How to assemble a multi-tiered cake at home: master class with photos

Making your own cake base

A distinctive feature of “multi-story” cakes is their height, so most often the cake layers of such products are sponge cakes. You can create as many tiers as needed - the principle will be the same: each new layer is narrower than the previous one, the height can be the same or less.

If you don’t have molds of different diameters, you can prepare two identical cake layers, and then cut one of them, cover with a plate of the desired size and run a knife along the contour. Skillful housewives even manage to use scraps to create an additional tier, because the joints can be masked with cream. And also from them you can get several portioned cakes according to the same recipe, which are convenient to give to guests to take away.

To make a tasty and durable sponge cake, be sure to use vanillin and beat the eggs and sugar well. If it is possible to bake the cakes at the same time, everything is prepared at once. When the oven is weak, it is better to arrange the layers one by one. Then the products are divided into two parts: equally for identical cakes or in a ratio of 5:3.

For a two-tiered preparation you will need the following ingredients:

eggs – 8 pcs.;
sugar – 350 g;
flour – 300 g;
vanillin – 1 sachet;
cocoa – 4–6 tbsp. l. (added if necessary);
cinnamon and other additives - if necessary.

Sequencing:

First you need to beat the eggs with sugar into a stable foam with medium-sized bubbles - the quality of the cake depends on this. The mass should double in volume.
Sift the flour, add vanillin and gradually add it to the resulting mixture, stirring thoroughly. If you want a chocolate or spicy cake, all bulk ingredients are first added to the flour so that the dough is uniform in taste and color (the finished foam cannot be mixed intensively).
This cake is baked in a mold lined with cooking paper at 180–190 degrees for about 40–45 minutes. It is not advisable to open the oven during the process so that the sponge cake does not settle. When it's browned, check for doneness with a toothpick. The dough should not stick to the piece of wood. Cool the cakes by wrapping them in a towel - then they remain fluffy.

In the case of pre-preparing the sponge cake, it is advisable to keep the cooled crumpets in a cool place, but no longer than 8 hours, so that they do not become stale. However, it is better not to do this - the cake will only be tasty if all the ingredients are fresh.

If the cream requires cooling, it is prepared while the cakes are baking; otherwise, it is better to make it while the sponge cake is cooling. Remember that foamy creams can change consistency and cannot be left standing.

Assembling the structure of an unusual dessert

When the biscuits have cooled, they are cut into 2-3 layers, if necessary, soaked in syrup, fruit mousse or liqueur, and then coated with cream, assembling the layers one by one. This procedure is arranged for each tier separately. The decorated pieces are covered with cream on the outside and sent to the refrigerator.

Next you need to connect and decorate the structure. The main thing in the case of a “multi-story” dessert is that it does not sag. Before assembling a two-tier cake, you need to strengthen the base layer. To do this you will need wooden skewers:

Initially, you should measure the height. To do this, stick a stick into the cake to the bottom, after which 7 pieces of equal length are made. For a larger cake, store the required number of skewers.
The resulting “supports” are vertically immersed in the lower tier: 1 in the center and 6 along the contour of the upper “floor”. This will not only serve as a foundation, but will also be an excellent marking so that the top does not move to the side.
After this, the smaller tier is grabbed from below using two spatulas or knives, then transferred to the base base.

One painstaking stage is over, all that remains is to decorate the cake beautifully.

When do you need a tiered cake?

The largest wedding cake in the world weighed 6.8 tons and had 7 tiers. It was made specifically for the Guinness Book of Records. Desserts for real weddings most often have 2-5 layers. Compositions of this size are suitable for treating from 50 to 200 guests.

Bakery-confectionery SeDelice will make a custom cake of any shape weighing from 2 kg with one, two or three tiers. In the “Designer” section, you can customize a preview of the order with the required number of cakes, selected shape and decor.

What kind of cake can be tiered? This composition is usually ordered for a holiday, where the beauty of the delicacy comes first. Most often it is a wedding. In a situation where the pie will have to be completely cut and divided among a large number of people, or where guests eat while standing, on the go, it is better to choose a single-layer square or rectangular pie. For example, at a children's birthday party, a picnic or a corporate buffet. Read more about cakes for corporate events.

How to beautifully decorate a two-tier cake

Today, professional confectioners are free to fantasize with dessert decorations. Whole berries, cookies, waffles, mirror glaze or jelly and even fresh flowers are used. However, not every novice pastry chef is able to immediately create such masterpieces. In order not to spoil the almost finished cake, it is enough to use simple decorations and an abstract design. Here are some ideas:

Meringue. Prepare curly meringues in the oven in advance - you can add food coloring and flavoring to them to suit your tastes. This kind of decoration is very convenient to use, since dry things are always easy to fix if something doesn’t work out the first time.
Cream. Using a pastry bag with different attachments, you can make all kinds of flowers and borders. The cream can also be flavored and tinted to suit any design.
Patterns and inscriptions. They are made with topping (caramel, chocolate, condensed milk), fruit syrups or cream using a narrow nozzle.
Powder. You can use the classics - chocolate or cake crumbs, crushed or flaked nuts, and if you wish, buy ready-made sugar decorations - multi-colored sticks, balls, letters, stars.
Unusual solutions. If you like modern trends, stock up on chocolate-covered nuts or crisps, ready-made chocolates in interesting shapes, or jelly products, arranging them according to your preferences.
A two-tier wedding cake can be decorated with figures of a young couple, and a birthday cake can be decorated with three-dimensional letters or numbers, which are bought or ordered from craftsmen.

Before directly decorating, the cake can be poured with icing or mastic of the desired color.
You can prepare everything yourself or simply melt a bar of store-bought chocolate, calculating the proportions. Feel free to experiment, because a cake prepared with love and mood will definitely turn out cute and attractive.

Pros and cons of multi-tiered cakes

This spectacular dessert has its advantages and disadvantages :

Pros:

a wide variety of cake layers, creams, finishing and decoration methods . Moreover, the tiers can have different tastes;
the opportunity to highlight the style of the wedding celebration;
allows you to feed all guests due to its large size.

Minuses:

high cost (can cost 5 times more than a standard single-tier product);
difficulty in calculating the required amount of dessert;
the need to order in advance , in popular confectionery shops - several months in advance;
risk of damage to complex structures during transportation and storage.

Important : before ordering a multi-tiered product, it is advisable to taste the proposed option/options; most reputable companies offer this service for a fee (with home delivery, pickup) or free of charge (in the office). This will allow you to choose the optimal taste.

Dessert recipe for a girl

To please your little one, you can make a classic girlish cake with strawberries. How to get a delicious sponge cake was described above, and for the cream and decoration you will need the following products:

fresh strawberries – 500 g;
cottage cheese (9% fat) – 650 g;
low-fat sour cream – 150 g;
sugar – 150 g;
vanillin - a pinch.

How to make the cake:

To make the cream, the cottage cheese must be rubbed through a sieve, mixed with sugar and vanillin, then add sour cream and beat with a blender into a stable foam. Tint about 1/3 of the cream pink with food coloring. The mixture should be cooled.
Grind 350g strawberries into a mousse, adding a little sugar if necessary. The sponge cake is soaked in this mixture, after which the cream is applied, layering the cake (you need to leave a little white shaving brush for decoration). Next, the tiers are coated with a colored composition, cooled and the structure is assembled.
The remaining strawberries are cut into slices, applied to the sides of the cake, and then decorated with white cream to your taste.

Both the baby and the guests will be delighted with such a “delicious” recipe.

Treat option for a boy

Boys need strength to grow strong and active, so it is recommended to make a cake with nuts.

You will need the following products:

condensed milk “Iris” – 1 jar;
butter – 350 g;
egg whites – 3 pcs.;
sugar – 50 g;
hazelnuts – 250 g;
food coloring and decorations to taste.

Whip the butter and toffee cream in the required amount, spread over all layers of the cake, adding a little crushed nuts. Sprinkle the sponge cake with liquid cream for soaking. After covering all surfaces with cream, sprinkle the sides with nuts.

After finishing assembling the cake, you need to decorate it. To do this, it is advisable to prepare a protein cream, tinting it in the child’s favorite shade. Using a pastry bag, create a decoration; you can also sprinkle the delicacy with various tinsel, lay it out or write a congratulation.

Important: the proportions indicated may vary. If you are preparing dessert for the first time, it is better to purchase products with a reserve.

Treat with flowers

Flowers are the most popular decoration for delicacies, including wedding ones. Usually they use whipped cream, which is divided into parts, and each part is diluted with dye of the desired shade. To make flowers from cream, it is squeezed out in layers onto a wooden stick, and then the resulting flower is removed with scissors and placed on the confectionery product. This is usually done by professional confectioners, but if you want to make two-tier wedding cakes from cream with your own hands.

Two-tier cake for a woman

Ladies are more likely than others to watch their figure, so you need to prepare a dietary fruit cake. Stock up on apples, bananas, kiwis, oranges, strawberries or other fruits of your choice. From part of their pulp you need to prepare sugar-free puree, then use it to soak the biscuit.

For a light cake, it’s better to take a healthy one – curd and cream, but a classic custard recipe will also work. The part that will be used for coating must be mixed with pieces of fruit: bananas, apples and strawberries.

The cream for external coating and decoration can be tinted in any suitable color and used to create decorations that will delight the hero of the occasion. And also the main highlight of the culinary inlay will be fruits. They need to be cut into thin slices and laid out in beautiful rows. Such a delicate cake will not leave even supporters of proper nutrition indifferent!

Excipients, fillers, decor

Are you afraid that your three-tier cake is not strong enough? Use one more trick. Dilute the cool berry jelly by adding no more than a third of the recommended volume of water to the pack. Coat the cakes like glue and connect them together.

Give free rein to your imagination if you are preparing three-tiered children's cakes. The photos show that they can be decorated in the form of a fairytale castle or decorated with characters from your favorite children's fairy tales.

As decoration you can use fresh berries and fruits, marzipan figures, chocolate drops, colored powders, dragees. If you are preparing a three-tier wedding cake, you can go one of two common ways: decorate it with snow-white cream (for example, meringue) and decoration, or use multi-colored cream. The second option is now very popular. Look how elegant the Tiffany style wedding cake looks.

An original treat for men

You can pamper your beloved man with a dessert based on the famous aphrodisiac products that the “strong half” of those with a sweet tooth love. For a banana-chocolate cake, you will need to bake a sponge cake with cocoa, prepare curd cream and glaze. Ingredients for filling you will need:

cottage cheese (9%) – 450 g;
low-fat yogurt – 150 ml;
bananas – 4 pcs.;
vanilla sugar – 30-45 g – to taste.

Cream is made from this:

The fermented milk product must be passed through a sieve and mixed with sugar.
Next, dilute the mixture with yogurt and add banana pieces.
Beat the mixture in a blender until the consistency of thick foam. To make a liquid cream, just take more yogurt.
The mixture needs to be refrigerated for about half an hour before using it in the cake.

The cakes need to be soaked in Irish cream liqueur or chocolate milk (1 tsp cocoa + 1 tsp sugar + 0.5 tbsp milk), and then coated with cream, cool and assemble the cake. The finished structure is evenly poured with dark chocolate glaze. You can decorate the product with thin banana slices, chocolates, figurines or crumbs.

As you can see, creating a two-tier cake with your own hands is not at all difficult. Set aside a few hours for culinary magic - all your guests will appreciate your efforts!

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Vintage delicacies with lace webs in contrasting colors, confectionery for lovers of card games or in the Gothic style look original. Tamara

Based on the composition, the treats can be divided into 3 groups: biscuits, as well as products made from meringue or marzipan. But two-tier wedding cakes have their own characteristics - the second tier can simply crush the first if it is made from soufflé or sponge cake. However, if you only want sponge cake or meringue, there is a way out - place each tier on a separate stand. In this case, you can use any base and fillings for the treat.

Cakes made from puff or shortcrust pastry, as well as meringue and waffle cakes, are not very suitable for weddings. Firstly, it will be impossible to cut them into beautiful and even pieces. Secondly, they are very high in calories and filling - it is unlikely that by the end of the evening the guests will be hungry enough to appreciate their taste. Give preference to light two-tier wedding cakes, as in the photo. Or yoghurt, soufflé, curd treats or traditional biscuits.

A two-tier wedding cake will suit any style of celebration - the main thing is that there are enough guests at your celebration who can try this culinary masterpiece. Which confectionery product to choose and how to decorate it depends on your preferences, as well as on the style of your wedding.

Attention! We covered the nuances of choosing dessert in more detail in this article. Happy reading.