I bought a Wilton tilting turntable (used a 50% off coupon!) after Christmas. I haven't used it yet. I spoke to someone who said that they got one & their cake slid off of it while decorating & the cake had to be thrown out! Now I'm afraid to use mine!
Does this happen often? Or was this person just maybe an airhead?! lol 
Do you decorate on a board or directly onto the cake stand because if you decorate on the stand it should stay in place pretty well try adding a few drops of frosting in places to use as a kind of glue.
Well I have had this happen to me twice. I think I have only used it twice! While I like the IDEA, if you have it tilted too far your cake will slide off. Mind you, the cake board stays in place just fine. It is the CAKE sliding off of the cake board. I am not sure if there is better method to get your cake stuck to the board. I am all ears!
What about putting a piece of that nonskid foam shelf liner on it first?? I've heard so many horror stories on that turntable, I just use my cheap flat plastic one from Wilton decorating classes.
The problem *I* have with the tilting turntable is the base seems to come loose from the top section TOO easily. You must be very careful or you will lose your cake this way, not from it sliding off. I put my cake on a cardboard circle, and place a bit of buttercream on the cake stand before placing the cake on top. It didn't slide at all. Just watch out for the top coming loose from the base. It doesn't lock in place. HTH
I'm so happy to see this thread. I posted this same question the other day without much feed back-quess the right people weren't here!
Thanks for this info. I'm just going to continue using my cheapie Wilton turntable and propping it up on a folded towel when I need a better angle for writing!
Again-thanks
I have one and don't use it anymore. I have had too many cakes (board and all ) slide off when it was tilted. I have gone back to my regular turn table.
Oh well! But now that i see cakes can fall off, i will have to be careful! Thanks Everyone!!!
I bought it and HATE IT!!! Not because anything slides, but because it's such a cheap piece of crap, the locking mechanism pops out too easily. It's supposed to have 3 tilt settings that you can lock into place. Well, even with no cake on it, the platter moves all over the place. When I do put a cake on it, it tilts all the way down no matter which setting I put it on because it won't 'lock' in the first two settings. I've heard nothing but bad reviews about this hunk of junk. I'd like to bonk the Wilton execs over the head with it.
I've read so much negative review on this product yet I love mine. I have never had anything slide off. When I tilt the stand with the cake on it, I do it very slowly in case anything starts to shift (so far, has not happened).
This gadget allows me to decorate the sides with so much ease. I don't think I can do the basketweave without this.
My recommendation would be to only tilt it on the slightest setting. Anything steeper and your cake is probably begging to slip off!
I agree...it's a cheap piece of crap! I've had cakes slide off (and the language that followed was NOT pretty) The top comes loose from the bottom way too easyand how about the nice wobbling action you get when you try to put a larger cake on it and spin it to smooth ice! Run away! Run away! Run away! 
I agree...it's a cheap piece of crap! I've had cakes slide off (and the language that followed was NOT pretty) The top comes loose from the bottom way too easyand how about the nice wobbling action you get when you try to put a larger cake on it and spin it to smooth ice! Run away! Run away! Run away!
Is this just happening with Wilton Brand, what about other brand name tables?
I was debating buying one from Pastry Chef Central today - but I was buying so much other stuff figured I'd wait on the $70 expense. This one did not tilt. If the cakes stays is it worth spending the extra $$ for the tilting one?
Yes, I have the Wilton tilting turntable that everyone is ripping on. Because of all the poor feedback I've read on it, I am careful when I use it. Mainly, you need to tilt it slowly when you have a cake on it. Also, I have never had reason to tilt it further than the first setting (common sense would tell me that anything steeper would be a disaster).
It also swivels very smoothly.
If anything, Michaels has a great return policy. Buy it, try it and if it is not to your satisfaction, return it.
I can go along with the common sense dangers of tilting the turntable too far. However, what do you do when your large cake slides off and you only have it tilted one notch? I do use it for smaller cakes that don't require a lot of detail on the sides. But, when you're trying to do cornelli lace on the sides of a cake, it sure is nice to be able to angle your cake as far as possible. Much easier on the hands and back. 
I bought it and HATE IT!!! Not because anything slides, but because it's such a cheap piece of crap, the locking mechanism pops out too easily. It's supposed to have 3 tilt settings that you can lock into place. Well, even with no cake on it, the platter moves all over the place. When I do put a cake on it, it tilts all the way down no matter which setting I put it on because it won't 'lock' in the first two settings. I've heard nothing but bad reviews about this hunk of junk. I'd like to bonk the Wilton execs over the head with it.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. $60 for this piece of cr@p (I used a Michael's coupon on it, thank goodness). It wobbles so badly, and it ISN'T LEVEL when you sit a cake on it! So you're continually thinking your cake is lopsided. The cheapie Wilton $15 turntable is a much, much better product.
Wilton owes us all a refund on the tilting turntable (I just typed that as "wilting turntable"...ha!). Shame on them.
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