Nowadays, a stand with a rotating effect is an indispensable assistant in the kitchen at home and in the pastry shop. Many women like to bake cakes themselves, but decorating them is not always convenient. With its help, you can not only decorate and decorate pastries, but also effectively serve dessert to the festive table. It is ideal for buffets and special events.
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Why do you need a rotating cake stand?
Every pastry chef, even a beginner, should have a rotating cake stand in their arsenal. It is a smooth round or square tray on one or more legs, at the base of which lies a rotating element.
Please note a number of advantages of the stand:
- Easy to use. No need to invent anything, easy to rotate and wash.
- Convenience. Allows you to easily cut the cake into equal parts and arrange it on plates.
- Aesthetics. Beautiful presentation, decorative part of the interior.
- Speed. With this stand, decorating a cake will go much faster.
- Versatility – suitable for holidays and as a kitchen tool.
- Material. Almost all stands are made of durable, high-quality materials.
- Stability. When decorating, your cake will not float or fall off the plate.
In addition, the dish helps:
- create a perfectly smooth creamy coating;
- turn the baked goods in different directions;
- pour an even layer of glaze over confectionery products;
- adds stability to large desserts;
- draw patterns and pictures without stopping or bending over the plate;
- cover the cakes with mastic quickly and effortlessly.
Types of rotating stands
Today, the confectionery tools market offers us a wide range of rotating stands. It resembles a pedestal on a leg, at the base of which a rotating bearing is installed. It can be a round or square plate, oval or rectangular. It all depends on your preferences and the shape of the cake. The round stand is standard. It is based on a dish of different diameters, just like the square one, it has sides of different lengths.
Another type is a shaped table designed for unusual presentations. This includes a popular type of stand - "Rubik's cube". It is a three-tiered table with three square shelves, a base, a middle and a lid. Each shelf can rotate around its axis, creating not only a cubic shape. In addition, the design is collapsible, which makes it easier to clean.
A new product on the culinary market is a turntable with a built-in electric motor; it rotates the dish itself and can tilt in different directions.
The most popular diameters of stands
Like cakes, rotating stands come in all sorts of diameters. When buying a table, you need to consider the size of the cake layers. The reserve should be 2-3 centimeters, for convenient decoration of baked goods. The most popular diameters are 25-30 centimeters, since the standard cake diameters are 20-25 centimeters.
Materials for rotating cake stands
It is important that the stand is stable and strong. Manufacturers offer a wide range of products made of various materials, depending on which the price will vary: metal, plastic, wood, glass.
The metal stand is particularly strong and durable. When you buy such a product, there is a chance that it will remain with you forever.
Plastic trays are characterized by light weight and cheapness. In addition, such a product quickly breaks, starts to jam, and becomes crooked. It is suitable for rare use, home tea parties. But it offers a large model and color assortment.
Wooden is in demand - a natural and durable product, in addition to its environmental friendliness, will fit into any interior. The negative aspects are rapid wear. Over time, the wooden surface darkens, wears out and softens, chips and scratches appear. And therefore acquires an unhygienic environment for the reproduction of microorganisms.
Glass is the most common option. It is strong, stable, durable, and will last a long time unless it breaks.
How to Make a Spinning Cake Decorating Stand
You can buy a stand in a store, or you can make it yourself. First, you need to decide on the appearance, size, shape and material. Looking at your sketch, you can easily assemble a rotating cake stand. You will need two bearings, a wooden plate or plywood sheet, a plastic or metal tube 14-16 cm., a metal circle 30-40 cm., nails, screws.
After you have decided on the initial data, start making the tabletop. To do this, you need to draw a diagram. Next, you need to prepare the bearing, assemble one from two. You need to cut two circles of the same diameter of 15-20 cm from wood. In one circle, cut a hole for the bearing and hammer it into it. Fasten the circles together with nails.
Install a pipe of the required height of 14-16 cm into the bearing. The pipe should stand firmly and rotate due to the mechanism. The metal circle must be welded to the pipe using regular or cold welding. Cold welding is similar to plasticine, it is convenient to work with it without experience. Fix a wooden circle on top of the metal circle. The top can be decorated with self-adhesive film of the appropriate color. The rotating cake tray is ready!
How to Choose a Quality Cake Stand
Before choosing, you need to answer the question for what purposes and how often the stand will be used? If you rarely bake with your family, then there is no point in spending money on a professional one. Pay attention to glass or wooden stands, they will last a long time, retain stability and appearance.
If you are a professional pastry chef or are going to become one, then your option is a metal stand. It is more expensive than others, but the most durable, will never break, will not break, will not bend or be cut. In addition, it meets all sanitary standards in terms of hygiene.
In the case of plastic products, you should be wary. They are more suitable for single-use holidays. Such tables quickly warp and begin to jam, which will not allow you to make beautiful and even patterns on the dessert, as a result, it will be impossible to lay out the cakes on it. A distinctive feature is the low price.
When choosing a stand, please pay attention to the following:
- Choose a stand with a larger diameter, so you can decorate products of any size, from small pancakes to large cakes.
The rotating cake stand is often equipped with additional accessories: it can be supplied “accompanied” by a spatula, a lid, baking forms, a pastry syringe, etc. - Give preference to tables that are heavy in weight, they are more stable and can withstand cakes with a large weight.
The stand must be of high quality, so when choosing it, focus on durability, as well as the possible service life. - When choosing multi-tiered stands, pay attention to the height of each rack, it should be at least 15 cm.
The rotating tray will be useful for banquet events and as a “showcase” for restaurants, cafes, and pastry shops. - Choose a model with a transparent lid, so you will protect the product from unwanted environmental effects (weathering, insects).
For many, the decisive purchase condition is the presence of a transparent lid, which is suitable for serving purposes. - Some tables come with a special grid for cutting the cake into perfectly even pieces.
An additional net, which is often included with the swivel stand, is very popular.
A rotating cake stand is a real find among kitchen equipment, it will become the main assistant in your culinary inventions. With its help, you can easily and quickly decorate pastries, as well as decorate the festive table. In a wide range, you can always find a stand according to your preferences and price status.
Laconic forms, classic and with style accents, will play up a festive event. Bright and multi-colored ones will perfectly fit into a children's matinee, and porcelain ones of light shades will be a wonderful addition to a wedding.
