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[@lindarivers2407]

Can these be bisque fired upside down so the top is flat on the shelf to help with it not slumping or warping?

[@barbaracostanzo5742]

Yes, I bisque my cake plates upside down.

[@TariHuffaker]

I have tried several times to make cake plates and the top always slumps...how do you avoid that?

[@barbaracostanzo5742]

To prevent slumping, , I make sure to throw the stem at least 2/3 as wide as the widest part of the cake plate.

[@lizi3001]

how much clay did you use to throw this?

[@barbaracostanzo5742]

6 1/2 pounds of clay

[@barbaracostanzo5742]

Lizi, a regular 9-10 inch cake plate is 3 1/2 lbs

[@barbaracostanzo5742]

That's for a cake plate without the pedestal

[@barbaracostanzo5742]

6 1/2 pounds for 9-10 inch cake plate with a pedestal; 3 1/2 pounds for a 9-10 inch cake plate without the pedestal.