Ok, probably a stupid question, but here goes...

When you torte a single cake to put filling in, how many layers of filling do you put in one cake layer? I always just cut in half and filled it, but I see so many photos of gorgeous cakes where a single layer has a couple of layers of fillings, therefore the cake has been cut into three sections. I'm afraid if I tried to cut my single cake layer into three's that it would break all apart when I tried to put it back together? Whew, does that make sense?

And my gosh, this site is an absolute godsend for the wealth of information!

Thanks!

You can torte the cake in as many sections as you'd like! If you freeze it, it is easier to slice and put back together. Or do it the day after you bake it so it has time to settle a bit. I just did one with 2 fillings that I baked this afternoon and it was shakey but fine. I just took my time and took it slow. Even if it comes apart, you can put it back together and cover it with frosting. No one is the wiser!

I just bake two cakes of the same size and then cut them both in half. And fill them. I love it this way because it's more filling less cake, but my mom hates it because she likes more cake less filling. So it's all preference. I put dowels in the cake when I do this though because with all the filling I find the cake more likely to start tilting.

You can cut both layers and fill each, or you can just cut one and place 1/2 on the botttom and fill, place the uncut (whole) layer on top of the filling, place more filling and then top with the other half of the cut layer---that way you end up with thin, thick, thin with filling in between. Talk about making sense!!!! LOL