Hi All, I'm a home Baker making a 3 tiered cake for my sister's wedding. I've made 2 layers so far.....an 8" and 10". The 8" is lovely and flat. The 10" has dropped in the middle. Both are roughly the same height at the highest point. I don't want to trim the top off the 10" because it will then be too small....and I'm making a semi naked cake. Do I need to start again....or will the dowels I insert into the bottom cake be sufficient to support the top layers? The last thing I want is for the cake to fall over.....
Do you have the option to trim the 10" layers and then bake an additional layer? I don't know really if the center issue would cause a stability problem, but in my experience it will be a little underbaked and gummy. If you do rebake a 10", use a flower nail in the middle to help it bake all the way through. Good luck and congrats to your sister.
How bad is the center drop? I mean is it maybe 1/2" or more like a deep hole? Have you baked 2 of each size to make a tier? If the 2nd layer of the 10" is fine and the center drop is just a bit of a dip there will be no problem. Just insert one dowel into the highest point of the tier, mark and remove then u se it to cut all the rest of the dowels needed . For a 10" tier holding up an 8" and say another top tier 5 dowels will be enough. Just spread them evenly around a 7" circle - that will support the upper tiers.
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