Lopsided Cake... (Add Finished Cake)

Decorating By TandTHarrell Updated 20 Mar 2006 , 2:16pm by angelas2babies

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TandTHarrell Posted 17 Mar 2006 , 12:58am
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my 9in 3 layer red velvet cake is finished i used the crusted cream cheese icing... My cake came out lopsided icon_sad.gif . ...... not sure what i should do... should i cancell the order should i rebake the cake ( which i have done already )? Should i just give her the cake? waiting for the cake to crust for i can try the viva technique




i added more icing it looks better.....I will not keep the little pikes just playing with the icing.................. icon_biggrin.gif

the customer was happy with the cake.....She said hubby could not wait to eat it.......
thanks for your help
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mmdd Posted 17 Mar 2006 , 1:00am
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Can you maybe try to add more icing to make it more level?

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BellaRosa Posted 17 Mar 2006 , 1:01am
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Did you level the cake before you iced it? You could wipe the icing off the top & level it & then re-ice & that should solve the lopsidedness.

BellaRosa

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Phoov Posted 17 Mar 2006 , 1:06am
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Do you know how to level a cake?????? In this case...just take a long bladed knive and while looking at the cake from a side view~ cut off the hump so it is totally flat on the top. You'll have to use a substantial abount of icing to keep crumbs from getting into the top re-iced part. You might even consider making the top "swirly" instead of smooth. I have a heart cake in my gallery that is swirling on the top if you want to look. It's pretty forgiving! Best of luck to you!

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prettycake Posted 17 Mar 2006 , 1:22am
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you know, since you already did crumb coating, finish frosting the whole cake and just hide that side with decorations, like flowers cascading and all that .. no one will notice it. icon_smile.gif

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mmdd Posted 17 Mar 2006 , 1:26am
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If you've already baked another one, just ice it...if it's level.

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dsoutherngirl Posted 17 Mar 2006 , 1:27am
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The swirly icing idea is good. I do that a lot. Makes it look like you meant to make it fluffy. You can use more icing and maybe thin it just a bit so you can swirl it easier and use your spatuala to make pretty lifts. And the cascading flowers was a great idea also! This can be a very pretty cake still!

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TandTHarrell Posted 17 Mar 2006 , 1:34am
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i was not sure how to add the new pics at the bottom.. can u guys tell a differences?

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TandTHarrell Posted 17 Mar 2006 , 1:40am
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the cake is for a guys who is turning 29 . I am adding walnuts on top, do u think i should add a border at the bottom?

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TandTHarrell Posted 17 Mar 2006 , 1:45am
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come on guys what do u think.......

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KittisKakes Posted 17 Mar 2006 , 1:52am
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I would level that top layer. Leave the cake assembled and just level off that top layer and then ice the top again. Still put the walnuts on top and I would use a border too.

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dsoutherngirl Posted 17 Mar 2006 , 2:51am
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trent, it looks much better to me. You could put the walnuts on the side and leave off the border or put the walnuts on top and use the bottom border. Either way, it does look much better.

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Cake_Princess Posted 19 Mar 2006 , 6:14am
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Originally Posted by Phoov

Do you know how to level a cake??????




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Cake_Princess Posted 19 Mar 2006 , 6:15am
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Originally Posted by trent

come on guys what do u think.......




It looks a lot better now that you have added the walnuts.

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dsoutherngirl Posted 19 Mar 2006 , 11:18am
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Looks delicious! thumbs_up.gif

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mmdd Posted 19 Mar 2006 , 12:19pm
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It looks great!!

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KittisKakes Posted 19 Mar 2006 , 12:48pm
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Hey Trent,
The cake looks good! Glad to see the customer was happy - that's what's important and will keep them coming back for more!!!

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lilie Posted 20 Mar 2006 , 2:36am
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Looks good to me!!!!

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angelas2babies Posted 20 Mar 2006 , 2:16pm
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It looks delicious!!!!!!!! I am drooling!! Nice job.

Angie

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