Need Cake Ideas, Suggestions, Advice!

[Delanl]

We are having my parents over for dinner next weekend for their 41st Anniversary. I have my dinner menu all planned but I have been toying with idea of making them a "mini" wedding cake for dessert. Those dang Food Network Wedding Cake Contest shows started it all! :D

So, can I just make a two-tier cake with a standard yellow cake recipe? Will the top layer be thick enough? I wanted to avoid buying any new pans if possible (trying to save for our wedding!). Could I just make two 8-inch cakes, but cut a smaller circle out of one of them for the top? Or maybe a square cake?

Calling all bakers! Please help!

I think my parents would love this idea, they didn't have a very formal wedding, in fact I don't even think they had a cake!

Thanks in advance for the help!

Leigh

[dorothyntototoo]

Sure, you can cut down one layer. I suggest you freeze the cake first. Do you have a springform pan? If you have one larger or smaller than your standard round pan, you could use it for one layer.

[MissFood]

You can cut one layer, but I'd be worried about it being lopsided. You might try to find a 6" pan to use on top of an 8 inch or a 9 inch (preferably the latter, since a 6 on top of an 8 will only give you an inch difference all around). I found a pretty inexpensive 6 inch cake pan at Michael's (actually a really good source for baking and decorating things). They might carry that sort of thing at AC Moore as well.