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Great tutorial, thanks for posting ;)

thanks for posting this great instuction and made it seem simpler than others I have seen

Wow…thanks for such a detailed tutorial! The pictures definitely made it easier to understand.

That was excellent! Thank you so much!

Thanks very much everyone! Hope it helps.

WOW!! That is one of the most helpful and innovative tutorials Ive seen! Thank you soo much for sharing this tutorial with everyone!!! I’ve been meaning to make a Pillow cake but was always worried about how to cover the bottom.. this just takes the cake! :)

Thanks cakesbysana. Let us know if you give it a try.

Very nice tutorial, Thank you for sharing.

This is great thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to try it!

Thank you for sharing! Ive wondered how cakes actually tun out using the Wilton pans.

Thanks everyone! And Sweetbuds the pans are really good.

thank u for sharing…. (",)

Thanks for this tutorial! very detailed. Just learning to decorate and love to check for tutorial and really liked this.

Thank you so much!!! I never bought the pillow pans because they just looked so intimidating to me. Now with your tutorial I feel much more confident and it might just be my next purchase at Michael’s…

Thanks for the tutorial..Was great

Hi I was wondering if you could help me, how did you stack the pillow cakes?

We stacked them the way we would any tiered cake. We use a dowel on the bottom pillow (right in the middle) We’ve even used very large plastic straws when we didn’t have a real dowel. Then we put a small piece of cardboard which has been covered in foil in the middle of the bottom pillow. (See photo) Secure it with a touch of buttercream. Then lay the second pillow on top. Then we use a wooden skewer (because its pointy and tall) and put it through both layers. Use something (small hammer or in our case the back of an icecream scooper) to bang it gently through the cardboard pieces. Hope this helps you.

Yes thank you so much, really appreciate it. My first pillow cake I made collapsed and I want to make sure I doesn’t happen again. I didn’t put a cardboard on the second tear.

Between the cardboard the the dowels it shouldn’t go anywhere. Let us know how you make out.

Thank you, this is the cake that it collapsed. I’m making a cake for my nieces first communion and I don’t want it to collapse but with your advice I believe it won’t.

Wooow! Perfect ,I will try this step by step pillow covering on my own, thanks for sharing

Great tutorial! I love it

What cake mixes were used and did you alter them to make more stable? Mine fell apart. Please help! Thank you!!!

Wow, just seeing this now. So sorry. We used Betty Crocker and did not alter it. We had no problem with stability.