DESSERTS
template of the paper pattern shape using cardboard.
Trim the cardboard template as follows: Remove 1/2
inch of the diameter, rounded edges, and 1/2 inch on
both sides of the opening of the removed section. Draw
three 3/4-inch squares within the interior of the card-
board template and, with a sharp edge tool, remove those
squares. Th ese square holes will provide openings for
skewers to be inserted through the cake once assembled.Th e skewers will stabilize the structure. Transfer the loca-
tion of the removed squares to the paper pattern and
reserve the paper pattern for later use.Use the cardboard template as a guide to create the
number of templates needed between the cake layers.
Depending on the thickness of cardboard you use, you
will probably need two cardboard templates placed
together to create the desired thickness between two cake
layers. Th e number of layers in your cake, and the thick-
ness of cardboard used to create the templates, will deter-
mine the number of templates you’ll need.If you ended up needing two templates to make one unit
to go between two cake layers, align the edges and square
holes of the templates and tape them together. Make as
many template units as needed to place one unit between
each layer of your cake. Note that the template units
should match in height.If you choose to show a slice of cake in your shot, you
will need to build templates to insert between the cake
layers of the slice where the fi lling will be viewed. No,
you don’t just cut a piece of cake to get the hero slice. It
must be built independently because when you cut a real
cake, the action of the knife cutting the cake pulls the
frosting and fi lling over the cake surface, so the frosting