How tall are cakes

I am wondering when and how do I remove the 4 dowels from the bottom tier so that serving the cake looks nice instead of messy pieces on the plates of my guests.

Thanks for your help, Laura. Hi Laura! So glad to have you here and thanks for the compliment about being a good teacher! That means a lot coming from an actual teacher. I have some that I only use for caking. Then you can just cut the cake as usual. I have a question for you…can you use your cream cheese frosting recipe on a tall cake?

My granddaughter wants a red velvet cake for her college graduation and cream cheese frosting is traditional. Will your recipe be too soft to draw lines for flower stems and pipe painted-effect flowers using a palette knife? It will be a bit softer than regular buttercream. Hi Kara Jane, I love your tutorial!

I made a practice one first as I need to make hers in 2 weeks. Hi Nathalie, a two-tiered cake does need dowels in the bottom tier to hold up the top tier. Do you mean two layers of cake and not tiers maybe? I hope this helps a little!

So a combination of your tall cake tutorial, and your how to stack a cake tutorial. Do I add and level the icing on the first tier, then add the second tier and ice it, and just have to smooth out any showing on the top of the bottom layer? Or do you have another recommendation? You can then add borders around the bottom edges if you want and any finishing touches. I hope this helps! Your email address will not be published.

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Hey I was curious of what the weight of the cake would be? Thanks alot! Hi there! How many people does this particular cake serve? What size is the cake pan you used for the cake you just did? Help please! This article was printed from Wedding-Cakes-For-You. Enjoy this page? Please pay it forward.

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I use 2 — 2" layers of cake typically for a 4" tier, unless otherwise requested. An easy way to get your layers to reach at least 2" in a 2" pan is to use a collar.

Prepare the bottom of your pan how you normally would and then place the strips around the sides of the cake pan allowing them to stick up past top of the pan 2 inches. I use little dabs of butter to help the paper stick to the sides of the pan. If one strip is not long enough, you can use 2 strips, just be sure that the two strips overlap and are tight up against each other when you pour in your batter. Then pour in your batter.

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On a dessert table, little impresses more than height. Towering trifles , tiered pavlovas , looming cupcake stands, a croquembouche : Tall sweets are the stuff of tea party dreams and birthday fantasies. But to the average home baker, all that dazzle can be intimidating too.