pat781•9d ago

Forgot to rotate my cake pan halfway through and the dome was so bad I had to level off like 2 inches

I was making my sister's birthday cake last Saturday in my tiny kitchen in Austin. Pulled it out at the 30 minute mark and realized the back half was way higher than the front. My oven heats unevenly on the left side and I knew better but I got distracted by the dog barking. Leveled it with a serrated knife and ended up with crumbs everywhere and maybe a quarter of the cake in my mouth lol. Has anyone else had a cake dome so tall it felt like a waste to cut it off?

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kim_ramirez39d agoMost Upvoted

My first few cakes I actually thought a huge dome meant it was extra fluffy and tasty so I didnt trim it, just frosted over the bump. Then I made a two layer cake and that bump made the top layer slide right off into the sink lol. Now I always level and honestly those cake scraps are just baker's tax at this point.

aaronsullivan9d ago

Haha yeah I read somewhere leveled cakes actually bake more even too.

daniel_gonzalez9d ago

Man, that sliding cake visual really sold me on leveling.