How to Make a Wedding Cake: Stacking a 3 Tier Wedding Cake (Part 2) from Cookies Cupcakes and Cardio

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Learn how to make a wedding cake in this three part wedding cake recipe series. In this part, we review how to stack and 3 tier wedding cake.
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Part 3: • How to Make a Wedding ...
Materials Required
• 6" double layer buttercream coated cake
• 8" double layer buttercream coated cake
• 10" double layer buttercream coated cake
• 7 Wooden dowel rods (or plastic)
Procedure
1. Place three rods into the 10" cake in the shape of a triangle, about 3"-4" apart. Make sure that the rods will be underneath the 8" cake that will be above the support rods.
2. Mark the rods with an edible pen, or score with a knife, just below the top of the cake. Trim the rods using a knife, saw or sharp sears to the trim line.
3. Reinsert the rods into the previous holes, and ensure that they are flush with the top of the cake. If they are not, re-trim them.
4. Place the 8" cake on top of the support rods.
5. Place three rods into the 8" cake in the shape of a triangle, about 3"-4" apart. Make sure that the rods will be underneath the 6" cake that will be above the support rods.
6. Repeat trimming process of the rods and insert them back into the holes that go through the 10" and 8" cakes.
7. Place the 6" on top of the support rods.
8. Trim one rod to fit below the surface of the top of the cake, and press down into the cake through all three layers of cakes. This will prevent the cake from moving.
9. Using a small amount of buttercream, patch the hole at the top of the cake and spread smooth.
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@ShellBella1012 10 жыл бұрын

To all the people thinking you cut the cake with the dowels in. Only the bride and groom cut into the cake when it's stacked. Once you are ready to serve the cake you un stack it. Remove the dowels and then serve it to guests.

@hannahbutters7608 6 жыл бұрын

Lynn B i was wondering about that 😅 thanks lol

@christopherwellens338 5 жыл бұрын

Four years later and still helpful! Thank you!

@shamaraboonemua121 5 жыл бұрын

Lol. Thx

@joywaylett1661 8 жыл бұрын

I wanted to say thank you for not only being specific and informative but also just cutting to the quick..you are the only one that I have seen that does not take a lifetime to explain the how to's... :)

@Cookiescupcakesandcardio 10 жыл бұрын

How to Make a Wedding Cake: Stacking a 3 Tier Wedding Cake (Part 2) #weddingcake #tieredcake #stackingcakes #weddingcakes

@speedfix1665 10 жыл бұрын

how do i download your work to try?

@nabeelahstarkey1934 9 жыл бұрын

Can you use skewers instead ow dowels?

@snippetsofvictoria 9 жыл бұрын

Peaches Bapoo Just for the size and weight of the cake, I would recommend not using skewers, and going with dowels. You definitely need something sturdy holding the cakes together, all that cake ends up weighing a lot more than you'd expect.

@iraescamilla6982 9 жыл бұрын

Lol

@lilianalopes825 8 жыл бұрын

+Victoria C (Life of Vi) gnh

@sbean2987 8 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful video! Thank you for all the details! I always wondered about the cardboard bottoms, so glad I listened and heard you say they stay underneath the cake. Thank you again!!!!

@savvysearch 6 жыл бұрын

These videos are so straight to the point and direct. Love it.

@hilahcooking 10 жыл бұрын

I wish I'd had this video a few years ago when I made my wedding cake. Poor cake was floppin' all over the place. ;) Great video, Jenn!

@ellekd3717 3 жыл бұрын

I've watched a few tutorials on stacking and this is, for sure, the best one yet.

@emilyroots6787 9 жыл бұрын

I love these videos! You're so talented! I've just started my own business and I wouldn't use any other recipe for buttercream and vanilla cake! I've learnt so much from you :)

@Cookiescupcakesandcardio 9 жыл бұрын

Emily Roots That is awesome! Best of luck!

@AussieAngeS 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome ! They look beautiful Jen. Love them

@johnerisnin2933 5 жыл бұрын

Wow Thank you sooo much, this Saturday Im making my fist 3 tier cake, and Im a little nervous. But after this video I feel more confident. Thanks a lot.

@caitlinreum100 10 жыл бұрын

I've never made a cake bigger than 2 tiers before but I have my first 3 tier order next month and this video was extremely helpful with the dowels. Thanks!

@Mzclassylissapooh31 8 ай бұрын

Yes same here I’m saving it most definitely

@nennychana 7 жыл бұрын

thank you so much I love how clear the instructions are

@helenramsay4873 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you I enjoy watching all your videos and have learnt a lot of tricks and your beautiful ideas, I love experiencing new ideas cheers!!!

@duckyone20 10 жыл бұрын

Girl, you're amazing!

@sashaaimey 10 жыл бұрын

This is interesting I've never seen it done this way before. Thanks for sharing.

@wizpro 10 жыл бұрын

Very, very nice and so easy to follow! Thank you! :)

@julietkitchenbychefyasminj3044 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very helpful tutorial. Love the pace of the instructions. Best Regards.

@katieandre1822 10 жыл бұрын

i love your videos omg and i agree with Laurie Rowlands you need your own bakery!!!!!

@MissOMFG1994 10 жыл бұрын

This video is so beautiful it brought me to tiers! (tears)

@AmericanGirl592 10 жыл бұрын

Lol

@jennymayd716 3 жыл бұрын

I see what. you did there!

@adree313 10 жыл бұрын

A good tip is to place the dowels, mark one, and cut the rest the same size as the marked one (as opposed to marking them all) That way if your cake isn't *perfectly* leveled (or squishes), at least the dowels are the same size and the cake will sit level on those. Great series! Loving the info you're sharing to people just getting into caking :)

@MissLittleTee 6 жыл бұрын

Good tip.

@deborahbowdidge7303 6 жыл бұрын

thanks so much,youve been a great help,love from london x

@ashidek7059 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 14 and I'm tasked with making the wedding cake for my brother 😅 I'm happy I found this video.

@retroraccoon3122 Жыл бұрын

17 here and it’s my sister’s, how did yours go?

@KraftyHours 10 жыл бұрын

The pic of the decorated cake looks Amazing

@cornrows07 6 жыл бұрын

This is an old video but it was very helpful. I have seen other wedding cake videos that skipped steps in the process. Thank you going step by step

@abigailabernathy8057 6 жыл бұрын

im planning my own wedding cake. Thank u so much for making this video

@tdotdee 9 жыл бұрын

I love how you explain things

@cortneymartin4759 7 жыл бұрын

another thing I was wondering is how soon before the wedding should the cake be made and how would you store it to keep freshness?

@macebinjoko3946 3 жыл бұрын

Also wish to knw

@anandaperez2985 2 жыл бұрын

2 to 3 weeks last min depending on the decorations and labor that need to be put into making the cakes. From my experience

@elsieberrios7559 2 жыл бұрын

@@anandaperez2985 so you freeze it,for two or three weeks? I have never done it,but I will give it a try. I heard they get more moist after you thaw it for a few hours before frosting it for the final decoration.

@clarissahohensee9854 Жыл бұрын

After baking and removing from the pan, wrap your cake in saran to sweat the cake, it keeps in moisture and tastes so moist! I make cakes 5 days ahead

@ceciliasaldana2787 7 жыл бұрын

i love how you did your cakes

@samanthaong4967 10 жыл бұрын

This is amazing!!

@judithwrench5794 5 жыл бұрын

I have learnt a lot about making a wedding cake, thanks.

@cindyclaires2091 5 жыл бұрын

omg i love how u explain everthing

@bobking_bob6142 10 жыл бұрын

I love your videos!! Great how you explain everything!! I love your ideas!!!

@Cookiescupcakesandcardio 10 жыл бұрын

Nadine Pawelczig Thanks so much!! I appreciate the support.

@Divayogi 10 ай бұрын

Beautifully shared! Thank you!

@sabrinaali9646 10 жыл бұрын

Love your videos jenn

@ladyk439 6 жыл бұрын

This video was so helpful. tysvm 😘

@MilaHugsZombies 10 жыл бұрын

I love your videos Cookies Cupcakes and Cardio

@Sweetfire555 7 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for sharing!

@celestenai6643 9 жыл бұрын

thank you again. i am very confidant know of making this wedding cake for this weekend. :)

@Cookiescupcakesandcardio 9 жыл бұрын

celeste nai That's great! I'm glad I could help!

@hayarsalanecasa 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this very useful video

@annimataqei9520 8 жыл бұрын

beautiful video :) love it

@nicorobin7211 6 жыл бұрын

Im gona do my very first wedding cake and im sooo nervous! Lol thankfully its the exact size of the cake in the video so this video is perfect!!

@ijeomaokonkwo8821 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much it was very useful

@mahaliamaeumiten8540 8 жыл бұрын

love this!

@onewordforyoursoul7040 Жыл бұрын

Thanks I love this

@julietbertez12 Жыл бұрын

Wow 😳, thank you for sharing ☺️

@foodjazz 10 жыл бұрын

You make it look so easy! I'm sure at some point I would have rolled a tier across the counter! Excellent job!!

@Thebeastiesbakery 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much making a 10inch and 8 inch cake now I was so worried about my structure ohhh now I get why the cardboard is there my chef kinda explained it but I didn’t really get it with out the visuals thank you so much for this video can’t wait to finish my cake thank you again jen😭👏🏽👏🏽🧁

@ANELove122 10 жыл бұрын

Once you stab the wood stick through the card board, wouldn't there be a little piece of that card board in the cake? What if someone swallowed it? :(

@nickeshapowell6568 9 жыл бұрын

@ANELove122 9 жыл бұрын

Nickesha Powell Okay, thanks

@nickeshapowell6568 9 жыл бұрын

BeatlesQueen good luck making ur cake

@bigjo1144 5 жыл бұрын

So hungry from that thank you not sarcastically but with joy

@CookingAndCrafting 10 жыл бұрын

In my head I was singing "we're stacking, we're stacking, we're stacking wedding cakes" as I watched the opening of this video. I kept staring, however, at your eyes. They look very purty. Wait, hold up pardner. HOW did you know exactly where to place the second tier?Did you just use The Force? Or did you secretly mark is head of time and aim for that? Secondly, were the cakes frozen? Mine would have fallen apart, all over the cake, with dripping frosting, and it would have been a disaster. I really dislike the heat and humidity here. Okay, back to the video. OHHHHHHHH It was a cardboard under there. okay that answers my question of part 3. Nevermind answering that one ;) Knowing my luck, one of my dowels would cram into the one below it (from tier 2). Okay, on to part 1!!

@Cookiescupcakesandcardio 10 жыл бұрын

***** You were looking at the blinking, I know it!!!!! I always, always, always freeze my cakes. Any cake decorator, especially wedding cake decorators who say they don't are lying....or have yet to discover the difference between working on a frozen cake and a thawed one. The smaller the gab between tiers (in this case 1" around) the easier it is to place the tier. When there are larger gaps, it's harder and I have to use a ruler for placement. It has come with practice....I have done many wedding cakes in the last three years!

@CookingAndCrafting 10 жыл бұрын

Cookies Cupcakes and Cardio Okay. I just really REALLY need to get a freezer. But I also need a fridge. But putting a refrigerator in on out back porch seems a bit much? And I'm afraid it would become "overflow" for crap like we have in our regular fridge HA!! It was the blinking. LOL

@dsb188 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial. I saw a video where a baker used parchment between the laters and no cardboard and that freaked me the hell out. I have a three tier to stack Saturday

@thescranline 9 жыл бұрын

Hi Jen. I love your videos! Just a quick question. Have you purposefully made your buttercream frosting firm? It looks like its a little firm, just wondering if that's for a specific reason? It almost looks like white chocolate ganache :0) Thanks for these wonderful tutorials! Nick x

@79Memie 9 жыл бұрын

For everyone that scare of wood dowel use bubble tea straws. They support the cake pretty well but i would suggest using more for larger cakes.

@julietheze333 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@josierodgers3952 10 жыл бұрын

This is cool and awsom

@cshell9137 8 ай бұрын

For dowels, I get kebab skewers in the kitchen section at the dollar store (99cent) and they work perfectly and are Much less expensive!

@suedebeer1160 6 жыл бұрын

Very good

@Apollo_Blaze 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I imagine that if you are stacking single layers the dowels are not needed. Thank you for these videos : )

@ummeamalvlogs822 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@foodfamily9822 8 жыл бұрын

Hi I love your videos

@radiantbeauty1 10 жыл бұрын

AWSOME video! Very easy to understand and helpful! Thanks so much!

@reggie7250 7 жыл бұрын

You must be Canadian. I can tell when you say the word "out". Lol. Great videos!!!

@VitoBertaudeau 10 жыл бұрын

muchas gracias

@sheiladavis2762 7 жыл бұрын

can I chill my cakes before stacking to help smudging.

@harrysamuel1377 6 жыл бұрын

love it.....

@gellymwabila4693 5 жыл бұрын

Lovely

@mylifeonthehill 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bbernard30 6 жыл бұрын

I.....love that cake

@cindylim8341 7 жыл бұрын

hi, how do u insert the centre dowel when there are cake board at each tier of cake?

@MissLittleTee 6 жыл бұрын

It has a pointed end so stabs in the card as it goes.

@noyflipz 6 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing...she must be using a very thin board a paper like thin

@sheryllovestobake9898 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah same thought

@marybertram9043 8 жыл бұрын

I know there is more than one way to do things but it has been my experience it is best to mark one dowel and cut all the same size do this for each tier . When you mark and cut each if your cake is not perfectly level you may have a disaster on your hand. . I have had to take co workers cakes apart at the last minute because they cut the dowels like s your video.

@theartofcooking3868 3 жыл бұрын

Beautyful

@confidenceovercomparison 7 жыл бұрын

so helpful! When guests cut into the cake would they get a piece of the dowel in it? or when you cut it is the dowel too in the inner center to be apart of the slice?!

@sohaq7023 10 жыл бұрын

You make it look so easy, thanks. Also I'm glad you didn't use fondant. Fondant tastes so bad. lol

@tiasavage9348 8 жыл бұрын

sooooo cool

@SimplyBakings 10 жыл бұрын

i've been doing it wrong. Now I know the correct way!

@Cookiescupcakesandcardio 10 жыл бұрын

SimplyBakings Just because you haven't been doing it the way I have been doesn't mean that you've been doing it wrong...if it has worked for you, why fix it??

@SimplyBakings 10 жыл бұрын

Cookies Cupcakes and Cardio haha, true. But I would feel better if I pushed the rods through the cakes, I never thought of doing that. :D

@andreajkaie 9 жыл бұрын

I have some really important questions, I am hoping you could answer for me! =-) 1. After you bake your cakes how long do you have them sitting out before you double wrap them to stick them in either the freezer or fridge? and once you are ready to decorate them are they still frozen or unthawed? 2. Once you have finally iced your entire cake and have tiered them how do you store them a day before a party? (leave out or back in the fridge) 3. Once you have iced your cake and added you decor is that icing hard? I am doing our anniversary cake and on a budget. Please please help, I love your channel and admire your talent!!

@Cookiescupcakesandcardio 9 жыл бұрын

Andrea Valle You have to let them cool completely before wrapping them. I usually decorate while they are still frozen. I have 2 cake fridges so I store them in there. Yes the icing hardens.

@nifariyaz1022 3 жыл бұрын

Super

@Girly_z 8 жыл бұрын

can you please make a video on the different ways we can use pillars😊

@marinah6805 9 жыл бұрын

Hi! Love your vids! One question. How long can ur buttercream recipe lasts without melting at room temperature? How many days/hours?

@djs6234 7 жыл бұрын

Hello, I loved your video series on the wedding cakes! What are those metal sliders you used to stack the cake layers and where can I find them? Thanks

@EkwutosiOdugwu-hr9wz Жыл бұрын

I like the cake

@laurak.5731 6 жыл бұрын

Can I use straws instead of dowels?

@nerymary8998 5 жыл бұрын

For the 6" and 8" cake did you used the same size of cake boards?

@Llyimo 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@einnafaith221 10 жыл бұрын

When is the video about decorating the cake??my mom said your videos were helpful and one day I had a party and we made the recipe of the cookie shots with milk IT WAS SO GOOD thanks you

@Cookiescupcakesandcardio 10 жыл бұрын

Einna Faith Queri Stay tuned!

@agnestarpeh8234 7 жыл бұрын

is awesome

@radhikawankhede5746 5 жыл бұрын

thanku dear

@kayingher2222 10 жыл бұрын

Do u refrigerator the cakes right before you take them out to bbq stack?

@dianamack4708 10 жыл бұрын

My mother wants an m & m cake, it has three tiers with two m & m figures at the top fighting over a bag of m & m's which spilled over the side of the cake, this video definitely helped me figure out how to do that!

@Krystal9008 10 жыл бұрын

Hi. I love your videos. I have a question. Which type of board you use in the middle of each tier? Thanks.

@nikkijalving5387 7 жыл бұрын

this is so helpful! Just a question, for how many persons is this cake? I never know how many slices I can get out of a cake, do you have any tips for me?

@Khether0001 10 жыл бұрын

sooo cool!!! =P

@trishadelcarmen90 9 жыл бұрын

Hi love this tutorial!! How many servings will you get out of this cake? I will be making my first wedding cake and I need to serve 200 people

@heather1794 8 жыл бұрын

nice

@cortneymartin4759 7 жыл бұрын

when you put a dowel through the second layer, how do you know you aren't going to hit another dowel in the bottom layer? I can just see me doing something like that and the dowel going sideways in my cake :( I get so anxious doing new things hahaha

@lesly5836 4 жыл бұрын

Usually you have a cake board under each cake layer and it’s the exact size as the cake so that it blends which also makes it easy to cut.

@cortneymartin4759 3 жыл бұрын

@@lesly5836 ah dude, makes so much sense! 👍

@theonegamer5151 6 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I think: “what if I actually made this”

@ellenordquist4116 8 жыл бұрын

I feel like with my luck, I would accidentally eat a dowel

@mendestrash1617 7 жыл бұрын

@meshallejames8152 7 жыл бұрын

Elanore Nordquist that was so dumb....if your grown tail eat a 3, 4 ,6 inch dowel something is wrong with you

@aiideeww 9 жыл бұрын

How did she manage to get through the boards with that final dowel? Do u drill a hole or is your cake board thin? I know my cake board is thick and hard, no way it can go through unless it's being drilled.

@Cookiescupcakesandcardio 9 жыл бұрын

aidil sufian sohani The boards are thin cardboard and as long as the dowel is sharp, they go through with no problem.

@francescacavazza787 6 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thank you for the video. I was wandering if every layer of cake have a plate/disc of wood/plastic underneath. Thanks

@faithrono2765 6 жыл бұрын

Francesca Cavazza I am wondering the same thing.

@summergold8139 5 жыл бұрын

Every cake should have a cake board the size of the cake underneath. Google "cake board" and you'll know what I'm talking about😊

@rachtalashoma3611 10 жыл бұрын

When stacking cakes do you place boards in the middle of the layers like between top n middle layers n middle and bottom layers if that makes sense lol