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Permalink Reply by Deah on January 12, 2011 at 4:45pm

Leave the cake board under the 2nd tier.  But, you will need dowels or bubble straws inserted into your first tier to support the 2nd.  Make sure all the the supports are exactly the same length or you will have a leaning tower of Pisa.

http://www.cakeswebake.com/forum/topics/about-stacking

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Permalink Reply by jeri c on January 12, 2011 at 10:41pm

You do need to keep the board under it... If you want to invest in a great video... Sharon Zambito's Successful Stacking is a great video... all of her videos are fantastic!

http://sugaredproductions.com/_catalog_85116/Instructional_DVDs

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Permalink Reply by denette lynch on January 12, 2011 at 11:40pm

The cake stays with its cardboard, the cardboard rests on the added support below it.  Tonedna has a good youtube tutorial on stacking.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvaCSW78ybc  Wilton has some info  on stacking   http://www.wilton.com/cakes/tiered-cakes/stacked-tiered-cake-constr...

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Permalink Reply by Nur Ainee Muhammad on January 13, 2011 at 2:12am

Jennifer,

 

I leave the board under the smaller tier too. The rods go into the lower tier and the board ends up resting on them.

This helps a lot in supporting the whole stacking structure.

 

Ainee

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Permalink Reply by jennifer henke on January 13, 2011 at 1:18pm

Thanks ladies...

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Permalink Reply by A & H Cake Design on January 13, 2011 at 1:51pm

Always leave the board and make sure that you use plenty of support, I like the PolyDowels as they are so easy to use http://www.ahcakedesign.com/cakesupports.html.  If you are going to stack 3 or taller use a long dowel that is sharpened to go all the way down to your base to keep the tiers from sliding.

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Permalink Reply by jennifer henke on January 13, 2011 at 10:54pm

ok-when i put the cake on the board to cover in fondant or frosting do i cover the board in foil or something else o r do i leave it? Also with the long dowel going all the way thru the layers doesnt bring cardboard, foil etc... with it? Sorry for so many questions. I have a b day cake coming up and it's gonna be big so I just want some to make sure i am doing it right. Thanks

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Permalink Reply by denette lynch on January 13, 2011 at 11:34pm

The cardboards that the cakes sit on can be left just plain as they will not be seen, they are not covered in fondant or icing.  They are the same size as the cake that sits on them.  Their only purpose is to sit on the dowels or whatever support you are using so all the cake layers don't smash each other together from all their weight.   I put a little smear of buttercream on it just to hold the cake in place on the cardboard.

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Permalink Reply by JESSICA ORENGO on January 14, 2011 at 12:28am

if u sharpen the tip of the long dowel it would just go through it and it won't bring any cardboard in the cake.

jennifer henke said:

ok-when i put the cake on the board to cover in fondant or frosting do i cover the board in foil or something else o r do i leave it? Also with the long dowel going all the way thru the layers doesnt bring cardboard, foil etc... with it? Sorry for so many questions. I have a b day cake coming up and it's gonna be big so I just want some to make sure i am doing it right. Thanks

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