Why you really need a professional cake leveller
I honestly used to think I could just eyeball it with a serrated bread knife, but then I finally bought a professional cake leveller and everything changed. There is nothing more soul-crushing than spending three hours beating buttercream and folding flour, only to realize your cake layers look like the Leaning Tower of Pisa once you start stacking them. You try to compensate by adding more frosting to the "low side," but then the whole thing starts sliding around like a hockey puck on grease. It's a mess, and frankly, we've all been there. ...