Stack Cake Question

Decorating By rrmom2boys Updated 22 Jun 2008 , 2:17am by leah_s

rrmom2boys Posted 18 Jun 2008 , 5:08pm

I have only done one other stack cake in Wilton Course 3 and that was awhile ago. What do I put under the top layer? Do I cover the cake board on the top tier but what about the bottom of the cake board?

Thanks

23 replies

ski Posted 18 Jun 2008 , 5:16pm

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Usually I will make a cake board covered in contact paper for the bottom of the cakes, I will go in 1/2 inch smaller than the cake.

wgoat5 Posted 18 Jun 2008 , 5:27pm

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The only cake board I cover is the bottom cake

rrmom2boys Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 2:19am

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Thanks for the help. The board doesn't soak up grease from the cake or the frosting from the layer under it?

wgoat5 Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 2:24am

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no ma'am..

indydebi Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 2:46am

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I'm with Christi .... it's made of cardboard, not rice paper. It will hold up fine.

wgoat5 Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 2:52am

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These cake boards (the ones actually MADE for cakes) are durable.. they are made to hold up not soak in grease etc.

If you have a 3 tiered cake you have a cake plate under the boards anyways....or at least I do... some people use foam core.. I use those for my bottom cakes but not for my top tiers.

I use the sps (single plate system) for all of my stacked cakes... if transported more then a couple of miles... if I think the cake will give me problems I use them then also .

rrmom2boys Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 3:05am

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Thanks!

wgoat5 Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 3:06am

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welcome

MessiET Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 1:06pm

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Christi,

Are you using the Wilton cake boards? Those are what I use but I have always covered them in foil... maybe I can skip this step.

wgoat5 Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 1:51pm

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Yes Ma'am those are the ones

You most definately can skip this step

the less steps the better

MessiET Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 1:55pm

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Excellent!!! I love to be able to skip steps and still have good results

BTW, I am using SPS for the first time for a 3 tiered cake this weekend. I am looking forward to this!

wgoat5 Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 1:59pm

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You'll love it Elizabeth... I'm a convert

leah_s Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 2:04pm

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Let us know how you like SPS.

ladyonzlake Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 2:19pm

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Yep, Leahs turned me on to the SPS and I love them!

floophs Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 2:31pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ski

Usually I will make a cake board covered in contact paper for the bottom of the cakes, I will go in 1/2 inch smaller than the cake.

OK, this might be a silly question (clearly I'm a newbie ) but if you cover the cake board in contact paper can you use them over and over again since they are protected with the paper?

wgoat5 Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 2:37pm

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They are sooo cheap though floophs you wouldn't want to even try to get them back

Just would be a worry that you didn't need to worry about lol

floophs Posted 19 Jun 2008 , 2:54pm

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Thanks for the tip...I'm going to JoAnn's today so I'll have to get some. I've have yet to stack cakes so maybe now's the time to start!

MessiET Posted 21 Jun 2008 , 10:00pm

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Originally Posted by leahs

Let us know how you like SPS.

I delivered my cake today (used SPS for the first time) and I am sold! Easy to use, so easy to stack the cakes, sturdy...

Leah, thank you so much for your instructions on using SPS! BTW, is Bakery Crafts giving you a percentage of their sales? They should!!!