Leveling A Cake, Have You Done This

Decorating By Yankie Updated 12 Aug 2009 , 7:13pm by __Jamie__

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Yankie Posted 12 Aug 2009 , 4:01pm
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I found on EHOW..this process for leveling a cake...have you ever done it this way. If so..did it work?

Here is he process after baking the cake:

Prepare a dampened kitchen cloth for each layer. Make sure the cloth is large enough to fully cover the top area of the pan. Wring out any excess water.

Remove cooked layer(s) from oven and immediately cover pan with a dampened cloth. Gently press down any bumps, bulges, or swells with flat fingers until the layer reaches the desired shape.

Remove damp cloth and allow cake to cool normally before removing from the pan and adding icing.

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dutchy1971 Posted 12 Aug 2009 , 7:01pm
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I don't wet paper towels but use a clean linen tea towel each time and immediately press down as the cake. I've barely had to level any cake since learning this trick

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__Jamie__ Posted 12 Aug 2009 , 7:13pm
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Yep, what Dutchy does, on the occasions that it isn't already level.

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