Laying A Round Cake On It's Side For A Ferris Wheel Cake
Decorating By cara1234567 Updated 29 Jun 2018 , 8:40pm by -K8memphis
My cousin's wife has asked for a recreation of this cake for their daughter's 1st birthday: https://pin.it/sppwjvhqsn5j7a It involves a 10'' cake set up on it's side vertically as the sky background to the ferris wheel.
It needs to be transported about 3 hours across Florida, and she's nervous about me transporting the cake and has been considering a local baker. I want to convince her that I can make the cake and get it to the party in 1 piece. I'm pretty comfortable with transporting cakes in boxes with a non-slip pad underneath.
My question is how to construct the cake. Would you all think that I can make a normal 2 layer 10'' cake, put buttercream between the layers, cut off a level piece from one side, and stand it up on that side and then lay fondant over the whole thing? I feel like if I give the cake a chocolate ganache coating, it should stay together pretty well, specially if I cover the whole thing with fondant. Or would you guys think I should make the cake from rectangles 10'' long and stack those up to ~10'' inches high and then carve the circle using a cake board on both sides for a guide? Which way would be more stable?
Any recommendations on how to lay the fondant to avoid creases would also be appreciated. I've looked for online videos and have only found a few purse tutorials that come close.
Looking forward to hearing ideas!!
I've seen videos of people making purse cakes with the cake standing on it's side. They just crumb coated it laying as usual then cut the bottom portion straight across for the base it would be standing on, then chilled it, and stood it on its side. I have never tried this, but may be helpful info?? Hope someone is able to help more than I have. hehehe
you'll need to insert a board and dowel it to make it work -- otherwise you will have an 8" tall section of cake standing alone
if I was traveling three hours with it -- I would set it on a styrofoam bottom
Or you cut sheet cakes into the width you need and stack them up then shape the top for the round effect, instead of laying a round cake on it's side.
If you just took a regular round cake and stood it on its side, then how would you get the filling inside? If that's not an issue for you,you might be able to bake the cake in a bowl to get a half sphere cake and cut a section off the bottom to get it to sit on the board. That might be easier to cover with fondant. The part that the ferris wheel rests up against can be panneled on.Probably safest of all would be to cut and layer rectangular sections to get that final shape.
I would 100% stack up layers of cake and then carve it.
Because of the long travel I would do as K8 & others have said - stack up 3 or 4" wide 'sticks' of cake with filling (I would use b'cream! - it can have additions for flavor such as chopped nuts, cookies, or candy) and carve into the circle shape.
Making straight rounds, fill and stack probably would mean a disaster. But..........you could sandwich the cake between 2 cakeboards for support. I'm nost sure even that would help for sure - it still might not be enough support to hold it shoiuld you have driving problems such as a sudden stop; a quick turn or pothole jarring.
Because of the long trip, you have to think a bit outside the box. What about a variation based on this idea? https://cakes.ohmyfiesta.com/2015/07/how-to-make-ferris-wheel-shaped-cake.html
You could cover the RKT "wheel" with fondant and decorate to look like the cake requested. Then use a 10" cake decorated to match as the base for the wheel.
If you go with the round cake you can cut off an end with a cross section cut to make a flat base. Then keep cutting in a cross section manner and filling with buttercream. Cover it with fondant. Put a cake board on top. Flip it over. Finish off the bottom with more fondant. Flip it back over. Transport it flat like a regular cake. Stand it up when you get there like a previous poster said by inserting a dowel through it and into foam. Maybe several dowels.
you have to dowel cake that is 7" or 8" tall -- cake should be cut in half and doweled like any other kinda tier cake -- the ferris wheel is very narrow and tall and you will have a disaster if it's not properly done --
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