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Why Did My Tiered Birthday Cake Lean And Collapse

Why Did My Tiered Birthday Cake Lean And Collapse

Oh, the moment of dread. You’ve spent hours, maybe even days, planning and baking the perfect birthday cake. It’s a towering, multi-layered masterpiece, just like your little one requested. You’ve swirled the frosting, placed the decorations, and you stand back to admire your work. And then you see it. A slight… tilt. A little bulge of frosting squeezing out from the middle. You tell yourself it’s nothing, but an hour later, your glorious creation is doing the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and you’re having visions of it toppling over right before everyone sings “Happy Birthday”.

How Do I Stop My Tall Birthday Cake From Collapsing

How Do I Stop My Tall Birthday Cake From Collapsing

There’s a special drawing that lives on refrigerators in homes everywhere. It’s usually done in crayon, with a gleeful disregard for physics. It’s the drawing of The Birthday Cake. You know the one. It’s five layers tall, has a princess on top, is surrounded by dinosaurs, and has rainbow frosting dripping down the sides. Your six-year-old hands it to you with wide, hopeful eyes and says, “Can you make this for me?”