3-TIERED CAKE KIT
BAKING TIPS
MAKING TWO CAKE KITS AT ONCE
To make your mini 3-tiered cake you will be using two Caker cake kits and simply doubling the wet ingredients instructed. 1 cup of milk per the instructions becomes 2 cups of milk, ½ a cup of oil becomes 1 cup and so on.
Note that you will need a big bowl for all the batter!
PREHEATING
Don’t forget to preheat the oven (180C/350F), this is such an important step.
PARCHMENT PAPER
For the largest pan, you need to use one of the parchment paper circles from the kits, the other two are provided with the pans :)
DIVIDING THE BATTER
Once the cake batter is ready, the most important thing to get right is the amount of batter per pan such that all the cakes will come out with proportional heights. You want about 1” (2.5cm) of batter in the 2 larger pans and ½” (just over 1cm) in the smallest pan (add your fruit last if your kit requires it). If you add too much batter, just take some out with a spoon.
BAKING TIMES
When the cakes go into the oven, set a timer for 20 minutes because that’s around the time that the 4” cake will be done. At 30 minutes the 6” cake should be done. At 45-50 minutes the 8” cake should be done.
ICING
If you want to make a buttercream, take both glaze sachets and use an electric mixer to combine them with 300g butter (regular or vegan) until super light, fluffy and smooth. If you’re making a Flourless Dark Chocolate tiered cake, ganache goes really well between the layers!
ASSEMBLY
When assembling the cake, apply about half of the glaze/buttercream/ganache onto the centre of the largest cake and work your way slowly to the edges. I like to spin the cake at the same time as I spread the glaze/buttercream, but just do whatever feels comfortable. Make sure the middle layer is nice and centred before applying the glaze/buttercream - you’ll want to use just over half of what’s left for this layer, and the rest on the third layer.
DECORATING
Add Fresh Flowers for an extra Caker touch if desired.
And note you won’t need all of the freeze-dried fruit decorations, so use what’s left for another occasion!
