Help! What Is The Best Way To Slice A Cake Evenly??
Decorating By mandsie Updated 4 Mar 2014 , 7:42am by morganchampagne
This is the one thing that makes me really crabby really quickly..
When slicing a cake for filling, I just can't seem to find a foolproof way to get two beautiful even slices! I have the Wilton Ultimate cake slicer.. and I really don't like it, unless I just totally suck at this particular part of the process..
Does anyone have any suggestions??
Thanks
Yes, search for the Agbay - worth every penny. You can torte a cake in 10 seconds perfectly.
Liz
AI just use a long serrated knife. Sweetwise.com has a video tutorial on how to do it, if you're interested.
LOL...what a coincidence. My friend just told me this morning she bought one last night. I had never heard of it but she told me everyone swears by it.
mandsie~~Welcome to the forum! (BTW, your avatar cake is making my mouth water.....)
Whether you are a hobby baker, or plan on taking your cake decorating to professional levels, the ONLY tool is an Agbay.
It IS expensive. It IS worth the money. I have been a hobby baker for the past 4 years and I foolishly waited 2-1/2 years to buy my Agbay because "it cost so much". I was an idiot.
I personally recommend the Agbay Single Blade Cake Leveler. [Accommodates Cakes up to 20" Wide and 6" High.] $229.95, free shipping. This comes with everything you will need to tort and level cakes.
http://www.agbayproducts.com/products.html
Videos: http://www.agbayproducts.com/index.html
Although there is an Agbay Jr. [Accommodates Cakes up to 12" Wide and 4 1/2" High.] for $150, I strongly recommend the larger Agbay. As long as you are going to shell out a LOT of cash, may as well get the one that will handle anything you may bake in the future.
In the nearly 4 years I have been on CakeCentral and other cake forums, I have never seen any reviews for the Agbay that are anything less than praise and 5 star reviews. You may wish to do a search on CakeCentral and you'll see for yourself.
Single Blade Cake Leveler
I have the Jr., but I only make 8" cakes. If you do larger rounds or sheet cakes, the larger one is the way to go.
And I wish I was good with a serrated knife like TheCakeWitch, but I just don't have that skill. This makes me look like I do. :)
Liz
I love my Agbay too and I'm just a hobbyist, but here's 2 other options...
One free and one MUCH cheaper than the Agbay:
http://www.creativecelebrationcakes.co.uk/page40.htm
http://swankcakedesign.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=63&products_id=381
Watch the video...these look very cool.
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I love my Agbay too and I'm just a hobbyist, but here's 2 other options...
One free and one MUCH cheaper than the Agbay: [URL=http://www.creativecelebrationcakes.co.uk/page40.htm]http://www.creativecelebrationcakes.co.uk/page40.htm[/URL]
[URL=http://swankcakedesign.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=63&products_id=381]http://swankcakedesign.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=63&products_id=381[/URL] Watch the video...these look very cool.
The two giant upsides are: 1. It takes up practically no space in your kitchen. 2. It is super cheap.
A potential upside would be not having to buy a new knife, but that assumes you have one large enough to have wiggle room to slice the cake, plus room on each end to clip the doodad on.
I don't regret buying it, but I also now have a 14" cake knife on my amazon wish list. And I really wish it was 2" high.
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I love my Agbay too and I'm just a hobbyist, but here's 2 other options...
One free and one MUCH cheaper than the Agbay:
http://www.creativecelebrationcakes.co.uk/page40.htm
http://swankcakedesign.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=63&products_id=381
Watch the video...these look very cool.
FlourPots~~great info on those links, and Sassyzan, thanks for the review/info on the Swank Cake Design products.
On my journey to the Agbay purchase, I tried lots and lots of methods and they all work to a certain extent, but I wasn't able to get "perfection" like the Agbay can deliver. I even created a tutorial:
"Using Wilton's new Cake Marker to achieve level, torted cakes!"
http://www.wilton.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=156076&FTVAR_MSGDBTABLE=
Wow....
I cannot believe that I have NEVER heard of the Agbay leveler!! Wow, wow, wow! I think I am going to have to invest in one.. sure, it's a bit of money but the thought of all the time and stress I would save makes it an easy choice!!
Thanks for the other suggestions too guys, I never would have thought of the cake tin slicing! I think I'll be able to make do for another month or so, then I'm lashing out on one of those babies!
I got my KitchenAid mixer for Christmas a couple years back, I'm not waiting until then for an Agbay though haha.
Brilliant!!
Thank you all so much!!
AI destroyed many a cake before I just bit the bullet and bought an agby. I understand maybe not being about to justify the cost if you do a cake twice or three times a year.
If you're in business get this tool. Find the money somewhere. You have to have good sturdy reliance tools. This is it!
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