Leveling

Decorating By Assuntavan Updated 15 Nov 2017 , 9:34pm by kakeladi

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Assuntavan Posted 14 Nov 2017 , 7:36pm
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Would you freeze and then cut and level your cake without defrosting or would you bake, then cut level then freeze??

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-K8memphis Posted 14 Nov 2017 , 8:41pm
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it's personal  choice -- no wrong way --

i bake, level, fill and make up all my tiers then freeze -- i get all the messy messy out of the way on baking day -- i can't bake unless i have my fillings and some icing for the dam already ready -- so i can slap it all together bing bam boom -- then later i just whip them out of the freezer and ice and go -- that's what works for me -- 

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bubs1stbirthday Posted 14 Nov 2017 , 10:22pm
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I bake, freeze, partially defrost, measure with a ruler and then level/torte while still partially frozen.

I find if I try to level and torte a fresh cake it makes a lot of crumbs that I don't get with the partially frozen cake.

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bubs1stbirthday Posted 14 Nov 2017 , 10:22pm
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I bake, freeze, partially defrost, measure with a ruler and then level/torte while still partially frozen.

I find if I try to level and torte a fresh cake it makes a lot of crumbs that I don't get with the partially frozen cake.

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SandraSmiley Posted 14 Nov 2017 , 10:54pm
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I bake, cool, refrigerate until well chilled, level, torte, fill and freeze.  Sometimes I crumb coat before freezing.

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kakeladi Posted 15 Nov 2017 , 9:34pm
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With my *original* WASC recipe I almost never have to level :)  Depending how how much off the cake is I might 'weigh it down' while hot out of the oven.  Just put a cakeboard over the hot cake while still in the pan & press down to level it.  If it's beyond that I'll cool well then level before proceeding w/any other work.

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