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Leaning Tower of Cake

f the weather is really warm, the cake entire cake, then return the cake to the
Iis warm, and the frosting is gooey and freezer to firm up for a few more minutes.
warm, well, you have just the right com - Remove the cake, and store it as the
bi nation for . . . a leaning tower of cake! recipe suggests.
Don’t let this happen. When I tested the Another trick in hot weather is to
layer cake chapter, it was summertime, assemble the layer cake with bottoms
and I learned to use the freezer to my facing each other so the cake doesn’t
advantage. (Pastry chefs do this.) Place slide. Place the first layer bottom side up
the bottom layer of the cake on a card - on the plate and frost it; then place the
board round and frost the top of it; then second layer bottom side down on top of
place it in the freezer to firm up for a few the first layer, and frost it. Frost the top
minutes. Pull the layer out, place the top and sides of the cake as you normally
layer on, frost the top and sides of the would.

on low speed until the ingredients are 2. Use to frost the top and sides of the
moistened, 30 seconds. Add more sugar cake of your choice.
if the frosting seems too thin. Increase
the speed to medium and beat until the
frosting is fluffy, 2 minutes more.