Just Wondering How You Guys Do This...
Decorating By delicity Updated 1 Mar 2011 , 12:27am by mimido
how do you get the cakes already with the filling, ready for fondant.? I always have to go back to the sides of the cake with a knife and make it even. I understang we all have to level the top, but in my case I always have to retouch the sides and it's time consuming. Am I doing something wrong in the baking and filling process or that is the way it is. Is there any way to get perfect straigh and even sides?
Thanks for sharing how do you guys do it.
I have that problem too but i never thought about asking, I just assumed everyone had it. I see people on cakes show all the time trimming the sides of their cakes. I hope someone answers, I would like to know too.
When you are adding the filling are you making a icing dam? This will keep your cake from bulging on the sides.
Here's a link to a video & directions if you need them.
http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-cakes/filling-cake-layers.cfm
sorry about that....Here's a youtube video it covers
how to Tort, Level and Fill a Cake
There's not one on youtube with just the torting..Hope this helps
Oh I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I thought OP meant that she had to trim the sides of the cake so that it was straight down. Sorry bout that.
Oh I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I thought OP meant that she had to trim the sides of the cake so that it was straight down. Sorry bout that.
If you mean the cake itself, your pans' sides may not be straight up and down...
Thank you all for replying. I do do the BC damp on my cakes. As far as the cake pans, the most of my pans are from Wilton. But no matter what,I always have to go back with the knife to work on the sides of the cakes. It will be great if somebody can come out with a technique to avoid that. It's time consuming...at least for me... Any other ideas?????
Delicity try not putting as much filling in ... I use this method & haven't had that issue since I started using the icing dam....also I don't do the icing dam all the way out to the edge of the cake. I come in some on the cake so if it has to spread it does without leaving a bulge. Hope that Helps
Try measuring your batter to ensure you have the exact same amount in each pan. I also let me cake cool in the pan. Also, if your pans fit inside each other, the sides are not straight.
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