Internal cake support apparatus and associated methods

Abstract

An internal cake support apparatus comprising: at least a first food-grade member with a connector, the connector configured to be detachably coupled to a corresponding connector of at least one other food-grade member; wherein the internal cake support apparatus is reconfigurable to provide for a plurality of different configurations of rigid internal support frame for supporting a cake.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An internal cake support apparatus comprising:
 at least a first food-grade member with a connector, the connector configured to be detachably coupled to a corresponding connector of at least one other food-grade member;   wherein the internal cake support apparatus is reconfigurable to provide for a plurality of different configurations of rigid internal support frame for supporting a cake.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first food-grade member comprises a plurality of connector elements, each connector element configured to be detachably coupled to a corresponding connector element of other food-grade members. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the first food-grade member comprises a planar portion, and wherein the plurality of connector elements are located in the planar portion. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the connector elements are configured to be detachably coupled to other food-grade members such that the other food-grade members are transversely oriented with respect to the planar portion. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein one or more of the connector elements are located in a first planar surface of the planar portion. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein one or more of the connector elements are located in a second planar surface of the planar portion. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the first food-grade member comprises a rod having a first connector element and a second connector element longitudinally spaced apart. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the first food-grade member comprises a junction having a third connector element transversely oriented with respect to the longitudinal spacing between the first connector element and the second connector element. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein a fourth connector element is transversely oriented with respect to the longitudinal spacing between the first connector element and the second connector element. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of food-grade members including the first food-grade member configured to be detachably couplable together in a plurality of different configurations;   wherein, in use, the plurality of coupled food-grade members comprise a rigid internal support frame for supporting a cake.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a plurality of planar members, each comprising a planar portion with a plurality of connector elements located in the planar portion; and   at least one rod having a first connector element and a second connector element longitudinally spaced apart.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein, in use, the plurality of planar members are configured to support a plurality of cake elements on a plurality of different levels. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claims 10 , further comprising a junction having a third connector element transversely oriented with respect to a longitudinal spacing between a first connector element and a second connector element. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of junctions. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising a surface configured to engage with an interior of a cake and thereby to support the cake.