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! Also featured in this video KitchenAid Artisan Series Tilt Head Stand Mixer, 5QT: https://f52.co/3Kdo1OA (Similar) Five Two Ultimate Baking Tool Set: https://f52.co/3pC4nnu If you like what you see, subscribe to Food52 to see new episodes of Bake It Up a Notch every month ►► https://f52.co/2HN7Dp8 RECIPES (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) Lemon Chiffon Layer Cake: https://f52.co/3ihI4xf Caramel Milk Chocolate Crunch Cake: https://f52.co/33D9fys Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Bean Frosting: https://f52.co/2PELNIV Coconut Cake: https://f52.co/2F2EBED Berries and Cream Drippy Cake: https://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 OTHER EPISODES OF BAKE IT UP A NOTCH ►► https://f52.co/39Pin4d CONNECT WITH FOOD52 Web: https://food52.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/food52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Food52 Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/food52 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Food52 Food52 newsletter: https://f52.co/newsletter ABOUT FOOD52 As a one-stop shop for joyful living, Food52 connects discerning home cooks with the interests they're passionate about via award-winning food and lifestyle content across platforms. We provide our audience with the recipes and solutions they crave to eat thoughtfully, live joyfully, entertain beautifully, and travel differently.
ADVERTISEMENT
THAT explains why when I separate the layers with the knife? I was SAWING back and forth! Thanks so much! Now I know!
This completely changed the game for me!
This is professional-level teaching!
Where can I find the exact recepies ?
Why dont you make the doe later thinner ?
You’ve completely changed how I see this topic!
This is like taking a college course. Thanks for offering it free. I used to bake cakes decades ago, even wedding cakes, and I would like to make cakes again. Thanks to people like you and YouTube for providing this platform.
This was better than Netflix today.
This deserves to go viral.
You are a godsend!!!!! This is exactly what I need to know everything from the beginning to the end and get more confident. Thank you for taking the time and effort to do that, you are sunshine!
I love watching this lady, such talent and an awesome teacher. Thank you Erin for sharing your knowledge of baking!
Wow girl you really know how to… Bake it up a notch 😅 Your notch being a free all things cake tutorial! You are a sweetie!
In the last few years I've really gotten into baking. I've been winging it, trial by error, but tonight this video popped up on my feed. Now i feel motivated to continue the creativity!
Great explanations don't leave any questions. Perfect! Thank you!! ❤
Watching this one video is as good as taking an expensive class at the local culinary school. My cakes have always been fine for a home baker, but never "wow." I finally understand the various things I've been doing wrong. Sawing the knife straight across the tops of layers: guilty. Not paying attention to the temps of the cakes, frostings, and room around me: also guilty. The next time I make a cake for a special occasion, I bet people are going to think I bought it!
Tysm ERIN. This video is perfection.
Dear Erin, I.m frankly telling you , that I have gone 4 cookery classes to learn cake making.. But the knowledge that I obtained are not sufficient to make a proper cake, I'm daily watching , how to do a layer cake as I need to learn to make a wedding cake for my grand daughter if i would be fortunate. So the courage I got and the techniques you used would be full fill my dream ., Thank you..
I just found you and I love how detailed and patient you are in explaining your methods. THANK YOU!!!!!! <3
Erin you do the best baking tutorials! Even better than online classes that I have paid for. Thank you!!
Von Geschmack her die beste Torte überhaupt . Diese Rezept benutze ich bei jedem Geburtstag und kann die nur vom Herzens empfehlen 🥰 ich mache natürlich andere decorations aber immer diese Fühlung . Danke