Is this correct?

use a very sturdy cake, and cut your inset holes after you apply the fondant.

I do have a great recipe for durable cakes And would you mind me asking what"inset holes' mean? Maybe it's a term I'm not used to hearing,lol. gracie

the holes u have to make in the lower tier for the upper tiers to sit down into....

aaahhhh I understand now. Thank-you very much I just took at look at your photos and I must say you're amazing. Very clean and spot on work I'm honoured to receive advice from you. gracie

Would the WASC cake be durable enough for this?

i do not like to use the wasc for this, too soft. The durable recipe here on CC is good, using betty crocker

My customer just called to confirm and she needs a cake for 25 ppl. Does any-one have any suggestions on the sizes of cakes I should do? I would like to do a 2 tier topsy curvy cake. thank-you

Thank you Sugarshack on the info about the WASC... I will have to give the other recipe a try when I attempt this.

Okay - gotta hop in here and say that Sugarshack has the best DVD on topsy turvy cakes - covers everything you need to know. I have it and love it. Well worth the small investment

http://www.sugaredproductions.com/_product_85116/topsy_turvy_dvd

Thanks Irene! <3

thank-you Sharon

Surely wish I could tell you what I did wrong--but my topsy turvy did just that! It topsied! I had it chillin' in the fridge, then opened the door, and the bottom layer had exploded. Only advice I can give you is to practice before you have to deliver! Maybe the cake I used wasn't durable enough. Excellent tips here, as always.

Surely wish I could tell you what I did wrong--but my topsy turvy did just that! It topsied! I had it chillin' in the fridge, then opened the door, and the bottom layer had exploded. Only advice I can give you is to practice before you have to deliver! Maybe the cake I used wasn't durable enough. Excellent tips here, as always.

Don't mean to hi-jack, but what about the topsy turvy with the foarm wedges? I have a 4 tier cake and they want the sloped wedges in between each tier. How much smaller do you make the wedge than the cake above and at what angle do you suggest the wedge be cut at? Been searching for answers without much luck on these questions.

i have a blog on the wedge here:

http://sugaredblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/graduation-wedge-cake.html

Sharon in your blog you said you used dummy topsy turvy for the wedges. If I were to use a regular dummy, what angle do you think I should cut it at? Were the wedges you used about 1" smaller than the cake above?

if i recall, I think they were about 2 inches smaller than the tier sitting above them. as far as the angle, that is personal preference and safety. Just shave a litte off and test it with cake pans, repeat, until you get it the way you want.

Thanks Sharon. You are the BEST!!!!

That is one great blog Sharon awesome

So I made all the cakes required for this cake. I went with an 8" and a 5". The lady at my local cake supply store told me I'm going to need all the help I can get because apparently working with a 5" cake is VERY difficult! If this is true, does anyone have suggestions? Or know what she means?

OK, I'd like to try this for a cake this weekend. I've tried before, but I used WASC. What I don't have, is a great tasting, dense cake. Anyone care to share?

For the cutting of the angle of the topsy turvy, can you use your agbay so it is perfectly straight? Would the best way be to just get a wedge of some variety and wedge up one side of it?

Any ideas?

I would love to know what the term agbay means? there's so many video's on how to carve one. I'm just not sure how this woman can tell me that I'm going to have a hard time with it!