I've searched to get some help...(and did)

BUT,

I'm curious do you just make one "slice" or do you do more then one. I've never torted a "sheet" cake before.

TIA!

It really depends on how high your cake is or how much you want to torte. For a 3" high cake, I'd torte it once, meaning 1.5" high for each layer. For a 4" high cake, I'd bake two 2" high cakes. Fill in between to avoid torting. Some people would torte their 2 inch cakes to have 4 layers. HTH.

for sheet cakes, i make one 2 inch layer and torte that, so thats 2- 1inch layers.

Thank You very much!!

Along the same lines....are there any tricks on placing the top portion of the cake on the bottom, after the filling? With sheet cakes, I have a hard time getting the top half centered. I also run into the cake cracking when trying to center it back on. Any help would be great!

I use a large cookie sheet to replace my top after filling the bottom. HTH

Sherry

I have heard that people put it on a cake board and kind of shimmy it off onto the other cake. I have never torted one that large though. Good luck!

I just use a cake board to take the layer off and put back on. I can't find a cookie sheet with one side. I'm sure it's probably easier that way. For the larger sheet 12x18 I cut the top layer in 1/2 after I torte it and use the bottom of my cheesecake pans to lift off and on.

wilton makes a cookie sheet cake w/ one side that is large enough to handle and 12x18 sheet.

I use mine all the time -- prefer it to cakeboard in part as it has a smoother edge than cardboard cakeboard and therefore easier to slip into the cake and less chance of tearing.

HINT (works on cakeboard or cookie sheet) -- dust w/ powdered sugar to make easier to slip on an off.

Thanks for the info Doug, I'll have to look into that.

Thanks for the tips! I'll certainly give them each a try!

In our bakery, we use cake boards in the nearest size to the cake. Never had a problem. You tort the cake, slip in the board, set the layer off to the side, fill the cake, hold the board over the bottom layer, gently nudge the layer onto the bottom layer. Doug's hint is a good one I'll keep in mind if I run into the situation where the top layer is a little sticky.