making an even (2 flavors) sheet cake
sometimes people ask for a sheet cake that is half one kind and half another. I am wondering how others do this as to keep it even. I have made a few and they end up uneven. I was thinking maybe I should put the two pcs together and THEN level the cakes together instead of separately as I have done before putting them together.
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Permalink Reply by Katy Nott on
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That is exactly what I would do Wendy. Or buy yourself a cake leveller which will ensure that you are cutting both cakes to the same height. I don't have one of those, so my way would be to put them together then level the top. I might even try turning them upside down (so that your raised bit is on the bottom and your flat bottoms are on the top). Then you cake level from the bottom - easier to get a straight cut?
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Permalink Reply by wendy martz on
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Thank you Katy, I do use a cake leveler but I think I should have left the choc half settle longer as there was a dip in the middle, that was the main problem, I just filled it in with icing and it wasn't noticeable but it may also be the reason I got some air bubbles under the photo then. Next time I will wait and level both halves together and see it that is better. I had done the white cake ahead of the choc. The choc raised much better than the white plus it was way moister so I think after time it settled a little. I always put the bottom of the cake up so when I flipped it over after leveling it is when I noticed it.
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Sounds like you're doing it all right then Wendy. But yes, let your cakes settle to their natural level. If you have room, try putting them in the fridge, with a board across the top of them both, which will help level them out naturally.
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good idea! I'll have to try that.
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