The Secret to Cutting a Tiered Cake

Show your cake servers how to cut your tiered cake without fear of disaster!
Tiered Round Cake
- Start from the top by removing the 6-inch tier, which is usually saved for the bride and groom to keep.
- Cut a circle about 2 inches from the outer edge of the 10-inch tier.
- Work from this circle and make vertical cuts about 1-inch apart until the ring is completely sliced.
- Use the same starting procedure and cut another 2-inch ring, again slicing into 1-inch pieces.
- Repeat the procedure until the whole tier is cut.
- Then repeat entire process on the remaining tiers until all the cake has been served.
Tiered Square Cake
- Start from the top by removing the 6-inch tier, which is usually saved for the bride and groom to keep.
- Work from any side to cut a horizontal line about 2 inches from the outer edge of the tier.
- Slice from right to left to make vertical cuts about 1-inch apart until the entire row has been sliced.
- Cut another horizontal line 2 inches from the new edge, and slice this row.
- Repeat until the entire tier has been cut.
- You should produce five rows in the 10-inch tier.
- Move to the next tier and repeat the process for seven rows.