DIY cake stand: manufacturing methods

Celebratory cake - decoration of any celebration. In its presentation, not only the beauty of the cream decoration of the dessert is important, but also the place where this work of culinary art is located. Even the most delicious cake can spoil a simple cardboard box or a plastic tray. In the assortment of stores there are many different stands for cakes, but it is quite possible to make them with your own hands, using the minimum amount of consumables.

The basic version can be attributed single-tier support for the cake. It is easy to make it yourself; such work will take no more than 15 minutes. To do this, you need to take a piece of polystyrene, which can be purchased at the hardware store.

Expanded polystyrene of the desired shape is combined with a special food substrate, which is a thin cardboard having a foil coating on one side. Such a substrate should have a round shape. Its diameter should correspond to the size of the confectionery product that will be created. Connect the substrate with polystyrene foam using double-sided tape.

If there is no possibility to purchase a store substrate, then it can be done by hand. To do this, you need a thick cardboard and scissors.

For the manufacture of a circular substrate should:

• cut out of cardboard maximum perfectly smooth circle;
• combine with polystyrene foam as above;
• With a sharp knife, trim the polystyrene foam gently, which extends beyond the edges of the substrate.

After all the manipulations, a round cake stand is obtained. To the edges were not rough, it is better to trim them with emery paper, and then tie with satin ribbon. For fixing the tape using double-sided tape.

When using a homemade cardboard substrate, the surface in contact with food must be covered. For this purpose, a tablecloth for hot, glued glossy paper that can be washed may be suitable.

Making wedding stands, like the wedding cakes themselves, is much more complicated than the standard options. As a rule, such cakes are multi-tiered, and, accordingly, the main burden falls on the dessert stand. It is this design that provides the necessary solemn appearance and securely holds the cake on all tiers.

A rotating wedding cake stand will perform several important functions:

• the base is the base that will retain its shape during the transfer of the product, its transportation;
• serve as a beautiful design;
• will save space when placing the cake in several tiers.

The rotating multi-tier structure must be strong, keep a sweet burden placed on it, therefore the materials for the manufacture of such a stand must be durable.

You can make stands of wood and metal. To work, you also need to take a metal pipe and a double bearing.

From the tree should be cut even circles of the desired diameter. If the stand is three-tier, then wooden circles need 6 pieces. Most often, the upper tiers of the structure are made in diameter less than the lower circles.

Self-carving out of wood circles for the stand is real, but time consuming. If you don’t want to spend time on it, you can use the services of professionals. Many large furniture stores have this service.

It is necessary to clarify in advance its availability and order the execution of such work. Thanks to the services of professionals, the parts will be very smooth, without chips and defects. In addition, the implementation of such work does not take much time and will allow you to engage in other wedding chores.

After the parts are cut, the two circles are connected to each other, and a bearing slot is made in one part of the circle. It is best to combine wooden parts with liquid nails.

The same actions must be carried out with the following two parts of the stand. In this case, the slot must be made for a metal pipe, which will function as a leg between the lower and upper tier. For greater reliability, stands under the upper tier of wooden parts make metal parts of identical diameter. Using this metal circle, the product will not only be sturdier, but also easier to make, since it is much easier to weld a metal pipe to a metal part than to connect it with wood.

Since not everyone has welding, it is better to use the so-called liquid welding, that is, a special product resembling glue intended for metal.

The base is ready. Its rotation provides the bearing, and wooden stands on a metal base ensure the reliability of the product. It remains to design the appearance of the structure. It should be festive and stylish, while all materials and fixtures must be masked.

The best option for this purpose is thin plastic, which can be replaced with Orakal adhesive paper. Although the paper is not as durable as plastic, and not so presentable, but in this case it will completely cope with the main task.

You can also decorate this stand with mastic. Since this item will be edible, do not use as part of strong dyes. Such decorations are often used at weddings, they will be happy to be tried by children and adults.

In addition to the above materials, there are still a large number of possible options.

Stands can be made:

• from plywood;
• from fiberboard;
• from polyfoam;
• from the cardboard combined among themselves in two-three layers.

In addition, you can use old, unnecessary things. On the Internet, there is a review of how the cake stand was made from old wooden doors and a metal pipe from an old vacuum cleaner.

To make a do-it-yourself cake stand worth a little imagination, and find everything you need to work even at home.

Different materials cover the surface of the product. Since food should not in any way be in contact with building materials, the finished surface should be covered without fail. For this fit:

• foil;
• food film;
• decorative paper;
• tablecloth;
• adhesive paper and the like.

We should not forget about the decorative processing of the stand. In this case, satin ribbons, sequins, crepe paper and other decorative elements will be appropriate. Stands can also be painted. For decoration it is better to use pink, blue or white paint. The main thing is to get a harmonious composition along with the cake.

It is necessary to remember the safety of the product. If wooden skewers are used, they need to be processed with cling film or plastic cocktail tube, since the wood may be chipped.

In our photo gallery are interesting examples of finished designs for cakes:

• using the materials at hand, you can make a beautiful stand for cake and cakes;

• original plywood construction;

• 3-tier stand for sweets;

• coasters for wedding cakes;

• cute design can be made of paper and cardboard.

In more detail about how to make a stand for the cake with your own hands, you will learn from the following video.