7.7K views · 98 reactions | Stacking a tiered cake? Don’t skip the dowels! They’re the secret to keeping everything sturdy and stress-free. No leaning towers here!  Have you used dowels before?  #niagarabakery #customcakes #cakedecoratingtips #howtobake #cakedrcorating #weddingcake #tieredcake | Bitter sweet and Symphony | Facebook

Watch me stack a 3 tier wedding cake. 👉 I stack my cakes not long after I have covered them with Sugarpaste, and once I’ve got the bottom tier stuck onto the main board, I place a Cake Dowel plate (from @burntisland_occasions) to mark out where the dowels/straws will go. 🔸 Then a straw is placed in the centre so I can measure how long they need to be. 🔸 They are then cut to the same length which means that my cake won’t be leaning, the tiers will sit nice and level. This is something I have d