DESIGN 101
{ Event Planning Guide }
With a little care and know-how, cutting a wedding cake is a task easily mastered. Once you learn a few, basic steps, your wedding cake will look as beautiful and as appetizing after being cut. After the bride and groom have made their first cuts, the following directions will help the person in charge of the cake cutting. Remember, you will probably not cut the whole cake.
The first step is to use the right knife. Always use a sharp, thin knife. The cuts should be made by first inserting the knife straight down into the cake, and then by pulling the knife at an angle toward the outer edge. Before the next cut, wipe the knife clean with a damp cloth, and you are all set to go!
Three Tiered Round Cake
6" Tier
10" Tier
14" Tier
1. Start from the top by removing the 6" teir, which is usually the bride and groom's cake to be saved.
2. Cut a circle about two inches from the outer edge of the 10" tier.
3. Work from this circle and make vertical cuts about one inch apart, until the ring is completely sliced.
4. Use the same starting procedure and cut another two-inch ring, again slicing into one-inch pieces.
5. Repeat the procedure until the tier is completed; then repeat entire process on 14" teir until all the cake has been served.
Three Tiered Square Cake
1. Start from the top by removing the 6" teir, which is usually the bride and groom's cake to be saved.
2. Work from any side to cut a horizontal line about 2" from the outer edge of the teir.
3. Slice from right to left to make vertical cuts about one inch apart, until the entire row has been sliced.
4. Cut another horizontal line 2" from the new edge, and slice this row.
5. Repeat until the entire tier has been cut.
6. You should produce five rows in the 10' tier.
7. Move to the 14" and repeat the process for seven rows.
6" Tier
10" Tier
14" Tier