I am going to be doing my first tiered cake next week - 10 in on bottom and 6 in on top. I will have the 6 in on a cardboard cake board - do I also need dowels to support it?
Thanks!
Absolutely. You need a support system for every 4" of cake height. Dowel the base tier to support the top tier.
http://www.wilton.com/cakes/tiered-cakes/stacked-tiered-cake-construction.cfm
Yes, you do need support for the top tier. Have people stacked at six inch on a ten and not have had a collapse? yes, it has happened. But for the simple effort of cutting some small dowels or even large straws the same length and pushing them into a cake...you will dramatically increase your chances of ending up with an upright and lovely decorated cake.
All one needs to support a 6"x4" round are 3 plastic drink straws (placed in a triangle fashion).
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