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subaru
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That was such a pretty cake, I may steal ( maybe I should say borrow), your design for a niece the has put in an order for a cheerleading cake for her next b/day. I would always use a center dowel on a tiered cake. My thinking is "never take any chances'. Sorry This happened to you. |
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trent
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Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:42 am |
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SORRY THAT HAPPEN TO YOU!!!!!!! |
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DiscoLady
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Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:12 pm |
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Always, always, always use a center dowel.
And even then it's not foolproof if you have to hit the breaks suddenly. |
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Sparklycake
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:12 am |
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Oh my what a pity, it must have just broke your heart! |
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newdec
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:17 am |
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Oh, I'm so sorry! But what a beautiful cake you created! |
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loriemoms
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:43 am |
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| ladyonzlake wrote: | I have to agree with you Traci. I think that the cake is firmer when refrigerated so it withstand traveling better. I'm just glad it wasn't a wedding cake!! I got a bit discouraged after my disaster because I'd like to make and sell wedding cakes and I thought "holy cow, what would I have done if it were a wedding cake or a purchased cake"! YIKES 
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I dont have room in my fridge to place a tiered cake...so I usually bring the tiers to the wedding and stack them there.
BUT I have a wedding in April where there is going to be a lot of decoration along the edging of each tier and I won't have time or space to decorate the cake at the reception. I never thought about placing a center dowel...do I just put a hole in the center of the cardboard plate and just pass a dowel through the entire thing? ( assume after icing but before decorating?) |
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ladyonzlake
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:01 am |
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Subaru, of course you can borrow my idea. I actually got the fondant cheerleaders idea out of the Wilton 2005 book. Their cheerleaders were on a square cake in a pyramid.
After I had place my 2nd cake on I had thought about a dowel rod but I hadn't cut a hole in my cardboard so I left it. So much for that. Oh, well. Today I'm going to make a basketball cake similiar to the one I saw on here that Lisa did. I will definatly use a dowel rod on this one! |
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KittisKakes
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:06 am |
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I don't usually put a hole in my cake board. Just sharpen one end of the dowel to a point and use the flat side of a small meat tenderizer to hammer it in (I only use that tenderizer for cakes). I could never get the dowel to line up with the hidden hole, so this works well for me. |
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KittisKakes
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:07 am |
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By the way, sorry to see how the cake fell. The "before" photo looked really nice. |
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ladyonzlake
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:16 am |
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Kitti, that's a good idea! Is it a quick tapp and it doesn't damage the cake?? WOW!! I'll try it.
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KittisKakes
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:31 am |
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Yes, just a quick tap. I've never had a cake fall apart on me doing that. Once the dowel is in the cake, I usually have that spot covered with a flower or something or I ice the top after I insert the dowel. It's good for transporting cakes to. Sometimes the "base" cake board, that supports the whole cake is a couple of layers of boards, so I will make the dowel long enough to go through that, especially when I have to transport the cake. It acts like an anchor. If I am doing a wedding cake and they want to save the anniversary cake, I won't put the dowel through that layer. I put that cake on at the reception, so they can remove it from the cake. You just have to cut the slices from the stacked cake.I know some people don't like to do that though. |
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loriemoms
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:33 am |
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| KittisKakes wrote: | | I don't usually put a hole in my cake board. Just sharpen one end of the dowel to a point and use the flat side of a small meat tenderizer to hammer it in (I only use that tenderizer for cakes). I could never get the dowel to line up with the hidden hole, so this works well for me. |
Thats a great idea! I will have to give it a try! |
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lilie
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:19 am |
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I just saw your cake and what happened to it.
It was such a beautiful cake!!!!!
lilie |
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