to stack an 8 inch inch tier (4 inches tall) on top of a 6 inch tier of the same height?
I have this ambitious idea for a cake for a cake competition at the end of April. I'll be using dummies but can't do anything with them that I can't do with real cake. I'm assuming that with the right support you can but I'm having a hard time finding examples. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I've seen pictures of teired cakes that are upside down so it must be possible. Just do a google image search of "upside down tiered cakes" and you will find plenty of examples. Here are links to a couple of pics:
You'll have to scroll about halfway down the page for this one-- http://www.pieceofcakedesserts.com/weddingcakes.html
This link is for an upside down cake stand-- http://www.wedding-cake-stands.com/upside-down-cake-stand.html
And these are some forum posts here on CC that had some pics-- http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-686404-.html&sid=196ffc46c3cea991914fc7d7cffe32b6 and http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-606960-.html&sid=bd1d6bb672593f1c3c377bbec8d4cb77
Yes, you can do it. There are amazing decorators who do "upside down" tier cakes as you describe. I frankly have no idea how they set up their multi-tier structures. But for your purpose, I can suggest that you'll need a sturdy cardboard cake circle under your 8" tier to support the overhang. Then use whatever dowels/straws you'd normally use in your 6" tier (though I've never used dummies do I don't know if you need internal support) . You'll certainly need to work on getting the balance perfect, and I'm sure there will be other issues that will arise. But it sounds like fun. Good luck!
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