I want to make a seperated topsy turvy cake and need some help figuring the stability of the cake. I know most topsy turvy cakes are covered in fondant can you make on in buttercream and will it stay? How long can you leave this displayed before gravity takes over? I'm thinking of using this for a wedding cake and it would probably be on display for at least 8 hours before it is served. Any help or pointers would be appreciated. Thanks,
like this in buttercream. WASC with buttercream filling. Gumpaste flowers
As a former MOB who made her DD wedding cake(s) I have to say this. I'm a professional, decades of experience, I had delivery help. DO NOT ruin your experience with your DD's wedding with this amount of work. I got 5 hours of sleep total in the three days before the wedding., So not worth it.
Wow that's a monster! If I were tackling this, since you can't actually see the gaps between the separated tiers (as they're filled with flowers) I'd carve the tiers to look topsy-turvy but stack them level, that way you're not actually tilting any cake and it should lengthen the time you can leave it sitting without problems, but unless you can sneak in a heavy ganache dam perhaps, I agree that you'll see bulging by the end of the day.
I tried to do a quick sketch of what I mean- red outlines the cake and green to show the BC layers- it should just show lots of flat level layers even though the finished tier looks slanted- this method helps stop sideways slippage.
...think carefully about splitting up the design for transport though
Thanks. I really like the idea of stacking it around 3:00 - 4:00 - that might work. Thanks for that info I never really gave that a thought. The wedding isn't until August so I have lots of time but I like to get things figured out so I can try and be ahead of the game. Lots of flowers to make in the meantime.
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