On Food Network Cake Challenges, I often see them cut a hole in the center of several cakes and "thread" them down over a center PVC-type support. When that's done, how do you go about cutting the cakes? Do you leave them on the center support and just cut around it, or do you have to remove them for cutting?
What about the multiple smaller support dowels, what's the secret to cutting around those or pulling them out without making a mess?
YOu just pull them out. Once you start cutting a cake, it's not important to keep it looking "pretty". Just cut it.
For the smaller doweled cakes I just pull the dowels out and then slice. For the centeral supports I too would just pull the tier up and off and then slice that way the rest of the cake still has it's support in it if it's not going to be used straight away.
I would imagine having to cut round dowels would be a PIA!
Usually I have to end up cutting around the center support, because there isn't a way to lift off the tiers without ripping apart the cake....like my zombie cake. I actually have a pic of the zombie cake after they started cutting it. You can see how the center support sticks out. There's a cake board mid body to help with cutting and stability.
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