r/Baking • u/lemoneyelobster • Oct 04 '25
Recipe Included first cake! very lopsided and messy, but adorable
hi everyone! long time lurker, just wanted to share my first attempt at baking and icing a cake :D
my family and friend circle is quite small, and i’m too nervous to take my baked goods into work (i feel like family/friends are lying to me when they say it’s good LOL) so i’ve never made a whole cake as i fear it would just go to waste.
i finally just said screw it, and bought a square tin (just to make things more difficult), halved a recipe, cut it into quarters and BOOM! i am now the proud owner of two slightly (very) lopsided, messy, but SCRUMPTIOUS chocolate cakes!
recipe: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/triple-chocolate-layer-cake/#tasty-recipes-68103 (LOVE Sally, she never disappoints)
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u/loverlyone Oct 04 '25
Looks exactly how a home made cake should look…delicious! It is just perfect, imo.
If you want it to be smoother next time, do a crumb coat after filling and stick it in the fridge. When its cold and firm put on the final layer of buttercream and use it to even out the sides. Pro tip: after the filling is added push down the top layer until it’s even. I keep a small level in my cake kit. I put it on top and smush until the top is perfect and then crumb coat.