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rod placement. All the dowel rods must be placed within the area you will mark
(see steps below) to provide adequate support. |
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 1.
Center a cake board the same size as the tier
above it on base tier and press it gently into icing to imprint an outline.
Remove. Use this outline to guide the insertion of the dowel rods. * |
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 2.
Insert one dowel rod into cake straight down to the cake board. Make a
knife scratch on the rod to mark the exact height. Pull dowel rod out. |
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 3.
Cut the suggested number of rods the exact same length, using the mark on
the first one as a guide. |
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 4.
Now, insert rods into tier, spacing evenly 1 1/2 inches in from the
imprinted outline. Push straight down until each touches the cake board.
Repeat this procedure for every stacked or pillared tier on the cake. |
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* The general rule for the number of dowel rods to use is: the larger and more
numerous the tiers, the more dowels needed. If the tier above is 10 in. or
less, use six 1/4-in. wooden dowels. Use 8 dowel rods for 16 in. and 18 in.
cakes; on these larger tiers, use 3/4-in. plastic dowel rods in the base tier.
When using white plastic dowel rods that are wider and provide more support,
the number needed may be less.
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