Advice On Stacking And Transporting 3 Tier Buttercream Wedding Cake
Decorating By nocturne86 Updated 21 Jan 2014 , 1:33pm by jenmat
AHi everyone ,
I'm new to this forum and was just looking for some advice. My friend has asked me to make her a 3 tiered wedding cake covered in buttercream .
The venue is 2 hours away and I was wondering if anyone had tips on transportation?
I am also unsure how to stack the cake correctly as all the wedding cakes I have made ( all 3 of them ) have not been stacked . Would you use a cake board under each layer as well as dowels?
I am worried about my fingers making a mess of the buttercream whilst stacking .
If anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance :)
ASPS is probably your best bet. Just look for Leahs, she's got stickies about it and it's in her tagline.
AAnd yes, every tier needs it's own board...you can't just pile up two tier of cake on top of a third and not have a crushed, pile of mess on your hands.
Stack like this:
http://www.wilton.com/cakes/tiered-cakes/stacked-tiered-cake-construction.cfm
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I am worried about my fingers making a mess of the buttercream whilst stacking .
Avoid messing up BC by doing this (read post #6):
http://cakecentral.com/t/710889/any-tips-for-stacking-fingers-spatula-in-the-way
the chances of getting the icing all mucked up when stacking are greatly reduced when each tier is VERY well chilled.
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