Cakes on pedestal cake stands

I am replying as I just joined this site and your was the first post that I read..and I just posted a cake on a pedestal..too funny:) When I bought this beautiful cake stand I knew that it would only be suitable for a small cake. This stand that I used would only hold a 6 inch ( pictured) or a 8 inch cake. I have a sturdier stand that might hold a larger cake. For all two or three tier cakes I always use the heavy foam boards covered in fondant or paper with contact paper. I hope that helps.

Thanks for the reply, and welcome to the site!! I’ve relatively new as well – just joined a couple of weeks ago, and love it – so addictive! Thanks for your feedback – that was along the lines I was thinking too.

I’m still intrigued though – so many people post photos of three tiered cakes on these stands and it really has me pondering!!!

Enjoy the site and happy caking!! :)

Hello! I do love the look of the pedestal and recently invested into some myself. I think the tiered cakes you see them on are small and I know my 12 inch pedestal seems to be pretty sturdy. I wouldn’t be surprised if some people used them just for pictures but I would use them every chance I get, they are cute and save money on the foam boards I buy as support.

I know for me it’s a pedestal stand for photos only – just far too unstable!

Thanks so much for your feedback! Really appreciate it.

I use pedestals under big three tiered cakes all the time. I royal ice the cake board to the pedestal and properly dowel the cake and I have never had an issue. :) Most of my customers like to use my pedestals for their own display purposes and I have delivered many a cake on Alaskan icy and hazardous roads without any mishap to date and that’s with me driving with one hand and holding the cake pedestal in the other. That or I have my husband drive and I just carry the cake directly on my lap.