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Summary: When assembling and decorating wedding cakes, use a small pairing knife with a sharp edge and slowly cut the corrugated board around the base of the top tier. Cut the top tier board when decorating a three-tier, whimsical wedding cake with tips from a professional cake designer in this free video on weddings.
Melissa Maggiore is a professional cake designer for the Alessi Bakeries. Maggiore has been working with brides to design some of the most beautiful wedding cakes in the Tampa Bay...read more
"Hi, my name is Melissa Maggiore with Alessi Bakery in Tampa, Florida. I'm going to be showing you how to remove the corrugated board, off of the top tier of your three tier wedding cake. You're basically going to need a small paring knife with a serrated edge. You're going to gently push into the corrugated board, cutting the board around the perimeter of the cake, gently pulling the corrugated board down towards the table, or underneath your turn table wheel. You want to make sure that you cut close to the cake, enough to remove the corrugated board, yet you don't want to gouge the cake or remove any actual cake from the cake here. Then, after that, you should have the perfect size, to actually take this top tier, and put it on the top of your three tier wedding cake. My name is Melissa Maggiore, with Alessi Bakery in Tampa, Florida, and, I've just shown you how to remove the corrugated board from the bottom of your top tier of your wedding cake."
eHow Article: Wedding Cake: Cut Top Tier Board