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whether you're making a cake for a
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birthday or any other occasion you'll
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probably need to know how to serve it so
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here are all of my tips for the best way
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to serve a cake cakes should be at room
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temperature when you serve them they're
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easier to cut into and both cake and
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buttercream taste best when they're not
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cold so take cakes out of the fridge 2
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hours before you cut into them if you've
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just finished making a cake you can
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serve it straight away at room
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temperature but it will be the most
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crumbly this way since the filling and
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frost ing haven't set in the fridge yet
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so your knife will drag cake crumbs
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through the filling like this it will
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still taste delicious though which is
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the most important thing for the neatest
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slices dip your knife into a glass of
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warm water and dry it off on a towel or
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paper towel in between each cut I saw
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this tip on Instagram on baked by Dan's
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account cutting sideways will prevent
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crumbs dragging through your filling
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look at the neat slice this makes for
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tall cakes instead of traditional wedge
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style slices for large portions use this
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cutting board technique it's less tricky
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than cutting wedges where the middle
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part tends to get left behind as you
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lift each slice out and this is my
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preferred method because frosting lovers
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can choose the edge pieces that have the
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most frosting and people who don't like
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as much frosting can choose a middle
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piece notice how with this method even
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the final slices are easy to cut
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compared to wedge slices where the final
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few tend to topple over if you don't
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finish a cake and you want to save the
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cake after only a few slices have been
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cut press cling film or Saran Wrap
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against the cut sides pushing it flat
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against the cake and using pressure
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along the cut edge of the frosting to
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attach it now you can refrigerate the
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cake for a week and enjoy the leftovers
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if you have just a few leftover slices
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that you want to save put them in the
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freezer for 5 minutes individually to
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set the frosting and then wrap each one
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up in clingfilm or Saran Wrap and it
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won't mess up the frosting because the
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frosting has already set in the freezer
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now freeze the slice or slices until you
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have a craving for something sweet or
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need a last minute dessert for an
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unexpected guest after freezing you can
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take the slice out and leave it on the
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counter for about 4 hours to come to
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room temperature before eating for tear
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cakes or cakes with an internal support
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structure which just means there are
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support straws or dowels holding up a
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cakeboard in the middle of the cake for
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stability cut the top tier while it's
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still on top you'll feel your knife hit
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the cakeboard at the bottom of this cake
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when you've served this lift up the
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board in between the cake and then cut
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the next part of the cake as normal this
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is how to serve most sculpted or carved
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cakes like this Bulbasaur Pokémon cake
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which look intimidating but they're just
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as simple to serve as a regular round
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cake if you forget to pack a knife like
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on this camping trip two forks will work
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to cut slices they're not the neatest
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but in situations like this no one will
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