How To Transport A 3 Tier Stacked Wedding Cake
From edge of the cake board imprint. The non-slip mat will prevent the cake from sliding around as you drive and ensure that your cake arrives safely.
Insert a wooden dowel into the cake.
How to transport a 3 tier stacked wedding cake. Line the inner base of the box with non-slip material. Stacking cakes is actually pretty straightforward but there are a ton of little things that can cause a stacked cake to become a floor cake. Remove any toppers sugar flowers etc.
Tiered wedding cakes should be transported in a box. Remove the dowel and trim. Read the blog post here.
I transport each tier on its own either in a cake pan or a cake box. It will be my first 4 tiered cake. As mentioned above if youre delivering an extremely heavy or highly decorative cake then it is best to package each tier separately in its own box.
Get a box that is exactly the size of the base of the cake board. The board should be thick and strong enough to bear the weight of the entire cake. Or larger insert at least 3 additional dowel rods towards the center of the imprint.
Stacked cakes can be transported assembled or in separate boxes. I prefer to stack the cakes and deliver them whole if possible. Put the mat down first and then place the cake on top of it.
Insert one of the dowels into the tier within the marked circle taking care to go straight down to the cake board. Hi Christie Delivering a wedding cake can be quite stressful. With a non-toxic writing utensil or edible marker mark exactly where the dowel reaches the top of the cake.
Use good quality thick cake boards of the exact size of the cake box this will stop the cake moving in the box during transportation. The cake is boxed and ready to go and lets get it in the delivery vehicle. Your cake is fairly large and heavy.
Insert dowel rods into cakes spacing about 1 12in. Here is what I do for long distance deliveries. To start dowelling the cake cut the dowels to tier height insert a dowel into the tier going down to the cake card mark the height of the dowel with a food safe pen taking the dowel out and cut it to size.
Make sure there is support between each tier and a single dowel through the center of the whole cake should make transport a breeze. Place your cake inside the box and close the front flap. 3 tier wedding cake.
Use masking tape to secure the front flap in its upright closed position. The 4 and the 6 which is all you need to stack a 3-tiered cake and I dont do 4 tiered cakes. For every cake minus the top tier cut five to seven wooden cake dowels.
As long as you have a good support system you should have no problem stacking your 3 tier wedding cake and transporting it. In addition to these as my layers were fondanted I assembled the cake at the wedding and could transport the layers separately. Use that dowel as a guide and cut the other dowels at the same height for that tier.
You can use thick wide straws or wooden dowels. Remove the cake board and use this guideline when inserting the dowels. Stacked cakes must be supported by dowels on each tier.
It is OK to transport a two or three-tier assembled cakes but taller cakes are best assembled at the event venue. Using the first dowel as a guide measure and cut the remaining dowels. For cakes with lots of tiers it would be better to transport them half-assembled around two to three tiers in each box depending on height.
For cakes 12 in. The 4 is about 35 and the 6 is about 40. Optionally you could line the inside walls of the box with a heat-resistant material eg.
Insert dowels into the bottom layer. Measure height of each stacked cake except the top tier. Once you learn to stack a two-tier cake the sky is the limit.
Getting the cake into the delivery vehicle. I would hate to have this fall during transport. This will keep it from sliding around in the box.
Push each dowel firmly into the cake. 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. And place them in a separate box for transportation.
I use them and then get them back. Cut the dowel rods even with the height of the cakes. If you do not have a silicone baking mat use a silicone pot holder a rubber can opener a yoga mat or even a rubber cabinet liner.
Otherwise taller ready-assembled cakes can be packaged in talldeep cake boxes and box extensions can also be used to add height and support for the lid. Foam sheets to keep your cake cool. Instead when you are stacking your tiers glue the bottom tier to a sturdy foil-lined cake board with some frosting.
You should definitely use dowels in every layer forming a circle or a square with a cake board under every layer of cake. Luckily Ive identified the majority of these issues and am here to teach you how to stack a cake properly. Use the cake board for the next layer to gently imprint the outline centered on the icing or fondant of the bottom layer.
The dowels should be exactly as high as each layer of the cake. In your case I would seriously consider the Cake Stackers. Assemble tiered cakes at the event venue I always only assemble tall tiered cakes at the wedding hall or event venue.
