Hi, I'm a decorating newbie here, I did a cake yesterday, 2 9 inch rounds stacked. I had a layer of raspberry filling on bottom layer and buttercream on second layer. I did a thin covering of fondant over the cake plus a small fondant tree and small gumpaste flowers. This cake is soooo heavy to lift and I'm not understanding why? There is not a lot of anything on it really but it must weigh at least 5 pounds??? what the heck did I do wrong??
You didn't do anything wrong. Cakes get heavy after filling, buttercream, fondant, plus the boards.
LOL - as ypierce82 said, you didn't do anything wrong. If you consider the weight of each component by itself, the cake, the buttercream, the filling, the boards and the fondant (especially the fondant), you have a considerable weight. When you put it all together in a small (9"), compact area, it makes a pretty hefty package. Just wait until you make a three tiered monster! My husband does a lot of my transporting because I cannot carry them, literally.
nice, nice cake :) As the others said. It also can depend on the cake recipe used. Some are heavier than others.
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