Crooked Sheet Cake, Has Anyone Made One?
Decorating By mamapastel Updated 27 Jan 2014 , 1:50am by gscout73

ASo I was recently asked to make a baby shower cake that was crooked, only she wanted it on a sheet cake. It will also have a smaller tier on top that is crooked as well. I have never seen one done like this. Can it be done?


ATopsy turvy or whatever it's called. It will bea two layer cake.

Why in the world would she want a topsy turvy sheet cake? What sizes does she want? I do round topsy turvy cakes all the time and have seen square topsy turvy cakes but never a sheet cake. Topsys are hard to begin with and doing it in a sheet cake would be even harder. If you haven't done one before I would not start with a sheet cake.

AIt will be a 9x13 2 layer cake with a 6 inch square on top, all topsy turvy. Do you think it will look right?

AHer reasoning is that it will be easier to cut the cake, which I think will not work.

I think it would look odd just with the sizes not the mention the topsy turvy effect. What I would suggest is to get out those size pans and stack them to see what it will look like and you will see how big a difference there are between the two sizes. Also the topsy turvy effect just wont look right with a sheet cake and an different shape on top. You can also sketch it out with all the decorations and see what you and the customer thinks.

AThanks! I wasnt really planning on making the cake like she said, I just wondered if it was possible. I will go with squares.

I am sure it is possible but super hard since it is a rectangle and will be longer on one end. Plus, the whole purpose of a topsy is so you can turn it and see a different angle which wouldn't have the same effect with a sheet cake.


AI am a little surprised at the negativity in the responses! Of course it can be done! I agree, get with your customer and sketch it out. Doesn't have to fancy sketching, just enough to get a better idea of what she's envisioning. After the creativity I've seen on this site, there is nothing that can't be done, and done well! Good luck!

There is no negativity, I told her it could be done but would be super hard and would look super weird. It just would not turn out to be a real topsy turvy cake because once you turn it a certain way it will look weird and just like a hill or something.

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There is no negativity, I told her it could be done but would be super hard and would look super weird. It just would not turn out to be a real topsy turvy cake because once you turn it a certain way it will look weird and just like a hill or something.
I hope I didn't come across as negative. The way I interpreted the description, it sounded peculiar. That's not negative, just not understanding or comprehending,
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