On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:20:10 -0800, koko wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:57:55 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
>>There's a picture of one he http://gallery.me.com/barbschaller
>>
>>I'm thinking I'd like to make one for Thanksgiving. What are the
>>pitfalls of such a thing? I'm thinking lemon curd for the filling. Is
>>it likely to be slippy-slidey? I'm not concerned about splitting the
>>cake layers; I can easily do that. It's the filling that's giving me
>>pause.
>>
>>Comments? Opinions? Suggestions?
>
> After you split the cake, using some cake frosting, pipe a narrow
> border of frosting 1/4 inch in from the edge on the top of the bottom
> layer.
> Now you can put the lemon curd on top of the bottom layer, inside the
> border you created. When the top layer is placed back on top of the
> bottom layer, the frosting will be the glue that prevents any
> shifting.
> Hope I explained it right, it's probalby as clear as mud but I tried.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> koko

makes sense to me, and very clever to boot.

your pal,
blake