Cutting a Cake: All The Tricks and Hints

This keeps the cake juicy for a particularly long time

If you want the cake to remain juicy even after cutting, you can easily help yourself with this trick:

1. Divide the cake in half and cut a lengthwise strip from one half.
2. Push the two halves back together and fix them with a rubber band if necessary. That way the inside of the cake doesn’t dry out and it’s still edible the next day.
3. If you want to treat yourself to a piece again, you can repeat this method. Cut the cake again so that it is quartered and proceed as in point 2.

Cut pies and cakes with dental floss

Dental floss is ideal for cutting cream cakes or cheesecake, for example. This way you can cut precisely – even if you don’t have a suitable knife at hand. That’s how it’s done:

1. Get some tasteless dental floss and tie it tight.
2. Thread the floss through the cake or pie. Be sure to cut the bottom as well. You may have to use a little more force here.
3. Once all the pieces have been cut, you can serve the desired piece of cake or tart on the plate with a cake or tart server.

Cut tarts and cakes with a warm knife

Alternatively, you can use a warm knife. This is also important for cakes and tarts with cream so that the cream does not smudge.

1. Completely immerse the knife in warm water and wipe away the drips on a towel.
2. Now cut your desired piece and again dip the knife under water and wipe it. This way you get clean slices of pie and cake.
3. Repeat until you’ve cut the whole cake.

Tip: It is best to cut the cake cold

If the cake has just come out of the oven, you should let it cool down first. It is much more difficult to cut a warm cake. Cake residue often sticks to the knife or dental floss.

• Therefore it is better to cut the cake cold. No matter how tempted you are, let it cool down first.