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Published: 2012-02-08 01:38:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 5810; Favourites: 155; Downloads: 51
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[ETA] I'm re-doing my tutorials to make them more dA-friendly.What would you say if I told you you could flawlessly layer a cake with a piece of string?
It's a piece of cake!
I spent $50 on a Wilton cake layering tool only to have it routinely fail, and eye balling it was always at least slightly imprecise, particularly on large cakes.
So I decided it was time to return to basics. This technique is perfect, and is not as time consuming as you'd think. I avoided trying this for years because I thought it would be too bothersome, but it's really not a fuss at all. It is now my go-to layering technique.
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do you use a crumb coat? if so do you have a tut on how you do it?
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Oh jeeze. Never thought of cutting around the edge of a cake before doing the string thing (I normally use floss, works great!), even though I've gone to grab a knife to start the slicing a few times.
Thanks for posting!
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My pleasure! I'm glad it could help.
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Wow, that's cool! Nice new trick to cut cakes with! Thanks!
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My pleasure entirely! :]
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This is really handy, Thanks. I can now do this and finally have even layers on my rainbow cake. First time I did it the inside actually had a curve like a rainbow.
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Awesome. 
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Oh, that's so handy! Thanks a lot, that'll make handling sponges a lot easier without having to buy the gross(-ly) overpriced stuff from the supermarket.
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Isn't it amazing how, for all our technology, the cheapest and most old fashined techniques are still the best. I've wasted more money than I dare to count on layering tools.
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The only thing I ever found attractive was a set of steel rings to put around the cake, which were supposed to help levelling the knife. I didn't try them, obviously, but I guess the matches are a safer thing. They won't slide anywhere they don't belong.
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Oh yes, I saw that on Amazon once. It was the only thing I thought would work, provided the cake was the right shape. Doesn't work on square cakes or whatever.
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Very true! But then, in this place people aren't very creative with cake shapes, so I guess most wouldn't think of anything but spring form sponges. :/
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THANKS FOR THE HINT! I just finished 40 cookies and 2 loaf cakes today and bake for my husband's card club. I always wanted to know a trick for dividing the cake.( Ps. I got a plaque last year calling me "The happy Cooker")
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I'm so glad it could help! I hope it goes really well for you.
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