FROSTING LAYERED CAKES

To create a professional looking cake, try this set up the next time that you make a layered cake.

Make your cake up as normal. When you bake it, reduce the heat by 25º and bake an extra 5 minutes or so, depending on the recipe.

Remove the cakes from the oven and let cool.

Once the cake has cooled off, place the first layer on the cake plate with the bottom (squared) side up.

Frost only the center of the cake, leaving about ½ inch space of unfrosted cake from the edge.

Place the top layer on your cake with the top (rounded) side up.

Your inside frosting will be evenly balanced with out huge pockets of frosting toward the outside edges.

Now place the remaining frosting on the top of the cake and gently smooth it over the top pushing toward the edges.

Gently push the frosting from the top of the cake down the sides coating all sides evenly.

This makes a great looking cake every time!