2 Layer Or 3 Layer

Decorating By chleonard Updated 20 Feb 2007 , 2:55pm by jmt1714

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chleonard Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 2:29am
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just out of curiosity... do you make 2 layer or 3 layers cakes? and how tall are the layers ?

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beccakelly Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:16am
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i typically do two 2 inch layers. depending on how much filling you include it could be 4-5 inches high. i used to do one 3 inch, but they really look too short to me. so i switched!

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czyadgrl Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 4:32am
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I use 2" pans and try to get the cake to rise all the way up. So I have the 2 2" tall cakes. When I'm feeling ambitious, I torte each one and end up with 4 layers. These usualy reach close to 5" tall, which I really like.

When I just want to get to decorating, I just fill in between the two layers, these usually end up 4 to 4.5" depending on how successful the cake baked! icon_smile.gif

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Teekakes Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 4:36am
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I use two 2" cake pans. I fill them full then level them off at the top of the pan so I can get the maximum height from the pans. My hubby prefers plain cake without icing so he is always glad when my cakes bake really high! icon_smile.gif

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redpanda Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 4:40am
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I bake two very full 2" layers for each cake, too.

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sweetcakes Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 2:32pm
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i use 3" pans for sheet cakes, torted only when requested. and 2 2" layers sometimes torted for special cakes

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sweetamber Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 2:51pm
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All my cakes are at least 3 layers (with 2 layers of filling) and 4 layers (with 3 layers of filling) for wedding and some party cakes. Finished cakes are anywhere from 3 1/2 - 5 inches tall.

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jmt1714 Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 2:55pm
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I usually do 2 2ish" layers, each torted, so each tier appears as 4 layers of cake and 3 layers of filling. Some cakes I do 3 layers, each torted (thus 6 layers of cake and 5 of filling).

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