Help Joining Two Cakes.

Decorating By Pimples25 Updated 6 Feb 2007 , 1:02am by jmt1714

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Pimples25 Posted 5 Feb 2007 , 9:56pm
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Hiya,

I'm doing a cake this Saturday for someone and he wanted a big cake but because I couldn't fit a big one in my oven I've done 2 cakes which I need to stick together before icing with bc, can someone please tell me the best way to sandwich these together as I can't help thinking that when I drive with the cake it'll end up with a crack right down the middle where it joins, to make matters worse its gonna have a fbct on it and I'd hate for that to have a crack down the middle.

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polliwawg Posted 5 Feb 2007 , 10:01pm
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I have always used the tip icer and put a strip of icing down the side of one and added the other right to it. I have never had a problem doing it that way....just make sure you put it on a nice sturdy board. I always use plywood when I am piecing cakes together. The icing will hold as long as the board keeps the cakes in place.

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Brendansmum Posted 5 Feb 2007 , 10:02pm
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I would just make sure you have a nice heavy board to put the cake on. If the board is thick it shouldn't budge and cause a crack. I have pieced sheet cakes before to make larger ones and so far have never had a problem with a seem showing or cracking. I used a piece of plywood for one of the cakes. Maybe someone else has another piece of advice.
Lara

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Pimples25 Posted 5 Feb 2007 , 10:07pm
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I've got one of them thick cake boards which is probably about half an inch thick, do you think this will be ok. I just can't help worrying.,

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butterflyjuju Posted 6 Feb 2007 , 12:45am
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I've always just pushed them together. I've never had a problem with them cracking apart. Just have enough support as stated before. If you're really worried you can tape two together. I generally use cardboard from around the house and tape 3 of them together.

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jmt1714 Posted 6 Feb 2007 , 1:02am
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ditto to previous advice, and i also dab icing on the board before laying the cake don to "glue" it to the board

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