tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post7689932047562866051..comments2023-12-18T19:20:00.809-07:00Comments on the most - - of every moment: How to Divide Cake Batter: An Easy Tip for Even LayersSusan http://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-22077947606950715502016-11-13T06:28:16.961-07:002016-11-13T06:28:16.961-07:00Hi Susan, I always struggle to divide a cake, ALWA...Hi Susan, I always struggle to divide a cake, ALWAYS! but with your tips in this post of yours I think I'll do better the next time. Thanks for sharing!Jenny B.http://www.bestpressurecookershq.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-1211683103725088512016-05-24T14:16:42.221-06:002016-05-24T14:16:42.221-06:00I'm going to have to find someone to bake for ...I'm going to have to find someone to bake for next year, Leanne. Or my kids better get ready for a lot of sweets when they come home on breaks!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-85820246328399869292016-05-24T14:15:52.566-06:002016-05-24T14:15:52.566-06:00Sorry for making you hungry, but I'm envious o...Sorry for making you hungry, but I'm envious of you being in Europe, so maybe we are even!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-19232784225850220442016-05-23T04:55:13.706-06:002016-05-23T04:55:13.706-06:00I can't remember the last time I made a layere...I can't remember the last time I made a layered cake - the problem with being an empty nester is that there are only two of us eating the cake and that's not a great idea for our midlife waistlines! This is a great idea though :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-20043091614209880512016-05-23T00:00:17.309-06:002016-05-23T00:00:17.309-06:00Ok I probably should not have read this post befor...Ok I probably should not have read this post before breakfast here in Germany....YUMMY!! I love cake :)Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-36283902916032580232016-05-22T10:00:05.243-06:002016-05-22T10:00:05.243-06:00Rena, once you set your mind to something, I have ...Rena, once you set your mind to something, I have no doubt you can do anything. That purchase of baking powder and yeast has probably just led to you becoming the next "Julia Child"!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-41218665373543945842016-05-22T09:58:32.306-06:002016-05-22T09:58:32.306-06:00Instead of struggling to make the icing look smoot...Instead of struggling to make the icing look smooth, my mom taught me a trick when I was little. Use the flat side of your knife and make very shallow swirls all over the sides, and then starting from the center on the top, make big loops from center to outside edge, going around the cake until you have sort of created a flower design (see photo - it's what I did when I iced this cake). Hope that helps!<br />Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-19726864652598347272016-05-22T09:55:05.884-06:002016-05-22T09:55:05.884-06:00Let me know if it keeps being an annoyance, EC. If...Let me know if it keeps being an annoyance, EC. If so, I may decide to remove it! I have to be careful when I bake too - but having a bunch of teens around to feed has helped.Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-41390033390152483912016-05-21T21:43:56.575-06:002016-05-21T21:43:56.575-06:00I've only recently started thinking of improvi...I've only recently started thinking of improving my baking skills. I won a cookbook by Maya Angelou and it has so some fabulous recipes in it. I literally bought baking powder and yeast for the first time in my life today!Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296781992150172086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-81531062551966835752016-05-21T16:51:51.451-06:002016-05-21T16:51:51.451-06:00I've never had problems with uneven layers (al...I've never had problems with uneven layers (although I will keep your scale idea on my list). My problem has always been decorating or even frosting the buggers. I can't get frosting on my cakes to look even artfully arranged, let alone smooth.Anne Louise Bannonhttp://annelouisebannon.com/blogsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-37729800293047048812016-05-21T15:20:32.224-06:002016-05-21T15:20:32.224-06:00Thanks for your email. It worked.
I try very ha...Thanks for your email. It worked. <br />I try very hard NOT to bake cakes at the moment. I am too large and himself struggles (but makes a valiant effort) to eat a cake on his own.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-59053207924205696252016-05-21T12:41:52.721-06:002016-05-21T12:41:52.721-06:00My little scale is one of my most used small appli...My little scale is one of my most used small appliances. I find it handy for all sorts of things --- even weighing care packages to send to college!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-66913990129719208692016-05-21T12:41:00.785-06:002016-05-21T12:41:00.785-06:00I'm glad the eyeball method has worked for you...I'm glad the eyeball method has worked for you. I use it sometimes too, when I am rushed, but when I really want a cake to turn out well, I measure. Unwrap those pans - life is too short to live without ANY cake ;)Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-43234760328348585912016-05-21T11:13:56.577-06:002016-05-21T11:13:56.577-06:00Great idea Susan! My cakes are also usually lopsi...Great idea Susan! My cakes are also usually lopsided. I need to buy a kitchen scale though!Lanahttp://www.twoteensandtheirmama.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408200542344140440.post-50948265714371394062016-05-21T06:23:42.932-06:002016-05-21T06:23:42.932-06:00I've never bothered weighing my layer pans, I ...I've never bothered weighing my layer pans, I just have them sitting side by side as I pour in the batter and then look across the tops of them at eye level to see if they are roughly even. They usually are, I'm good at judging the amount of space between batter and top of pan. Of course these days I don't have any reason to be making layer cakes, or even cup cakes, so the pans are wrapped and stored.<br />Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com