The beauty of a layer cake isn’t just in the thick outer layer of frosting creatively decorated with swirls sprinkles or even fresh fruit. When you cut into it to reveal the beautiful layers separated by a smooth creamy filling you can truly appreciate this aesthetically pleasing layered cake in all its glory. But achieving those perfect layers is no easy feat. The level of precision and attention to detail along with the skill and patience required to achieve this kind of perfection is exceptional. However with a little ingenuity any baker can create a true masterpiece with relative ease by simply using the sheet hack.
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How to Make Your Cake Layers Perfectly Even Every Time – Cake Tip 4
Basically you use a plate as a guide to cut out round pieces of cake that you will then use to build your layers. To start bake your cake in a half sheet pan instead of a round pan like you normally would. Once baked remove your sheet cake from the oven remove it from the rectangular pan and let it cool on a cooling rack then place it in the refrigerator. Once cooled place a plate of your desired size upside down on top of the sheet cake and use a serrated knife to cut all the way around the edge of the plate. Cut out all the round pieces that you can fit from the rectangular sheet cake. This will give you perfectly even cakes that are ready to stack.
In addition to helping you create perfectly evenly sized cake layers there are many other reasons why the plate hack is so ideal for making layered cakes. For example the fact that you don’t have to bake individual cakes in separate round pans means significantly less hassle with turning and moving cakes in the oven during baking. You only have one large rectangular cake to look after that only needs to be turned once during its resting time.
Additionally baking cakes on a baking sheet offers endless options for different sizes and shapes that you can cut out saving you from having to stock up on tons of baking pans that will take up your limited kitchen storage space. Finally thanks to the sheet cake hack that involves baking a sheet cake you’ll get perfectly flat cake layers.
