Preparing to Decorate Your Cake – Part 2: Leveling and Torting the Cake

Leveling: The key to picture perfect cakes is leveling. In this part of the Preparing to Decorate Your Cake series, I’ll discuss a few tips that will make leveling your cake a breeze. Before you level your cake, make sure it has cooled for one hour. If you have frozen your cake layers then you [...]

Cake Decorating Terminology

Familiarize yourself with these common words used in cake decorating. Attach – Securing decorations to your cake using icing as “glue” Border – Decoration used around the top, side or base of a cake. Buttercream -  A smooth, creamy icing made from butter, that stays soft so it’s easy to cut through. Filling – Frosting, [...]