When it comes to slicing cakes, most people will assume it's just a matter of grabbing a knife and cutting in - but there's a much better method to go for, and it will get you far neater results.
During an appearance on the Rachael Ray Show, a guest baker shared how people should be cutting cake, and some say it will "change your life".
Demonstrating the hack, the baker took a small bowl and positioned this on the centre on the cake, leaving a circle shape in the icing. Taking the bowl away, she then used a knife to cut around the circle, creating a "smaller cake in the centre, within the confines of the bigger cake".
The creative cake expert explained: "What this does is that it almost creates an entirely different cake."
Rachael interjected at this point, noting that this is how professional caterers would serve cake.
Agreeing with this, the baker proceeded to cut up to the line of the smaller cake, explaining: "Now I can get very even slices, and this way it's so much easier than going in the centre of the cake."
Her hack was greeted by rapturous applause in the studio, and the clip in question has since been widely shared on social media. A number of people declared they've been slicing this way for years, while others were keen to give it a go.
One impressed TikTok user wrote: "Can confirm, this hack did, in fact, change my life."
Another commented: "My Grandma was way ahead of her time. I grew up with this."
A third said: "Thank you finally, I learned this back in the 90's when I worked in catering."
Others however did notice some potential downsides to this method, admitting that, as evenly divided as the cake may well be, they'd be pretty disappointed to get an inside piece with less icing.
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