Steps to Decorating A Cake



Before you can begin actually decorating a cake, there are several steps you need to take, besides using a great cake recipe. These steps help insure you have a nice even, secure and delicious cake.


Preparing your Cake for Decorating

1. Level your Cake

Level the cake - This is a very simple method to level a cake. It requires no cake cutting at all.

2. Secure the Cake

Secure the cake to a cake board  - This keeps your cake in place and keeps it from sliding around.

3. Fill A Cake

Fill the cake  - How to fill your cake layers.

What to fill a cake with.

4. Stack A Cake

Stack the cake  - How to properly stack your layered cakes after filling.

5. Frost A Cake

Frost the cake  - The final step before decorating begins.


These are the first steps in decorating your cake. From here, you are ready to learn some cake decorating techniques!


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