Common Mistakes Pt. 2
THIS IS ANOTHER P.S.A!
How tall do you want your cake?
In this cake picture here, how would you describe its height? If you thought it would have to be 2 layers, that's a start! It's a very common mistake that the words "layers" and "tiers" get mixed up, but let the record show they are far from interchangeable.
Think of a sandwich. You have your two pieces of bread. On one slice you spread crunchy peanut butter on it. And if you're someone who thinks creamy is better because you can't spread crunchy, you would be absolutely incorrect. Where there is a will, there is a way and my will is to have a mouth feel more than just mushy. But I digress, you put the other piece of bread on top and BOOM. A culinary masterpiece. That sandwich is like a two LAYER cake. You have the two pieces of bread acting as "cake layers" of the same size with the "peanut butter" filling between. Of course we would all rather have jelly on there, too, but for the illustration you are welcome to be irritated at me for both using crunchy peanut butter and forgoing the jelly. What flavor of jelly are you going with, or are you like me and prefer using blueberries instead? Or do you not like peanut butter? If that's you, this has been unpleasant since the third sentence. You're also incorrect but.....
MOVING ON!
Let's say you make another peanut butter sandwich and cut a good amount of the crust off. Take that sammy and stack it on the full size one. Now you have a totally unnecessary two TIER sandwich. Though a meal for a 13-year-old at best, the different sizes should be a good visual to stick in your mind and not just to the roof of your mouth.
To answer the question, that cake is a two tier cake with a 6 inch double layer on bottom, 4 inch double layer on top. At your bakery in Ames/Nevada, Iowa, we will always ensure you're getting the right amount of cake for whatever your special occasion may be, especially for those "wedding cakes near me."
This leads me to my next necessary PSA...More to come!
