In dozens of attempts to slice two layers into four, I have never had anything that approached success. What is the most fail safe method? Don't tell me toothpicks! I can't line them up I hear you. I'm also challenged in this area. They make a cake slicer that is a wire in a frame that works pretty well. I've also used a little tool that has dental floss attached to one end. That works pretty well, too and seems a bit easier to me. If you don't have access to these, make sure you are holding your knife level, that your knife is a sharp serrated one, and work slowly keeping the knife parallel to the borad or counter that the cake is sitting on. Practice also helps a lot. Oh, darn, that means you have to bake lots of cakes frequently :). Mary @ KAF

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