Best cake stands according to redditors

We found 79 Reddit comments discussing the best cake stands. We ranked the 46 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

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Top Reddit comments about Cake Stands:

u/DjangoHatesBDSM · 15 pointsr/legostarwars

It's always bugged me that you can only display one side of a set when there's usually interesting details on the back or other side. So, I found a pretty cheap motorized display turntable on Amazon. Completely silent (to my ears) and really adds a cool element to my UCS display. I'll add LED's to it someday...

u/zayelhawa · 10 pointsr/Baking

Here are some of my favorite tools:

  • Mini measuring cups/beakers - I love these! No more spilled/wasted vanilla extract.
  • Instant-read thermometer - I use this to check on the temperature of my dough/ingredients and even to confirm things are done baking.
  • Maybe you already have these, but if not, I use my kitchen scale and oven thermometer all the time.
  • Bakeware rack - This keeps my baking sheets and smaller pans better organized and more easily accessible than just stacking them on top of each other.
  • Marble slab - keeps pie/pastry dough cold as you roll it out (I keep mine in the fridge so it's always ready).
  • Pastry strips for making sure pie (or rolled-out cookie) dough is rolled out to an even thickness. Pastry cloth/sleeve for keeping dough from sticking.
  • Cookie scoops - for drop cookies, muffins, cupcakes, and really anything that needs to be portioned out evenly (including non-baking stuff like meatballs). Whenever I use these, I'm always really grateful for them. Mine are Zeroll dishers I got from King Arthur Flour, but Webstaurant Store has them for cheaper, and Oxo has a line of cookie scoops too.
  • If you make layer cakes, you may already have a turntable, but if not, this one is really good. I also like this cake lifter.
  • Of course, there's also stand mixers. Super-helpful for things like whipping egg whites for meringues/souffles/angel food cake, creaming butter and sugar, and kneading bread dough. If you ask for a stand mixer, the KitchenAid Pro has a stronger motor than the Artisan. I have the Artisan, and it's worked fine for me for several years, but if I could go back, I'd go with the Pro instead. An extra bowl is very handy as well.
u/musuak · 9 pointsr/weddingplanning

Here's the exact stand: https://www.amazon.com/Dessert-Macaron-Wedding-Valentines-Birthday/dp/B07HJ3KGCG

Based on counting what's visible and doubling, you would need approximately 124 macarons.

Have you ever made macarons? They are notoriously difficult. I've been baking cakes/pies/cookies etc since I was a teenager and macarons still gave me a lot of trouble. If this is something you decide to DIY, you would need to practice until you're comfortable in your ability to make them perfectly.

u/robynlynn803 · 7 pointsr/AskBaking

A good spinning cake stand. It’s pricy but a hefty one will give you more stability when decorating cakes than a plastic one. I have this one .

u/cball_ca · 6 pointsr/whatisthisthing

Looks like a fragment of a british copy of a chinese porcelain pattern.

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Here is an example recovered from the HMS Eberus (late 19th century), halfway down the page:

https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nu/epaveswrecks/nature/archeologie-archeology/artefacts-artifacts

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Unfortunately, my mother has plates with the same pattern which means it is still a thing you could buy in the late 20th century.

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Just found this:

https://www.amazon.com/Churchill-Willow-Plates-Dinnerware-England/dp/B001XCW8RC

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Which gives us potentially, early 21st century.

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I'm by no means an expert, so who knows, perhaps it is from the original chinese pattern the brits copied which could potentially tack a century or two to the back side.

u/blunnettsquare · 5 pointsr/AnimeFigures

i use this, unless that's still too small. gl!

u/Pitta_ · 4 pointsr/Cooking

looks pretty similar to this one

u/pompea · 3 pointsr/Indiemakeupandmore

Are there any threads dedicated to different storage ideas? (didn't harvest anything out of the search bar, but you never know)

I was thinking of grabbing a cakestand for mine, but there's gotta be other pretty cool stuff out there as an alternative.

I do like that shot glass cabinet though!

u/mr_richichi · 3 pointsr/Baking

I was posting this up last year for people come xmas time. Hopefully it helps depending on what she likes to bake.

Bread:

  • A really nice lame 1
  • Bannetons 1
  • A couche 1
  • Large dutch oven
  • Pizza stone 1
  • Peel 1

    Cookies:

  • Kopykake (Note buying it new is pricey but these can sometimes be found used for $50 and still in nearly mint condition!)
  • This awesome cookie sheet 1

    Cake:

  • Silicon molds 1
  • Ring molds 1
  • Acetate
  • Airbrush
  • Portion marker 1

    General kitchen stuff:

  • Whetstones
  • Glass mixing bowls
  • Really nice rolling pin
  • Chef knife
  • Bread knife
  • Kitchen scale
  • Cookbooks!! (Textbooks are great to!)
  • Deepfryer
  • Marble board
  • Ramekins

    Some of the links might be dead, havent really checked

    As far as new and fancy things go, there really isn't all that much out there for us bakers. You savory guys get all the fun toys.
u/madbrick10 · 3 pointsr/weddingplanning

Personally, I think you may have a hard time finding 5 matching stands in different heights, but I have 2 suggestions:

(1) If you're DIY-inclined, head over to your local thrift shop (e.g., Goodwill) and pick out cake stands of similar styles. You could probably find cookie trays too, but not likely 3 matching ones. Spray paint them a matching color.

(2) If you're not DIY-inclined, get ready to search Amazon, Target, Michaels, and Joann with a fine-tooth comb. Pick a color you like and search for "X + cake stand":

u/NijiKami · 2 pointsr/AnimeFigures
u/BrokenGeenuh · 2 pointsr/MakeupAddiction

I actually bought the led mirror at Costco! And I bought the cake stand at Ross for like $10. If you want a fancier cake stand, I fell in love with this one!!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004UG50RS/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_4IKGwbWT13RX4

u/legofl · 2 pointsr/RandomActsofMakeup

So the first thing that comes to mind is layering up a cake stand like this and just put everything on it. I think it would be really cute.

here is another

Sorry, /i just have so many ideas... here is an organizer thats on sale at michaels. There is also this one from qvc.

u/slowenowen · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I love to bake (I actually want to go to the culinary school for baking and pastry arts), and a cake stand would be great to help me practice! Thanks for the contest!

u/olliedaisy · 2 pointsr/macarons

Thank you!! Yes! This one was from amazon. It snaps in and out so you can easily clean the pieces.

Clear Plastic Macaron Tower 10 Tier Display Round Cake Stands https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G9ZWTR5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_tbRkDbB0FV56E

u/love2bakecakes · 2 pointsr/Cakes

Couple of questions: How much baking experience do you have? Are you planning on starting with using frosting and then using Fondant or just making cakes with frosting?

Like you I hate overly sweet frosting. I hardly ever make the typical American Buttercream frosting (shortening, milk, & powdered sugar-Blech!) However, that frosting does tend to be a little bit easier to work with. If you have some experience with cooked sugar, an Italian or French buttercream frosting isn't as intense for sweetness. They are made with real butter so they are harder to work with because the frosting gets softer the warmer it is outside or the longer you are holding the piping bag in your hands.

If you plan to use Fondant, I will use a chocolate ganache for the filling and crumb coat because it's not as sweet depending on the type of chocolate you use.

As far as supplies, it again depends on where you want to start. But there are some items that you will use regardless of if you choose Frosting vs. Fondant. These are a couple of my favorite items.

  • My favorite investment has been my rotating cake stand. I use the heavier one from Ateco that I bought on Amazon.
  • I always use an Offset Spatula. It's perfect for spreading the frosting on top of your cakes.

    As far as time, it all depends on what you are making and how fancy you want it. I have spent several hours decorating a cake with fondant but that's because they had a lot of tiny details. Cakes with simple rosettes on them are a lot faster. If you don't a lot of time in a day to put several hours into baking and then decorating, you can always bake the cake days before and put it in the freezer until you are ready to decorate. I'm happy to go into more details if you want more. I just don't know how much information you really want.
u/blackplate68 · 2 pointsr/Baking

I haven't seen much aside from the visual critiques, so I'm going to provide some advice from someone who did the same thing. I was in the same boat as you a few months ago. I made a four tier cake for my friends' wedding. I decorated it simply, but it was a big and heavy cake. It was my first wedding cake and here's what I learned:

  1. Figure out your recipes early and practice them in the pans and oven you will bake in. I had a disaster with my top tier the night before that kept me up until 2:00AM rebaking two more cakes. If I knew how that recipe was going to bake in that pan and in that oven, I would have made a different choice from the start. It all worked out in the end, but it was unnecessary stress.

  2. Know the route you have to drive the cake on. I had to drive up a hill and I was not prepared for it. If you have to drive up any inclines with the cake, make sure you have something non-slip under them and leave the cake in individual layers. Also, have a helper watching the cakes as you drive so that you can stop if something starts to go wrong.

  3. If it's a big cake, know the venue. My cake almost didn't fit in the fridge. That would have been a disaster.

    Those are my big three. Also, depending on how big of a cake you are making (My base tier was 14 inches,) there are some great tools I would recommend:

    Ateco 14-inch Cake Kinfe

    Ateco Revolving Cake Stand


    If you're interested, here's the post about the cake I made
u/toverbai · 1 pointr/Warhammer40k

Thanks

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0756ZQX42

Ive put down a large cardboard piece and thrown quite a few dudes on it so can handle a bit of weight.

u/hotinhawaii · 1 pointr/cakedecorating

If you want really smooth sides, get an aluminum cake turntable. Here is a good set: Cake Decorating Supplies Aluminium Alloy Revolving Cake turntable with 12.7'' Angled Icing Spatul cake leveler Comb Icing Smoother Banking supplies cake stand baking supplies https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SQWLXV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apu_rjGSBbF7RJXSN

u/luckyhunterdude · 1 pointr/DIY

oh shoot, i didn't see your dimensions, that's pretty big. Could you just gut a cheap wall clock? That might get you going. Or there's these foam rounds you could hollow out a cavity for your electronics, but they cost about the same as a cheap clock.

u/swampmeister · 1 pointr/Baking

I said spindle, but meant a rotating cake stand/ table... like a potter's wheel, but for cake decorating... usually on a 3, 4 or 5 inch axle... makes decorating so much easier; and if you get nice ones, you can serve straight from the stand.

https://www.amazon.com/Kootek-Aluminium-Revolving-Turntable-Decorating/dp/B072X63HQQ/ref=sr_1_12?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1526495033&sr=1-12&keywords=cake+stand

u/Kvsirakis · 1 pointr/Baking

I bought this turntable off of Amazon, wont break the bank and it is the best turntable I’ve ever had.
For icing cakes, I found it’s easier for me to use the flat side of a bench scraper like these plus you can use the rounded side to scrape all the excess batter or icing left behind in the bowl!

u/tsdguy · 1 pointr/AskCulinary

Here's one for a round cake, adjustable into 14 pieces

Never heard of one for a square cake. It's so easy to lay out square pieces I bet it doesn't exist.

However, here's one with long dividers in a rectangular cake

u/awfulthings · 1 pointr/Baking

Something with a ball bearing - it's smooth and reliable. They're not cheap, but if you make a lot of cakes (for sale, for example), it's worth it.

http://www.amazon.com/Ateco-613-Revolving-Cake-Stand/dp/B00099I15I

https://www.pantrypursuits.com/collections/to-bake-with-baking-tools-cake-stands-covers/products/heavy-duty-revolving-cake-stand-aluminium

u/tacoreina · 1 pointr/1200isplenty

Yep, it's the Blue Willow pattern. You can snag it on amazon! Foods just look better to me on a blue or blue-ish plate. It's the contrast, I think.

u/queenkoopaling · 1 pointr/Baking

This would be pretty easy to do if you had one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0016BPTSU

(I actually got mine at a craft store for around $7.)

And a grooved fondant smoother. Good luck :)

u/HopelessSemantic · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

CAblE

Also, these two actually have the word cake in them.

Happy cake day! Thanks for the contest!

u/aimeenew · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Chuck Finley :)

I desperately need this cake decorator. My husbands birthday is coming up and I want to be able to decorate his cake nicely. Instead of the extremely hard way I have been making cakes. :) thanks for the contest!!

u/gamininganela · 1 pointr/AskElectronics

Hmm, I do have 2-3 hard drives from old computers actually! Let me take a look inside. Thanks for chiming in.

Neat idea -- I'm guessing you happen to have used this kind of rotary mechanism before, and you used a hard-disk spindle?

The other thing I'm considering is goin on amazon and ordering a turntable like a somewhat precise/well-rated turntable (like this one) or maybe a revolving cake stand (like this one), both of which have stainless steel ball bearings for what is claimed to be smooth rotation.

Too bad they have beveled circumference edges though, might be hard to attach directly to the little rubber wheel or even using a belt.

u/secondhandcadavers · 0 pointsr/weddingplanning

I highly recommend using the Ateco Stand

I've used a cheap turn table before. The Ateco spins better and the thin aluminum plate makes it easy to grab and turn the cake as you go.