Tapered Cakes

Decorating By francessuzie Updated 30 Oct 2006 , 11:22am by francessuzie

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francessuzie Posted 30 Oct 2006 , 12:19am
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Hi. I`m new to the forum and I`ld like to thank all of you for the wealth of information that all of you have been so kind to share. Now for my question: How are tapered cakes made? Is there a pan? If so, where do I get one? Or are the cakes stacked and then cut down?

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boonenati Posted 30 Oct 2006 , 1:43am
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Or are the cakes stacked and then cut down?


Yeah you got it, that's how it's done. For example you can bake a 7 and 9 inch cake, stack them, the base will be your 7 inch, and the top the 9, you then trim to make it look like one ; )
cheers
Nati

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sweetcakes2005 Posted 30 Oct 2006 , 2:03am
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I've never done it myself, but I was reading a book this weekend--Collette Peters, Cakes To Dream On--and in it she explains the process on how to carve and sculpt your cakes. She does mention that cake mixes are too soft to carve, so you need a firm, dense cake from scratch. Also, the cake should be chilled prior to carving.

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sweetcakes2005 Posted 30 Oct 2006 , 2:04am
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The book was Collette Peters, Cakes To Dream On. I'm not sure why that didn't show up in my first post.

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sweetcakes2005 Posted 30 Oct 2006 , 2:14am
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Well.... Hmmmph! Am I not allowed to mention book titles in the Forum? Twice the title & author got blocked out after I clicked "submit." I guess you could send me a PM with your e-mail in it if you want to know the title.

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modthyrth Posted 30 Oct 2006 , 2:47am
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I see the book title and author informaiton, Sweet. Not sure why it's not showing up for you!

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7yyrt Posted 30 Oct 2006 , 4:54am
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Do you have problems seeing links? It came up in blue as a link to the book page for CC.

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francessuzie Posted 30 Oct 2006 , 11:22am
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Thanks for the information the the tapered cake. Daughter has birthday 29 next week so I`ll try my hand at making one.

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