Hello Everyone,
I believe I know what happened with my cake but since I am still a newbie I wanted to ask some of you with more experience. I made a three layer cake iced with butter cream but it was leaning; was I supposed to put dowels in it and if so how many normally does the job?
I would imagine that the layers were not level.
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So this was a single cake made up of 3 layers? How tall was each layer--1", 2"? So the whole cake was how tall? 4"? 6"?
If this is the case, no, you don't need dowels. But, the layers need to be level and the filling [even if it's just icing] between the layers needs to be level, too.
AI can't really picture a 3 layered cake leaning, unless you stacked it that way and covered it that way - did you just not see it 'leaning' until it was finished?
Do you mean the layers were sliding? Sometimes when you are icing and filling, if your butter cream consistency isn't right, the layers can be pushed out of place, or slide.
Thanks everyone but I had a duh moment reading everyone's comments and I did not level them
. However, the birthday girl and all of her guests loved it (I was the only disappointed person) but I'm trying to remember I am still learning; I just got too excited. Thank you all for your responses, I am certain you all will see a lot of me in the forum
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Shun
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Thanks everyone but I had a duh moment reading everyone's comments and I did not level them. However, the birthday girl and all of her guests loved it (I was the only disappointed person) but I'm trying to remember I am still learning; I just got too excited. Thank you all for your responses, I am certain you all will see a lot of me in the forum.
Shun
Buy a cake leveler. They are worth the money and you will have level layers every time! Also...if you have multiple layers in a single layer cake, measure your filling between each layer. That way you have a beautiful cake inside and out!
Thanks mfeagan! I will most definitely be buying a leveler this week!
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