"You are brave, I use a center dowl on anything over three tiers. The bakery I worked at in grad school always used center dowels!!! Glad it all worked out for you!!"
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someone PLEASE set my mind at ease...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Melissa Linton Jun 21, 2011. 7 Replies 0 Favorites
I made my first wedding cake this week. It's big'un. The wedding is today. I just stacked the tiers last night, and I woke up this morning on the verge of a full on panic attack. The tiers are…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Ann Simerson Williams Mar 12, 2010. 5 Replies 0 Favorites
I just got an order for my first cake for a party for real-life clients. I don't know where to begin. They want 3 tiers, and big enough to feed 100 people. Can anyone give me any suggestions on…Continue
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Samantha J Hartley replied to Samantha J Hartley's discussion someone PLEASE set my mind at ease..."We never use center dowels at the bakery where I work, and we've never had a problem that I'm aware of."
jeri c replied to Samantha J Hartley's discussion someone PLEASE set my mind at ease..."Glad it all worked out! Most dowels or poly dowels are pretty sturdy. I would have been nervous about moving a cake that did not have a center dowel though... you are brave girl!"
Keegan Luvs Cake replied to Samantha J Hartley's discussion someone PLEASE set my mind at ease..."Have you considered the sps system? it's similar to the Wilton but locks and is reasonable. I have not yet tried it but many cakers recommend this on CC."
Samantha J Hartley replied to Samantha J Hartley's discussion someone PLEASE set my mind at ease..."I did not have a dowel down the center. The wedding reception started about 7 hours ago, I did leave the cake stacked over night, and it was absolutely perfect. So to answer my own questijn, they hold a lot of weight."
jeri c replied to Samantha J Hartley's discussion someone PLEASE set my mind at ease..."I do not know how much weight they hold. Are you leaving it stacked over night? I would not do that unless you have a dowel down the center and plenty of support on every tier. I use wooden dowels or the poly dowels and do not have any problems but…"
Samantha J Hartley replied to Samantha J Hartley's discussion someone PLEASE set my mind at ease..."Since I can't edit my post, I'd like to add that while I appreciate empathy for the situation, I'd prefer not to need to check replies to this thread and get my hopes up if the post is not a legitimate response to my question. Thanks…"
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I made my first wedding cake this week. It's big'un. The wedding is today. I just stacked the tiers last night, and I woke up this morning on the verge of a full on panic attack. The tiers are 18", 14", 10", and 6". Does anyone know how much weight Wilton Baker's Best pillars can support? I can't stop having visions of the cake collapsing on itself. The Baker's Best pillars were cut to 5" from their original 7. I've been trying to go check Wilton's site for information on this, but it…See More
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i have entered to win an engagement ring from simon g on theknot.com. kevin and i have been together for 6 years, and plan to be married, but kevin can't afford to buy me an engagement ring and he refuses to propose until he has one to give me! in spite of pleas that i don't need a ring, he remains very stubborn. please vote for us! http://www.simongjewelry.com/sweepstakes/215/See More
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vote for me and my boyfriends kevin in the simon g engagement ring sweepstakes!
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i have entered to win an engagement ring from simon g on theknot.com. kevin and i have been together for 6 years, and plan to be married, but kevin can't afford to buy me an engagement ring and he refuses to propose until he has one to give me! in spite of pleas that i don't need a ring, he remains very stubborn. please vote for us! http://www.simongjewelry.com/sweepstakes/215/
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