Dan shows us how to assemble and frost a layer cake seamlessly. He recommends baking the cakes in batches to get uniform, flat layers.
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Thank you!! 😊
Sounds good—I hope it works!
ohhhmmmmggg that look so good, I'm starting to learn how to make a cake 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
You didn’t discuss how to smooth final coat…that’s the tricky part!
The 'crumb coat". How did I not know this. Thank you.
Great demo. how much frosting do u use?
Excellent
I'm really liking these short tutorials. Thank you.
no one likes a crumbly cake, Americans idea of a "moist cake" is like a wet/damp sponge. some even put simple syrup on their cakes yikes as if your "buttercream" isn't packed enough with icing sugar. I make cakes for a living and I never had a problem with cutting my cakes in thin layers, get a better cake recipe.
Great cake colors! I'd sprinkle shredded coconut
ijustine, you watching?
Get rid of the background music. Please!
I know that I love that cake so much and would love to be there cleaning the bowl after the icing have been put on the cake. Upon seeing it I am hungry and want some of it, about a third immediately, and could eat another third later. Thanks for sharing this idea with us and keep up the great work in your kitchen.
Recipe for the sponge cake layers and frosting?
Too quick to convey any information. ATK has already posted a frosting demo, from Bridgette, why make one that copies some clickbait on facebook?
All I can say as a Europen is that this cake is a monstrosity. Too high, unnatural disgusting colors, no fruit or berries to cut the sweetness, not elegant, too much sugar with all that frosting. Literally nothing good with it.
How do you bake a flat cake?
These kinds of How-to's are fantastic.
I'm into this gay cake, but I resent that indigo is always left out.
Love the rainbow layers. This cake is awesome!
Fabulous. I love the thin layered idea. I also wonder how to prevent the outside being taller than the center to prevent having to cut off a tad.
"Close the blinds, get ya stretchy pants" is the best thing I've ever heard hahaha
you can cut cake into layers with thin yarn
Can anyone else appreciate that the layers are in ROY G BIV order?!?! This scientist salutes you ❤
You guy show the best cooking videos this was great
Some of us beginners need these basics Thank You
Yay, more hardcore Boston accents! I'm already wearing my stretchy pants…
Geez you cannot get more basic than this yesh lol
while crumb covered cake is chlling for the 15 does the icing sit out or does it matter if if it is hot summer day?