Do You Usually Tort A Sheet Cake?
Decorating By Spectra Updated 11 May 2010 , 4:24am by chellescountrycakes
I torte , only, if the customer wants filling. Some don,t want filling. I bake one layer, 2 inches tall. I don,t consider mine grocery store cakes. Mine are made from scratch. I decorate more than a grocery store does. I don,t make just b/c roses,etc. I make people, animals, etc. Mine usually tell a story of their life,etc. They pay according to what they want on their cake. If they wanted 2 layers stacked, then i would charge more. If they have the money, honey, then i got the time.lol
love this...and I agree!
I tort and fill everything. As a cake lover and eater I'd feel short changed with out filling!
I torte all my single layers so that the final appearance shows it 4 inches high.I am upfront with them about it being a single layer and NOT double unless they pay for a double layer cake which yields more servings.I have never had a problem and the cakes looks high and full.I like it better than the skinny layer you see in the grocery store.It takes more time and more icing but worth it!
I torte , only, if the customer wants filling. Some don,t want filling. I bake one layer, 2 inches tall. I don,t consider mine grocery store cakes. Mine are made from scratch. I decorate more than a grocery store does. I don,t make just b/c roses,etc. I make people, animals, etc. Mine usually tell a story of their life,etc. They pay according to what they want on their cake. If they wanted 2 layers stacked, then i would charge more. If they have the money, honey, then i got the time.lol
I'm with you on this. Only if my client asks for it. Really do disagree that if you don't torte that your cakes are same as grocery store cakes though.
I guess I should have said that it's one more way that I use to distinguish my cakes from grocery store cakes. I did not say that if you don't torte that your cakes are the same as grocery store cakes. Didn't mean to get everyone's icing bags in a twist.
okay, stupid question, me baking 2 cakes, (sheet cakes), putting frosting between them and slapping them together is torting? I dont have to put fruit or jam or pudding or a flaming dessert in there??
Torting is when you take a cake, cut it in the middle, so it's like two cakes or more, and filling it with whatever your heart desires, such as icing. You bake two separate cakes and put them together, well you can also tort, or cut, each layer of those two cakes in the middle horizontally so that in the end you actually have 4 layers. It's just a way to make the cake bigger, and to make it more special. You could even have different fillings in each layer, etc. Hope that helps! 
Yep. I bake two layers and slap em together with a filling. I like filling in my cake, more nummy goodness!!!!
Kake and Shelle may I ask how much batter you use in your pans since you fill two pans to make your cake? Do you just fill them half-way?
I ususally do 3/4 full, however its a lot of cake(more servings). I will do 1/2 full if I need fewer servings. (I always use the flower nail with baking strips method so I don't end up with too skinny of layers.)
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