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How to Make Layer Cakes | Bake It Up a Notch with Erin McDowell

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How to Make Layer Cakes | Bake It Up a Notch with Erin McDowell

5,367,854 views August 3, 2020 1:03:36

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In brief

Erin McDowell walks through the full process of baking and decorating five distinct layer cakes, from selecting tools and recipes to troubleshooting common issues and achieving different frosting styles. Perfect for bakers looking to elevate their cake-making skills with both classic and creative techniques.

Key steps

  1. Choose a cake recipe and plan your design (flavor, fillings, frosting)
  2. Bake and level cake layers evenly for stability
  3. Build supported layers using crumb coatings or fillings
  4. Apply frosting techniques: naked cakes, covered, swoopy, or smooth
  5. Troubleshoot common baking and frosting mistakes

Questions & answers

What types of cakes are demonstrated?

Lemon chiffon, caramel milk chocolate crunch, chocolate with vanilla bean frosting, coconut, and berries and cream drippy cakes.

Description from the creator

Get ready to learn everything you've ever wanted to know about layer cakes. Erin is back with a super detailed #bakingtutorial that covers the tools, the components (frosting, fillings, inclusions), the cakes, how to build supported layers, how to beautifully frost your cake (or leave it naked!), and as usual, how to address things that could go wrong along the way. And don't worry, we cut into ALL five cakes shown in this video. Get links for all the recipes and jump to specific sections below. Show us what you make with #bakeitupanotch and happy baking!

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RECIPES (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)
Lemon Chiffon Layer Cake: f52.co/3ihI4xf
Caramel Milk Chocolate Crunch Cake: f52.co/33D9fys
Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Bean Frosting: f52.co/2PELNIV
Coconut Cake: f52.co/2F2EBED
Berries and Cream Drippy Cake: f52.co/33BqOz2

FIND SPECIFIC SECTIONS
01:08 Tools
05:11 Make a Plan & Choose Your Cake
08:39 Fix Up Your Filling
12:35 Pick a Frosting
16:56 Cut Level Layers
22:01 Mistakes Happen
29:16 Construct Your Cake
36:14 Naked Cakes
40:10 Covered Frosting
44:46 Swoopy Frosting
47:08 Smooth Frosting
54:21 Drip Cakes
57:14 How to Move Your Cake
59:32 Finishing Touches

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Food52 published this 1:03:36 video tutorial on August 3, 2020. It has been watched 5,367,854 times on YouTube.

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