I was watching Amazing Wedding Cakes and saw the girls at Cake Alchemy using cake rings. Their sides were perfectly straight up. Anyone out there use these? What are tips for using? Any info would be helpful. I would like to try these as I am on a mission to have cakes that look like cake dummies, LOL

TIA

Lisa

I used them as supports instead of dowels. It's great for that but people who serve the cake hate them. It's hard (I'm told) to get the cake out of the center of the ring.
I never baked in them.

Lisamae, I was wondering the same thing when I saw that episode. She baked cake on a sheet pan and cut out cake rings. Then filled the whole thing in the ring. I looked great and easy. I might have to find a ring and experiment.

Oh, I just had a lightbulb moment! I bet a large round cookie cutter would work well to make samples for a tasting.

I used to do this to make mini cakes- so easy to do! Line the ring with acetate, use a cookie or biscuit cutter to cut a cake round that is slightly smaller. Pipe the icing in between the cake and the acetate, go back and fill in with filling and other cake layers. Ice the top smooth with the edge of the ring. Put the tray of mini cakes into the freezer for half an hour to firm the icing and the acetate will peel right off! All you need is a piped bottom border and the cake is ready!

I am a bit confused too! I have built them in the ring and then had to go back and finish the sides. I would love to learn how to do them all at once. I did not tape the acetate. They just slightly overlaped at the ends.

You pipe the icing between the acetate and the cake rounds... so when you unmold it and peel off the acetate the sides are already perfectly frosted! I've never used tape... the ends of it just overlap and it stands up against the side of the ring.