On Sunday, April 5, 2015 at 2:06:47 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 4/5/2015 7:13 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> On 4/5/2015 7:04 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> >>>> ...
> >>>>>> On Sat, 4 Apr 2015 22:09:25 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >>>>>> > wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I will make Angela whatever she wants from what we have but
> >>>>>> she's still sick too. ... She's making a cake right now.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Everyone on Planet Bove bakes cakes when they're sick and can't cook
> >>>>> for themselves.
> >>>>
> >>>> No. But she did make it with very little help from me and it looks
> >>>> nice. Not sure if it will get eaten. She had put the trimmed scraps in
> >>>> a bowl but then didn't feel like eating them.
> >>>
> >>> I know I'll regret asking, but she "put the trimmed scraps in a bowl"?
> >>> What does that mean? What trimmed scraps?
> >>
> >> I guess you don't make cakes?
> >
> > I've baked plenty of cakes in my life. They were baked in round tins and
> > did not require "trimming" before icing. Sure, I know about trimming them
> > if they are for presentation. But who on earth would she be presenting it
> > to? You? LOL
>
> I have always trimmed them. And it's not just for presentation. I'm sure
> that you know that you must put the two flat sides together so the top
> doesn't crack. If you get enough height on that cake, it's going to be
> rounded. So one of two things would have to happen. Either you put a big
> ring of frosting around where the cake will sit so it will sit flat, or you
> trim it. *shrugs*

You speak the truth. I've never trimmed the top of cakes because I like weird-ass, lop-sided, cakes with frosting rings. My daughter has a nifty cake saw thingie that looks like it would work real good. I should bake a cake just to try it out. As an added bonus, I get to eat the cake top. :-)