"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> 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. :-)

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I have seen the saws. I just wing it though.