How to stack a two tier cake at home comes down to one idea: build each tier separately, then support the top tier with dowels cut to exactly the same height. Stack the layers cold, level, fill with something firm, set the bottom tier on a rigid board, and the finished cake will sit flat … Read more
A frosting dam is a ring of stiff frosting piped around the edge of a cake layer before the filling goes in, and it acts as a wall that stops soft filling from squeezing out the sides. To make a dam of frosting to hold filling, pipe the ring about half an inch inside the … Read more
To pick cake flavor and filling combinations that actually taste good, choose the cake for the occasion, rank both flavors by intensity, and give the filling one job: cut sweetness, add acid, or add texture. Never let the cake, the filling, and the frosting all land on sweet at the same time. That sounds simple, … Read more
Gel food coloring is a thick, glycerin- or corn-syrup-based dye so concentrated that two or three drops will color an entire batch of frosting. Liquid food coloring is a thin, water-based dye that needs a spoonful to reach the same shade, and every drop of it adds real water to your recipe. That single difference … Read more