These Cake Instructions confuse me!?!


Question: These Cake Instructions confuse me!!?
Bake according to directions on box, using round pans and cool!. Once cooled, (cut cake into layers if you choose and use one layer) make a collar using wax paper!. Make the collar at least four inches taller than cake!.

What do they mean by collar!?

And How would you cut a cake into layers!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
A cake collar is a strip of materia, wax paper in this case, that wraps around the sides of the cake so you can see the inside!. This link explains: http://www!.bakingshop!.com/sugarcraft/kop!.!.!.

To cut a cake into layers, I would take my knife and put it in the middle of the side of the cake like this:

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X
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put your knife where the x is (sideways) and gently cut until there are two layers!. Like cutting a bagel while it's laying down flat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

This is a collar!.!.!.

http://www!.cakecentral!.com/article43-Col!.!.!.

Wanted to mention: When you cut the layers, it is best to cut by rotating the actual cake and not rotating the knife around the cake!. For example: put the cake on a Lazy Susan or something else that spins and insert the knife in to one side of the cake and turn the cake instead of trying it the other way around!. It's easier and you layers will be more even!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

The collar is a pieace of parchment paper cut to fit around the cake (like the a collar around a neck)

To cut the cake into layers first decide how many layers you want then cut!. For a cake that is two inches I cut into four layers!.
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l__________l <This is a side view of
l__________l <the cake, if this was two
l__________l <inches tall cut where the
l__________l <lines would be!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I don't know about a collar!. You cut a cake into layers by taking a layer and basically cutting it in half long ways!. But you have to use a deep enough pan in order to do that!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Not sure about the collar thing, but cutting a cake into layers would be cutting it in half from side to side instead of top to bottom!. You could put a filling in between each layer!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

What kind of cake mix are you using that calls for all that fuss!? Just bake it in 2 layers and slap it together with frosting!. No collar needed!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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