Pillar Construction Question

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Merry2go Posted 27 Jul 2012 , 11:15pm
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I'm re-creating my sister's wedding cake for her 30th anniversary. The cake was pillars & plate construction. Do I put the cake directly on the plastic plate or should I use a cake board first?

Thanks, Mary

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BlakesCakes Posted 28 Jul 2012 , 1:20am
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Use a cakeboard.

Rae

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Merry2go Posted 28 Jul 2012 , 2:13am
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Ok. Thanks!

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CWR41 Posted 28 Jul 2012 , 4:01am
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Do I put the cake directly on the plastic plate or should I use a cake board first?




It depends... if you're using disposable plates that aren't to be returned, then it doesn't much matter if the plates get scratched during cutting.

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Merry2go Posted 29 Jul 2012 , 5:52pm
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Good point. thanks!

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leah_s Posted 29 Jul 2012 , 8:18pm
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I'd still use a cardboard on top of the plastic plate. I like to decorate on the cardboard and you'd need that underneath to pick it up and transfer it to the plastic plate.

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BlakesCakes Posted 29 Jul 2012 , 8:23pm
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I'd still use a cardboard on top of the plastic plate. I like to decorate on the cardboard and you'd need that underneath to pick it up and transfer it to the plastic plate.




My reasoning, too, for suggesting using a cardboard.

Rae

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kakeladi Posted 29 Jul 2012 , 9:21pm
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Another reason to use a cake board between the cake and plate: yrs ago I didn't. Made the cake the night before and in the a.m. found the plate (an *old* one) had cracked! Fortunately the cake wasn't stacked and it was a pain to get it off the cracked plate and onto a new one.

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Merry2go Posted 29 Jul 2012 , 10:24pm
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This is why i love and refer to this site so often. I love all the advice! Thanks everyone!

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