I´m getting a bump in the center of my cakes e¿wahat can I do to get flat layers of cake?
Do you mean they get the bump when they are baking? If so, the best way is to use the wilton bake even strips. I love them. Also, if you turn the cake upside down to cool then it will kind of squish the hump down and make the cake more level. Sometimes when a cake bumps in the middle during baking it means that the cake was overbaked, or heat was too high, or batter was overbeaten.
Hope this helps!
I use a few flower nails in my pans and then after cooling I level my cakes with a "cake leveller". This tool is excellent! It costs only a few dollars and your cake is perfectly level!
If the bump isn't too large, instead of cutting it off with a leveler, I put a clean tea towel on top of the cake when it is cooling in the pan and then put a cookie sheet (with something on it for weight) on top of the cake in the pan. I let it sit this way for a few minutes. This squishes down the hump, so I don't have to cut it off.
This only works if the cake has risen above the rim of the pan. I find it easier than leveling and means there is no leftover trimmings. (Which could be good or bad, depending on your persepective.)
325 degree convection oven, flower nails, bake even strips and quality pans (Magic Line) keep my humps to a minimum.
Don't let it cool hump down, if it is too severe, the bottom of the cake could crack.
I level all my cakes with an Agbay. The Wilton leveler is junk.
325 degree convection oven, flower nails, bake even strips and quality pans () keep my humps to a minimum.
Don't let it cool hump down, if it is too severe, the bottom of the cake could crack.
I level all my cakes with an Agbay. The Wilton leveler is junk.
Never had a problem with my Wilton Levelers, work great for me.
Have you ever try to level and torte a cake with nuts/chips??
Wilton leveler cannot do this, the blade is not under constant tension like an Agbay.
Do you need a cake leveled and torted to the 1/8 of an inch. Again, wilton cannot do this!
Trust me, once you try an Agbay, you will love it!! It slices through cake like a hot knife through butter!
No I have not. Don't make cakes too often with nuts due to nuts alergies.
Thanks for the tip though....have to get one oneof these days.
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