![]() ![]() Insert a toothpick into the middle of the cake. If the cake is firm and springs back, it’s ready for the next step.ĥ. Gently poke the top of the cake with your finger. If there is any jiggle in the center of the cakes, close the oven door and bake for a few minutes longer.Ĥ. ![]() If there is any jiggle in the center of the cakes, leave the oven door closed and bake for a few minutes longer.ģ. Gently nudge your oven (assuming it’s free-standing and not built-in). To see if the cakes are a nice golden brown (doesn’t really work for chocolate cakes).Ģ. Here are my tips for testing if a cake is done:ġ. Hi Amy! Did you make a full recipe but only one 6″ pan? That would be a very tall cake and would take a long time to bake. You can eyeball this in your pans, or you can be anal (like me) and actually weigh the pans to ensure an even distribution of batter. Now, before we even get to level cakes, you want to make sure that your layers are the same height. I have a couple of tricks I use to ensure I get flat cakes. Ok, I know you can always eat the scraps, but STILL.Ī much better alternative is to not have to level the cake at all by having it come out perfectly flat and stackable. This also means wasted cake, and boo to that. Or you can buy a cake leveler which does the job marginally better (I do use this to torte my cakes though – aka cut them in half horizontally).Įither option leaves you with a crap ton of cake crumbs all over everything. To level a cake, you either get a huge frikken cake knife (which I bought specifically for this job and used ONCE) and go at it hoping you can cut off the dome evenly. It’s not easy to stack and frost a domed cake, so it should be leveled out prior to doing so. ![]() This will make the sides and bottom of the cake cook faster and set which causes the uncooked middle to rise and dome because it has nowhere else to go. When cakes go into the oven, the pans start to heat up quickly. Not to mention the uneven distribution of frosting! Those poor middle sections. Get your copy today!ĭelicious as it may be, it could be more aesthetically pleasing. Over 50 of my very favorite cake recipes all in one place! From Classic Cakes to Holiday favorites and everything in between. ![]()
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