My husband bakes a delicious lemon cake for my birthday each year. Last year, he commented that he would like to put more frosting on the cake and we discussed cutting the cake into layers the next time he made one. In preparation for the event, I purchased a set of Layer Cake Slicer & Leveler Clamp Guides for Cutting Cakes into Layers. When he baked the cakes this year, we put the guides to the test.
We clamped a guide on each end of our
Dexter-Russell 12" Scalloped Slicer Knife, placed the knife halfway up the cake layer and started cutting. The
guides worked great!
I have been cutting cakes into layers for years by simply using my long chef's knife. I would be the first to admit that my cut may not always be level, but it allows me to add more frosting in the cake.
In the future, I will be using the cake slicer guides. They certainly make a very level cut through the cake.
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I am amazed by how much difference these inexpensive knife guides make when cutting a cake into layers. Without them, my cake layers have often been a little slanted. That never really mattered to me, or at least I didn't think it mattered to me, because I was covering the cake with frosting. After seeing how perfect my husband's cake layers looked, I will no longer be satisfied to have a slanting cake layer.
Because the kitchen counter is level, we placed a piece of wax paper on it, then set the cake on the wax paper. We placed a piece of folded wax paper on the top of the cake so we could put a hand on the cake to hold it in place while cutting it. Then, we clamped the guides on each end of the knife and started cutting.
Because the knife guides have 5 positions, you could cut at different levels, or perhaps cut a cake layer into several layers. We simply wanted to cut ours in half.
Wow! It really is awesome to have this beautiful, level cake layer.
Wow. There is a gadget for everything to make life easier. I have never heard of these cake levelers before. Very clever and an easy way to have perfectly level layer cakes. Thanks for your helpful review, Sylvestermouse.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a great little gadget!
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely a gadget I need to own! I have tried several improvised methods to slice my cake layers level, none of which has been entirely satisfactory. Off to order these now!
ReplyDeleteI did not know that such a tool existed, so thank you for showing me a new way to do something neat. Like you when layers were needed I didn't think too much about it and the results were still edible, but this takes my cakes to a whole new level (no pun intended). Thanks for this review!
ReplyDeleteWow, had no idea such a thing existed, what a great idea - I would use that for sure (if I ever get back to baking in the kitchen that is!) - makes a nice gift for the avid baker
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