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Standing Tall

have learned a lot from the television stand and pop that cake plate on top.
Iappearances I’ve made since pub - Have a selection of cake stands available.
lication of my first book. The most im - The layers look best way up in the air, on
portant thing is that both the cake and I the highest and widest stands, whereas
look better if we stand up straight! I’ll the Bundt cakes look nicer on shorter
work on me, but you can work on your stands. Bars and brownies are pretty cut
cakes, even if they’re never going before and stacked on a small stand that isn’t
a camera. too wide.
Cakes look best when you raise them Line the cake stands with lace paper
up on a cake stand instead of serving doilies, which you can buy at party stores
them on a plate. They look important up and most supermarkets. But take care
there. They look large. They look ready not to frost the cake right on the doily, as
to eat! smudges are hard to clean up: Either line
The next time you plan to serve a the doily with waxed paper strips before
selection of cakes on a buffet table at a frosting, or frost the cake on a cardboard
picnic or family gathering, take care to round and then transfer this round to the
arrange those cakes with height in mind. doily-lined stand. Cakes that need glazing
If the cake is brought on a pretty plate, should be placed on wider cake stands;
place that plate on top of a small glass some stands have a rim that will catch
bowl to raise it up. Or find a pretty plant any glaze runoff.

and place in the refrigerator to chill for at Garnish with the strawberries and grated
least 4 hours. white chocolate. Slice and serve.

9. Meanwhile, prepare the frosting, rinse Store this cake, under a cake saver or
and dry the strawberries (and dip them in lightly wrapped in plastic wrap, in the
white chocolate, if you like). refrigerator for up to 1 week.

10.Remove the cake from the refrigera-
tor. Spread the top and sides with the
frosting, using smooth, clean strokes.