How To Stack A 2 Tier Wedding Cake
For cakes 12 in. To start stacking the cake use a food safe thick cake drum for the base.
How to stack a tiered cake tutorial - Preparing Dowelling Stacking Hi and welcome back to my kitchen.
How to stack a 2 tier wedding cake. Insert dowel rods into cake about 1-12 in. Apply some on the base and put the base tier in the centre of the board. With my method of stac.
If your wedding cake is supposed to sit on top of a metal cake plateau at the reception site do not transport it on top of the cake plateau. Cut out the circle thats left and youll have a template thats the right size. Per side for 10-in.
Stacking a two tier cake starts with baking a cake that has the stability to be stacked. Layer and 23 c. A light and airy cake like an angel food cake is not your best choice for a stacked cake because it is likely to collapse or droop under the pressure.
9 inch fondant covered cake. Per side for 12-in. Such a 6 or 7-inch cake does not necessarily need any support dowel inside the cake.
From edge of the cake board imprint. For example place the. Per side for 8-in.
Use Royal icing as glue to stick the tiers to the board and with each other. I will be stacking a 5 7. Step by step tutorial for how to stack a fondant or buttercream tier cake.
Usually you can stack the three layers on a single cake boardcircle as shown below. Per side for 6-in. A cake drum is about a 1-inch-thick cake.
They can still hold their weight as long as they have a good cake board below. An easy way to do this and get it perfect is to take a piece of parchment paper place the cake pan that is the next size up on the paper and trace around the pan. A multi-tiered cake is going to be heavy so it needs a sturdy base to be set upon.
Place the bottom layer of each cake on a corresponding cake board minus the bottom tier. Make sure the base tier is in the centre of the cake board adjust immediately if required. What kind of cake is best.
Spread Grand Marnier whipped cream over marmalade on each bottom layer 12 c. Layer using 1 qt. That means you need a cake that can hold the weight of a cake on top of it.
Read the blog post here. For a tutorial on how to build a cake click here. Spread both cut sides of each cake layer with Grand Marnier-marmalade filling 14 c.
Cut dowel rods to height of stacked layers. Level fill stack and ice 2 cake layers on cake board. For smaller layers6 inches or lessyou can stack 2 cakes on 1 board.
Before putting the cake layers onto the board lightly place the next cake board on top of the previous cake layer to make an outline. Dia insert at least 3 additional dowel rods off center of tier see step 4 above. Using an offset spatula and an icing.
In this video I will show you how you can stack a 2 tier cake at homeI used a 6 and 8 cake - already covered with fondantAlso I stacked them right after. Do not try to stack more than 2 layers. The board should be thick and strong enough to bear the weight of the entire cake.
Position the circle on top of the larger cake making sure you center it exactly. Or larger insert at least 3 additional dowel rods towards the center of the imprint. A triangle formation three dowels per tier should be enough support.
This way you will know where to place the dowels making sure they are actually under the next layer. Insert dowel rods into cakes spacing about 1 12in. It is a 6-inch cake with three layers of cake each 2-inches in height.
For cakes larger than 12 in. Cut the dowel rods even with the height of the cakes. Hello everyonethis weeks video is packed with vital information to all those who want to make tier cakes especially wedding cakes.
Instead when you are stacking your tiers glue the bottom tier to a sturdy foil-lined cake board with some frosting. Measure height of each stacked cake except the top tier. Whichever kind of supports you use cut them to the height of each tier and drive them all the way through the cake so that their tops are flush with the cake.
Place the bottom layer of the bottom tier on a cake drum or serving dish. If your new to creating tiered cakes in this weeks cake decorating video tutorial I am going to be showing you how I prepare dowel and stack my cakes.
