This is the one thing that makes me really crabby really quickly.. 

 

When slicing a cake for filling, I just can't seem to find a foolproof way to get two beautiful even slices! I have the Wilton Ultimate cake slicer.. and I really don't like it, unless I just totally suck at this particular part of the process.. 

 

Does anyone have any suggestions??

 

Thanks

Yes, search for the Agbay - worth every penny.  You can torte a cake in 10 seconds perfectly.

 

Liz

AI just use a long serrated knife. Sweetwise.com has a video tutorial on how to do it, if you're interested.

LOL...what a coincidence. My friend just told me this morning she bought one last night. I had never heard of it but she told me everyone swears by it.

mandsie~~Welcome to the forum!  (BTW, your avatar cake is making my mouth water.....)

 

Whether you are a hobby baker, or plan on taking your cake decorating to professional levels, the ONLY tool is an Agbay.

It IS expensive.  It IS worth the money.  I have been a hobby baker for the past 4 years and I foolishly waited 2-1/2 years to buy my Agbay because "it cost so much".  I was an idiot. 

 

I personally recommend the Agbay Single Blade Cake Leveler.  [Accommodates Cakes up to 20" Wide and 6" High.] $229.95, free shipping.  This comes with everything you will need to tort and level cakes. 

http://www.agbayproducts.com/products.html

Videos:  http://www.agbayproducts.com/index.html

 

Although there is an Agbay Jr. [Accommodates Cakes up to 12" Wide and 4 1/2" High.] for $150, I strongly recommend the larger  Agbay.  As long as you are going to shell out a LOT of cash, may as well get the one that will handle anything you may bake in the future.

 

In the nearly 4 years I have been on CakeCentral and other cake forums, I have never seen any reviews for the Agbay that are anything less than praise and 5 star reviews.   You may wish to do a search on CakeCentral and you'll see for yourself.

 

 

 

 

Single Blade Cake Leveler

I have the Jr., but I only make 8" cakes.  If you do larger rounds or sheet cakes, the larger one is the way to go.

 

And I wish I was good with a serrated knife like TheCakeWitch, but I just don't have that skill.  This makes me look like I do. :)

 

Liz

A@Liz, I have to. Agbay is expensive.

I love my Agbay too and I'm just a hobbyist, but here's 2 other options...

 

One free and one MUCH cheaper than the Agbay:

http://www.creativecelebrationcakes.co.uk/page40.htm

 

http://swankcakedesign.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=63&products_id=381

Watch the video...these look very cool.

A

I have the EZ cake leveler. It works--as in, it is two pieces of plastic that will clip onto a knife. There are some downsides. 1. It's only as good as your knife. The cake in the video is a 6" cake, I believe. You need a very long knife to do cakes much bigger than that. 2. The max height is just over an inch, so you can tort a cake, but you can't just take the crown off a 2" layer of cake. 3. There are no markings or indications about how high the notches are.

The two giant upsides are: 1. It takes up practically no space in your kitchen. 2. It is super cheap.

A potential upside would be not having to buy a new knife, but that assumes you have one large enough to have wiggle room to slice the cake, plus room on each end to clip the doodad on.

I don't regret buying it, but I also now have a 14" cake knife on my amazon wish list. And I really wish it was 2" high.

Wow.... 

 

I cannot believe that I have NEVER heard of the Agbay leveler!! Wow, wow, wow! I think I am going to have to invest in one.. sure, it's a bit of money but the thought of all the time and stress I would save makes it an easy choice!! 

 

Thanks for the other suggestions too guys, I never would have thought of the cake tin slicing! I think I'll be able to make do for another month or so, then I'm lashing out on one of those babies! 

 

I got my KitchenAid mixer for Christmas a couple years back, I'm not waiting until then for an Agbay though haha. 

 

Brilliant!!

 

Thank you all so much!!

AOne little emergency trick is to measure your cake and insert toothpicks around the cake at reg intervals.rest the knife gently on them and slice.

AI destroyed many a cake before I just bit the bullet and bought an agby. I understand maybe not being about to justify the cost if you do a cake twice or three times a year.

If you're in business get this tool. Find the money somewhere. You have to have good sturdy reliance tools. This is it!