Tiered Cake Stacking how-to Masterclass | Everything you need to know | Cupcake Jemma

When I started stacking cakes, KZbin wasn't even BORN yet so I had to work it out for myself. Lucky for you, I've already made all of the mistakes so that you don't have to! Here is the best way I know how to stack tiered cakes, for a super-sturdy, transportable, level cakestravaganza! #cupcakejemmabakes #stackedcakes
Check below for handy links...
You will need...
-2 or 3 cakes which you have levelled, filled, crumb coated, final coated and chilled for an hour or so (I did 6", 8" and 10")
-Biggest tier, iced directly onto a cake drum
-Smaller tiers, iced directly onto thin, hole-punched cake boards of the same diameter and then stuck on (with buttercream) to slightly bigger cake drum, for easy carrying
-Buttercream in the same colour as your tiers
-Royal icing, made fairly stiff consistency
-long thin and thick plastic or wooden dowels/supports/pillars/thick straws
-secateurs or very strong scissors
sharp knife or hole-punch for...er...hole punching
-greaseproof paper and scissors
- palette knife
-soft round paint brush
-paper towel
-piping bags
-white chocolate (coloured if you like) for dripping
ROYAL ICING - • Perfect Piping Masterc...
MADEIRA CAKE - • The Best Madeira Cake ... (if you want to make a 6-8-10" cake like I did, use the same measurements for the 8", then double up to make a 6" and 10" from the same batch)
BUTTERCREAM - • Buttercream Masterclas... (Make 4-5 times the amount to fill, crumb coat and decorate a 3-tier cake of this size)
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I love you so much Jemma. You have made my life easier. My mom just passed away in September 2021, and she left me a bakery, of 33 years. I used to do basic cakes for her, but we have recently been getting bigger tiered cakes and I was very scared to take orders, I made my first one last weekend and it was a hit and I got 3 more cake orders from people who were at that party. Everytime I need help, I can't.ask my mom, I look for your videos. Thanks so much for all the helpful tips. You have encouraged me and I am able to salvage my moms cake business.

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Very interesting! Can you please do a video about how to best cut/serve one of these big cakes to get the most out of it? Thanks!

[@courtneypalmer2331]

I noticed you didn't get a reply so I'll drop in with some info I found online about this. If it's a cake like a wedding cake that for instance the couple will be cutting in to, they can make their triangular/wedge cut then you just take the cake into the back room or kitchen and cut it in a gridline pattern. That way you can tell how many portions you'll get. Hope this helps somewhat.

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This was very helpful! I usually just do decorating for fun and friends and usually just one tier. I've done several two tier grooms cakes but that's it. I just got a call from my niece asking me to do her wedding cake. I said a very nervous "ok" 😳

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20 years of caulking houses, mudding walls, and painting miniature art and deco has given me a unique advantage when it comes to this. lol

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Do you have a video about unstacking, removing supports and cutting a cake of this style?

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Cut from the top and serve until gone. Why would it be unstacked?

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ashley jackson the only reason I could see someone unstacking is if somebody wanted a slice from a lower tier but didn’t want to cut the top ones all up

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@@ajackson1946 Ashley Paulin might be thinking that if it's a wedding cake then one tier (usually the top) is reserved to be eaten when the couple's first child is christened, although often just for the couple's 1-year anniversary. I've been to weddings where the cake only looked like it was stacked but it was really 3 separate tiers, decorated to look stacked, because it was intended to give one tier (the middle, I think) to one side of the family who couldn't attend as they lived abroad, while another was cut for guests, and one tier kept for the later first child christening. But sometimes people don't think of that and just produce a stacked cake then wonder who to unstack it!

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pr va wait what if someone doesn’t have a baby until a year later, would the top tier be eaten or given in honour of something else? 🤔

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Thank you for this! I'm making my first wedding cake in September and I'm basically already shitting my pants! The royal icing and gap filling tips will help considerably!!! PS, I love your snarkyness! :)

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And how did it go? I'd love to know!

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My first cake is next month, September, and I'm feeling like you felt! Would love to know how yours turned out.😊

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Loved this too! Thank you so much. You are a great tutor :) everything is nice and slow and clear.

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This a well detailed video. Thank you i love your channel..Going to try make my own 2 tier cake now

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When storing the cake before serving, do you recommend covering it somehow before puttning it in the fridge? Or, how long is it ok to leave it in room temperarure? 😊

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There's so much work behind a 3 tier cake and sometimes people wants a cheaper price for their cake, just because it's a big cake. But as a baker you work hard in a cake like this