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lovetrujillo
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Joined: Oct 16, 2006
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Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:13 pm |
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Ok so I am making a 3 tiered baby shower cake and I have never been able to get my cakes to even out on the top. I have tried trimming it and I never get it even. Does anyone have a suggestion on what to do, this cake is very important to me there will be tons of people there and it is for my baby sisters first baby. |
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TNTFundraiser
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Joined: May 14, 2009
Posts: 1061
Location: Virginia Beach - On the Boardwalk!
Birthday: Mar 21
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Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:31 pm |
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Since my cakes always dome a bit over the top of the pan, I trim off the top even with the top edge of the cake pan. Results in a nice even layer. |
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ZoesMum
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Joined: Sep 21, 2009
Posts: 158
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Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:41 pm |
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I just use a wire cake cutter...it rests on the counter and cuts it to an even height as long as you go carefully! |
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monet1895
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Joined: Aug 26, 2009
Posts: 141
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Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:55 pm |
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I use the Wilton wire cutter too...it's like 3.50 at Michaels. |
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poohsmomma
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Joined: Apr 25, 2008
Posts: 799
Location: beautiful central Kentucky
Birthday: Oct 03
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Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:57 pm |
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Like TNT, my cakes dome above the sides of the pan. I actually add a little extra batter so they do. Then I use the top edge of the pan to as a guide to trim off the dome. Always comes out level, and my husband loves the "scraps" in a big bowl with ice cream. (He doesn't know it, but I'm fattening him up so I can sell him by the pound.) |
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ZoesMum
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Joined: Sep 21, 2009
Posts: 158
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Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:01 pm |
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Poohsmomma...that gave me quite a giggle!!! |
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denetteb
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Joined: Feb 28, 2008
Posts: 256
Location: Duluth, MN
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Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:36 pm |
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Another idea I read here is to use a small bubble level from a hardware store to make sure your layers are level when you are stacking if that is part of the issue you have. Of course you would have to make sure that your work surface is also level. I had trouble eyeballing things for a while then checked and my table wasn't level! |
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indydebi
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Joined: Jul 07, 2006
Posts: 25517
Location: Indianapolis IN
Birthday: Jan 19
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Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:16 pm |
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If your cakes don't rise higher than the pan, here's an idea I got from CC that really works.
Remove the cakes from the pan. Place 2 to 4 cardboard rounds in the pan. Return the cake to the pan. The cake, sitting on the cardboards, is now elevated above the edge of the cake pan. Use a long knife and trim the top, using the pan as a guide.
perfectly flat every single time. (the only hard part is getting the carboards out of the pan!  ) |
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SunshineSally
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Joined: Feb 01, 2010
Posts: 106
Location: I can't even believe it myself!
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Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:25 pm |
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I like that tip indydebi!
I always check my layered cakes with one of those little bubble levels. I have a small one that is for picture hanging and it's quite handy! |
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bettycracker1972
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Joined: Mar 01, 2010
Posts: 4
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Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:33 pm |
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That's an awesome idea indydebi! I'll have to try it. I bought the wilton leveler but doesn't work so well. I get a flat surface but seems to be uneven more often than not. I love to trim in the pan but cakes don't always bake that high. |
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CWIL
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Joined: Feb 04, 2009
Posts: 118
Location: Chesterfield, VA
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Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:50 pm |
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A method that I found on the internet and most times works for us is just to press the cake down immediately when it comes out of the oven with your hand, using a towel as they're hot of course. |
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