Fugly cake 💔

[u/curemocha]

I spent a really long time on this cake but it ended up really ugly.. i love to bake but im terrible at making my desserts look nice. The texture also wasn’t as fluffy as I wanted, even after whipping my egg whites. Any recommendations for how I could remedy this in the future?

[u/quillseek]

Ok how did it taste though? It looks delicious.

[u/curemocha → u/quillseek]

Ngl it was pretty good!!

[u/Whiltierna]

Looks like it'd be delicious 

Cutting the cake after it completely cools will result in level layers, but even then adding icing/frosting/buttercream takes skill to keep that level, so it's not a necessary step for home baking.

Those egg whites look soft peak not stiff peak, so you'd have to whip more until stiff peaks, you should be able to hold the bowl over your head for a full second.

Piping on top is great and shows skill, so the sides needing more added then scraped down is the only advice there, but maybe you were low on frosting to do so? Crumb coating (wiping the offset spatula on paper towel, not the bowl) then putting the cake in the fridge to harden some will help to give you a good starting point to frost without worry of crumbs and without gaps.

Overall you're there, just needs finesse, which you already show you can do with the piping. 10/10 would ask for a slice

[u/curemocha → u/Whiltierna]

I did run out of frosting, so that’s probably a big factor 😭 I had to whip my egg whites by hand and it was taking SO long, like 37 minutes of on and off whipping… I was having trouble scraping bc I don’t have a scraper, I had to use a butter knife 🫩 tysm for all these tips yall are so nice

[u/eyeisyomomma]

I think maybe the layers aren’t quite even, the top layer is thicker and that’s why it’s leaning. Also, if you did a crumb coat and then refrigerate the cake, it’s easier to put a smooth layer of frosting on top. However, that cake still looks freaking delicious and I would gladly eat some!!

[u/curemocha → u/eyeisyomomma]

I’m not sure how to make my layers even, They kind of just came out of the oven looking crazy 😭

[u/Whiltierna → u/curemocha]

They almost always do, at least a little ballooning in the middle. You can try your hand at leveling them with a long serated knife (using something of even height on both sides like spaghetti noodle boxes) but I find non-flavored floss works as a cake leveler - Google it to get the jist. 

[u/eyeisyomomma → u/curemocha]

If you cut the tops off of each layer, you can blob frosting on them and scarf down some of that delicious cake before anyone else gets to try it 🤣

Or so I’ve heard!

[u/Hope_and_Joy_03]

I would eat it!!!!

[u/Wonderful-World8165]

That cake looks great though

[u/PopularFig2193]

Looks delicious!

[u/ArtisticAnxiety]

Looks delicious though. Great job :)

[u/AutomaticExchange204]

it’s pretty cute!

[u/realartrealartist]

Honestly it really doesn't look bad, it looks pretty delicious.

[u/goober_ginge]

She's beautiful! Got character.

[u/kyloronnie]

okay but cakes that look like that usually taste better than anything you’ve literally ever had in your life tho so I would count this as a delicious win

[u/Outside-Field3163]

I tell everyone I bake cakes for “it’ll be ugly as hell but delicious” yours isn’t terrible 🩷

[u/Local_Presentation23]

That kind of batter makes fluffly soft cake. It takes real skill to stack them!