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My birthday cake turned into a leaning tower of frosting
I was making a three layer chocolate cake for my friend's party in Tacoma last weekend. The middle layer slid right off the plate while I was putting on the final coat of buttercream (it was still a bit warm, oops). I tried to prop it up with some chopsticks I found in a drawer, which just made the whole thing tilt like a weird dessert ship. Has anyone else had a layer cake try to escape, and what's your best fix for a cake that won't stay put?
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julia62214d ago
Honestly that sounds like a feature not a bug, leaning cakes have way more character.
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brown.reese14d ago
You know what, @julia622 is totally right. A perfect cake can feel a bit boring. That little lean makes it look homemade, like someone actually made it with their hands. I remember a chocolate cake my aunt made that listed to the side, and it was the best one at the party. It felt real, not like something from a store shelf. A straight cake is just a cake, but a leaning one has a story.
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