HOW TO CUT YOUR WEDDING CAKE
Cutting a wedding cake can be a daunting task, but if you know the secrets, it’s actually not so bad and you won’t end up with a pile of cake crumbles at the end (although sometimes that’s our favorite part to snack on).
6” or smaller cakes can be cut in your standard “pizza slice” style. For anything larger than a 6" cake, we suggest cutting in “party” slices as shown below, which should make the process easier, less messy and give you the appropriate servings.
PRO TIP: Before cutting any slices, we highly recommend removing each tier from the cake. This should be fairly easy as each cake is on its own cake board. Gently slide a cake server or flat spatula under the tier and lift up. Most tiered cakes will have a center support dowel which can be pulled out when slicing.
Step 1: Cut a circle roughly 1.5-2” in from the edge of the cake.
PRO TIP: you can use your thumb as a guide for measuring this circle.
Step 2: Start cutting small slices from that outer ring of cake, aprox 1.25-1.5” wide.
Once that ring is gone, this will leave you with a smaller cake tier.
Step 3: Depending on your cake size, you can cut another ring aprox 1.5-2” in from the edge.
Step 4: If you’ve cut another ring, repeat step 2.
Step 5: Once you’ve reached a 6” or smaller cake, you can start slicing “pizza” wedges for the remaining servings.
PRO TIP: Wilton has a wonderful blog for how to cut a cake with great photos!
