Daily Kitchen Note
Slicing cake layers with a knife can result in uneven cuts and torn crumbs. Using unflavored dental floss provides a clean, even cut without compressing the delicate cake structure.
How to Saw with floss
- Measure the height where you want to split the cake and insert toothpicks around the perimeter as a guide.
- Wrap a long piece of unflavored dental floss around the cake, resting it on the toothpicks.
- Cross the ends of the floss in front of you.
- Gently pull the ends in opposite directions, allowing the floss to saw through the cake evenly.
- Carefully lift off the top layer.
Why it works
The thin, strong profile of dental floss cuts through the cake crumb smoothly without the friction or downward pressure of a knife blade, preventing squishing or tearing.
Source
America's Test Kitchen: Why Dental Floss Is a Baker's Secret Weapon
