Baking a flat cake is an art that many home bakers aspire to master, especially when creating layer cakes ... discrepancy can affect how your cakes bake, leading to uneven rises and those ...

Perfectly baked. If cake layers are uneven, you can bet that the bake will be uneven as well. Thicker layers may be underdone while thinner layers will be overbaked and potentially dry.

Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne. This classic chocolate layer cake is big enough for a celebration but can be easily made with pantry staples and a hand ...

The cake needs several hours in the fridge to set, so if you like, bake and assemble it the day ... For the dessert, the batter is piped into three cake layers, rather than into long, slender ...

Transfer the batter to the tin and bake for 45 minutes (checking ... trim the top of the cake to ensure it is flat. Cut the cake in half horizontally. Add a generous layer of buttercream to ...