How to Get Flat Cake Layers

wow I randomly watched this because I saw you use cake strips in another video and omg! I didn't know the difference they do! No wonder my moms cake sponges always looked burnt on the sides like this haha. Now I know!

this is a little like a water bath used for cheesecake

I love using cake strips and they really work. BUT CAN YOU OLEASE TELL ME WHY I CANT GET LIGHT COLORED CAKES LIKE YOURS PLEASE???? I use high quality light colored cake pans but I always get a dark outside crust on vanilla cakes and this makes it very hard to fully cover when frosting. I hate to have to trim the entire outside edges when they are beautifully even. Any advice would be appreciated!

Thank you!👍👍👍🎂 🎂 🎂

Did Wilton give you some $$? They totally should!! Amazing hack!

Hi, how long after baking should I let it cool down before taking it out of the pan?

Great I can’t wait to try this technique. One question. How are you keeping the top moist too? Surely the top would go brown?

I just learn about cake strips last year.I have been cooking for years. I didn’t realized it had to be wet before putting it around the pan.I guess I never read the instructions.shame on me. I just love watching your videos, I learned so much from you.

Thks for this visual guide video. I do have cake strips and never used them. Now I’m convinced that it works

Thaaaaank you 🤣

I did everything that you did. I even got the same color pans. The recipe came out beautifully. It was light fluffy, and tasted very good. But my cake still stuck. What did I do wrong?

Never heard of them before but gonna give them a go on my practice cakes as I have two kids getting married and I’m making their cakes so looking for tips to make it easy and better. This is a great one

Any alternate for sour cream.?can I use curd or butter milk.?

THANKS

I was taught many years ago in a bakery, to cut strips of material from an old clean towel, wet them then use clothes pins to attach the towel strips to the sides of the cake pans. Best tip ever!!

I tried it and it seemed like it was working, but when i took it out to test if it was done. it started to dome and the foil had puffed up. Was my paper towel not wet enough? Also, I baked it at 350F. Should I go down on the temp?

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" I don't do that because my cakes are moist" - Love it!! 👏🏿👏🏿

This was amazing thank you so much!!

Can this be done with a Bundt Cake Pan?

Wish I saw this before I put them in the oven, but will try next time!!

I’ve used bar towels wet for the cake strips

May I please ask why you’re opting for melted / nearly melted butter? I’m so used to your room-temp butter demonstrations, and this melted situation surprised me. Thank you so much!

Could cake strips work for an 8x8 of brownies, too?

I will definitely try this. ♥

If i want to add oil instead of butter how much oil should i add to this recipie?

Tried it… works like a charm 😊

Thanks for the tip my first cake came out beautiful.

YOU ARE AMAZING!!! first time in my life and i got a cake with no burning sides! i will buy the strips for sure

Love your cake strips suggestion. Always makes beautiful layers with soft edges that don't require trimming. I now use cake strips for my cheesecakes as well. Amazon has strips that fit various sizes of spring form pans. Thank you, John.

I’m super impressed how well this worked and today was my first time ever making a cake. 😂 Granted, it was box cake but whatever. I made your buttercream recipe with a hand mixer and I was so tired I just put everything in the fridge and will decorate tomorrow. It’s super delicious though. I put strawberry sauce that I made into the buttercream. I’m going to make chocolate buttercream tomorrow.

Relax bro. Over dramatising much?

Never heard of it

Thanks for sharing, I will try it

Would you happen to know if this method would work as well with non-round pans? I’ll be baking number 80 cake using Wilton’s rectangle/number dark pan for my friend’s mom next week 😊

I have never heard of such a thing. Who knew?

Can I also apply this concept to my loaf pans? I've been having this exact problem with my banana bread and pumpkin loaf.

wouldn’t the paper towel burn in the oven?

These are amazing. Excellent tip.

I was taught by my grandmother to lower the cooking temp in the oven and increase the cooking time. The cake cooks much more evenly

Does that batter recipe make three six inch cakes? In the video it looks like 6” pans… or is that recipe per cake?

Oh wise Master Baker, you have taught me something as important as when I first learned abt Swiss Meringue Buttercream. This trick will be used on every cake I bake, for the rest of my baking days. Thank you for another great lesson.

I have been using cake strips for 15 years

Wow.been caking for over 50 years.never heard of this. Were is not cotton fabric .lol

Tried this out, and turned out amazing! Tysm for the tip!

Ok I used the tin foil version, pretty wet paper towels, & my cake is still pretty domed. Definitely not flat 😢

I don’t cut my cakes and no one ever commented or complained. I’m the sad “sacrificed” cake 🎂 lol but now…maybe just maybe I’ll do all that.

This is amazing 👏

I've never heard of these stripes. I will give them a try!