I have a client who wants 6", 8", and 10" square tiers with a square Perspex separator between each. She is going to have the florist fill them with calla lillies.

How do I make sure the cakes will hold up?

What size separators should I purchase?

Any other ideas/forseeable problems? I'm thinking I'll have to use foam board as the base of the top 2 tiers, otherwise I think the cardboard will flex and bend and the cake will fall (the portion not on the separator)

thanks!

"square Perspex separator "
link? Absolutely no clue what you're talking about.

Do you mean this sort of thing Niccicola?

http://imaginativeicing.co.uk/store/files/images/products/sep-square_stem.jpg

http://www.surbitonart.co.uk/acatalog/4344%20LOVE%2002s.jpg

Yes, the second link is more what she wants. Square not rectangle. And no wording.

Thanks for any help!

It looks to me like you would dowel and board the cakes as usual.

Hi. I've done a wedding cake with a square perspex seperator. Definitely use board for under the top cake and then dowel the bottom cake as you would any normal stacked cake. I dowelled and then covered the top of the dowel with a slightly thinned down fondant to cover the holes.

My best tip would be to assemble onsite and not travel with the seperator and top tier attached. The seperator can move and the top tier is not as stable due to the height.

A blob of royal icing matching the cake colour in the centre of the box will hold it, and once the flowers are in it will be covered up.