How Do I Fill A Half-Sheet Cake?
Decorating By eieio1234 Updated 13 Feb 2007 , 2:45pm by projectqueen
I need to fill a 1/2 sheet cake. I've never filled one before, I've only made single layer ones. So, my question is, do I carve out the bottom layer to make room for the filling, or not? I don't want to carve it out and then have it collapse. Any pointers would be appreciated!
Mari
no don't carve it out. fill it just as you would a round cake. slice through the cake, insert an extra board through the middle lifting it off the bottom. fill as needed, then replace top by sliding it off the board
To fill it, you'll have to make a horizontal cut all the way through the middle. Then, I think the easiest way is getting a FLAT cookie sheet, w/ no edges, and sliding the top onto that. Then pipe your dam and fill. Then slide the top half back on. HTH!
you could section it off into standart pieces, than injection with filling by sing a tip and piping bag. this is the easiest way to do it with out having to actually torte such a large cake.
jmt1714, by 'carve it out' I didn't mean torte it, I meant when you leave an edge but chisel away some of the cake in the middle of the bottom layer to make room for the filling.
Thank you kneadacookie & mollielor!! juledcakes, that's a neat idea, I'll have to try that. (On a praactice cake, not this one, 
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1/2 sheet is not THAT big. I usually slice in half lengthwise with my cake leveller and then slide a flat cookie sheet between the layers (as suggested above) and sort of scoop up the top layer onto the cookie sheet. Then I pop that cookie sheet into the freezer while I put filling on the other layer. After the bottom layer is filled, the top layer is usually chilled enough to make it easier to slide back on. If not, pop it back in the freezer for a little longer. Don't try to lift it off the cookie sheet, you will break it, just line it up to the edge of the bottom layer and slowly push it off. It should slide right into place.
good luck.
projectqueen, I didn't think it was THAT big, it's a normal size, I've just never filled one before!
Sorry, I was responding to juledcakes idea that you should section it into standard size pieces and inject the filling instead of torting. I just meant that I didn't think it would be too big to torte.
Of course, everyone does things the way it is easiest for them. I meant no harm, I only filled my first 1/2 sheet a short while ago myself and was sweating bullets until I did it the first time. I was afraid I'd break it into a million pieces. 
Good luck!
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