Tip for Leveling Cakes

Remember how I talked about the "huge hump" that you get in the middle of your cakes while baking them? Well, this is where you learn how to get rid of that hump and LEVEL your cake. There are different kids of cake levelers out there or you can use a bread knife to level it. If you are using a cake leveler, make sure that both ends of the leveler are on the same notch to level. You want the line to go just below the top rim of the cake. Push the cake a little until you feel the leveler start to cut into the cake.

This is a cake leveler. 

Then push the cake through and the cake leveler will cut off the hump of the cake. And then you will get a flat surface for the cake.

This is what your cake should look like after you level it. When you go to place your cake on whatever surface you are using to store the cake, you want your leveled side to be up. You will ice this side and then the second tier you will place the leveled side down.

Leveling your cake is extremely important! It helps to keep the cake from not tilting or sliding off.

Enjoy!